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The Old Curiosity Shop
- Narrated by: George Hagan
- Length: 25 hrs and 59 mins
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Summary
The plot follows the life of Nell Trent and her grandfather, both residents of The Old Curiosity Shop in London.
Charles Dickens is arguably the greatest novelist England ever produced. His innate comic genius and shrewd depictions of Victorian life - along with his memorable characters - have made him beloved by readers the world over.
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- Kindle Customer
- 13-09-23
Thoroughly entertaining listen
The characters in this book evoke quite a range of emotions in the listener and, while it can go at a sedate pace in places, it keeps the reader wanting to find out more about the journeys of its main characters. I recommend it.
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- Hugh M. Clarke
- 18-07-18
Contemporary Issues
Probably one of Dickens' more sentimental novels, it is nevertheless an enjoyable read / listen. It is read expressively by George Hagen, who brings the characters alive with a distinctive voice for each. In some ways the tale reflects contemporary issues - the grandfather with an addiction to gambling; lawyers with a disrespect for the law; the melancholy child reared in unwholesome circumstances; the perils of self seeking; the nature of honour and the nature of deceit.
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- Anne Smart
- 14-11-21
excellent narration even for an old performance
wonderful story told by a great narrator. his voices were brilliant and Quilp was made to sound as evil as he was. enjoyed very much
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- Harry Choudhury
- 06-12-23
beautiful
loved the story it was really beautiful, nice, cosy overall a great book to read
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- Lee
- 13-01-18
The Old Curiosity Shop
Husband really enjoyed this. He is a Dickens fan I'm not but I may listen to this as he really enjoyed it. He preferred this version over the Anton Lesser version.
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- Ria
- 02-02-23
Fabulous from first to last
Beautiful rendition of this wonderful classic
Laughed out loud & cried much, transported to the magical world of CD
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- Cabby
- 22-06-19
Curiosity
Narrator was great, Dickens characters terrific, howver I think story was just a bit too long!
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- Steve S
- 12-05-24
Rambling and glad when it ended
I got this just simply because of the author without really checking it out or looking at the reviews. Have to say that I got a bit bored on a number of occasions and was glad when it finished.
The story rambles on and jumps around a bit, with lots of, time devoted to the hardships of life, which serve to make it a bit of a depressing read.
Unfortunately, I can’t recommend this book and I certainly won’t be listening to it again.
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- crochetdiva
- 03-11-21
Wonderful story for all time
Somehow I managed to not read this book throughout my lifetime, but I'm so glad I found time for it now. it is such an uplifting book, even though there is a lot of sadness in it. I very much enjoyed the telling of it.
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- B33C
- 19-12-22
Enchanting tale - loved it
Really happy to have found this book and listened to it at long last. Classic
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