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A Christmas Carol

By: Charles Dickens
Narrated by: Hugh Grant
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About this listen

Audible Studios presents a brand new recording of Charles Dickens' timeless seasonal story A Christmas Carol, performed by Hugh Grant.

First published in 1843, it tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean and unpleasant man who dislikes people generally and Christmas especially.

One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come and given a glimpse of the many homes and lives which Scrooge has touched in his wretched life to date. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.

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Hugh Grant

About the narrator

Emmy® nominee, and Golden Globe and BAFTA Award winning actor Hugh Grant has starred in 40 films and a host of TV shows in a career that spans more than three decades. Recently seen in HBO’s hit limited series The Undoing, starring opposite Nicole Kidman, other recent credits include Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen (2020) and appearing as Phoenix Buchanan in the box office sensation, Paddington 2 (2018). Grant starred in the Stephen Frears directed drama A Very English Scandal, which garnered him strong critical acclaim, while in 2012 he starred in the ambitious drama Cloud Atlas, from directors Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer and Andy Wachowski, playing multiple roles throughout the film.

In 1994 Grant won a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA for his performance in Mike Newell’s Four Weddings and a Funeral, and was nominated for Golden Globes for his performances in Roger Michell’s Notting Hill (1999) and Chris Weitz’s About A Boy (2002). In addition to his Golden Globe and BAFTA honours, Grant has also received the Peter Sellers Award for Comedy, Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival, and an Honorary César Award.

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i think I have all of the "Christmas Carol"s from Audible, and enjoy them immensely. This, however, is the best. It is perfect. It's Charles Dickens as Charles Dickens would have read it, I'm sure.

I would now like Audible to engage Hugh Grant to read the rest of the Dickens canon. Seriously.

Just delightful. Perfect.

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Fantastic! We listened as a family over Christmas Eve, Hugh Grant read beautifully and really brought the characters to life. Thank you audible for this wonderful Christmas gift :)

A timeless classic!

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I've thoroughly enjoyed listening to this whilst preparing Christmas Dinner. Hugh Grant's performance was rich and easy listening.

Truly enjoyable

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Thank you Audible for this wonderful gift! I enjoyed it immensely. It reminded me of the one I read as a child in the days before technology. I loved it then and I still do. I thought Hugh did a great job and it felt just like he was telling me a story, which he was really! Awesome!

A wonderful present!

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A very enjoyable listen, top quality narration and production. My first time reading the book despite having seen all the various adaptations.

It is a book that is always very closely adapted to the films. Shorter in length than I realised but it's not worse off for that.

A Christmas Classic

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