Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
The Life of Samuel Johnson
- Narrated by: Jim Killavey
- Length: 32 hrs and 48 mins
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
£0.00 for first 30 days
Buy Now for £17.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Summary
What listeners say about The Life of Samuel Johnson
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
- Keith
- 18-05-10
Computer generated voice ?
The reader sounds almost like a computer generated voice. I had to come back to the Audible page just to make sure. Two stars because at least someone has made the effort to create this unabridged audiobook. If there were several other choices, I would give it just one star.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
- Sophisticate
- 14-08-10
Wrong Reader
I was delighted to see an unabridged version of the Life of Johnson...and listening to clip exhibited I had to agree with the previous reviewer. The Billy Hartman version - available here on Audible is fantastic but abridged. Get that and then read the original. Hartman (a Scot) is massively convincing as both Boswell and Johnson - if ever I get enough money I will sponsor him to do the full version! Naxos - get him back - I know several others who will be buyers...
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
- Jennifer
- 15-02-11
Struggle to Listen
I wanted so much to hear Samuel Johnsons story, so facinating to catch what people did in 1700's....but I found it painful to listen to as the reader had not researched any pronunciation of places and names and some so obvious and well known places...I found myself thinking what was that?? and then missed something interesting..I agree with the previous review maybe better coming from a Scotsman
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
- Charles
- 24-09-11
well worth listening to!
In spite of the reader's robotic reading I have really enjoyed the whole 32 hours. I had failed to read very far into the books on two occasions but looked forward to each session of the audiobook. In fact I finally enjoyed the reading and smiled at the hopeless pronunciation of every British place name and the execrable French and Latin.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful