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Barnaby Rudge

By: Charles Dickens
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Summary

Dickens' first historical novel is set in 1780s England at the time of the Gordon Riots. In a case of mistaken identification, Barnaby Rudge, a pale half-wit with long red hair who dresses all in green and carries a large raven on his back, is arrested as the leader of a mob of anti-Catholic rioters. He is condemned to death on the gallows, but an upright locksmith named Gabriel Varden comes to his aid.

Dickens provides another memorable cast of characters, including the dull-witted, tyrannical John Willet, Dennis the Hangman, and Hugh the savage ostler.
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Public Domain (P)1996 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Classics Literary Fiction Historical Fiction
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"Robert Whitfield['s] unflagging energy, imagination, and finesse rank this among the best of audio Dickens." ( Library Journal)

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A clever, informative story, slow to get going

Great narration by Simon Vance throughout and an entertaining and informative story. Some great satire, observations and philosophy and some tense, exciting action. Just takes a while to get going compared to some other Dickens stories

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Love this book so much.

I absolutely love Dickens. While not my favourite of Dickens’s books, it’s still wholeheartedly worth five stars all around. Vance’s voice just fits the feeling of Dickens’s books.

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Not my fave!

to be honest, this Dickens needs a bit of editing. Nothing wrong with the performance, although Miggs and Mrs Vardon are particularly irritating, but it takes a long time to get going. The riot scenes are excellent and there are good twists and turns; but not my fave!

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good read

enjoyed the book and will spoken. the story starts off slow, but plenty of characters to keep you interested and soon pick s up pace

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Story good but recording faulty

The narration and story are excellent, but there are a number of faults in the recording in the second the third files. These have been reported to audible (they have verified and acknowledge that there are errors in the files) but I see that they continue to have this for sale. Please note that, if you choose to buy this, it will not be perfect. You will be able to listen to the whole story but there will be jumps in the narration at places. I have given one star to draw attention to this problem.

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