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Allen L. Harris

Stone Mountain, GA | Member Since 2007

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  • The Pickwick Papers | [Charles Dickens]
    The Pickwick Papers
    UNABRIDGED

    The Pickwick Papers

    • UNABRIDGED (32 hrs and 17 mins)
    • By Charles Dickens
    • Narrated By David Timson
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (31)
    Performance
    (25)
    Story
    (26)

    The Pickwick Papers, Dickens’s first novel, is a delightful romp through the pre-Reform Bill England of 1827. Samuel Pickwick and the rest of the Pickwickians are some of the most memorable of all Dickens’s creations, and it is a joy to hear of their adventures in search of "interesting scenes and characters", and the repeated efforts of the quick-witted Sam Weller to rescue them all from disaster.

    Allen L. Harris says: "No Better Way to Spend Your Time!"
    "No Better Way to Spend Your Time!"
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    If you could sum up The Pickwick Papers in three words, what would they be?

    Lovable, endearing, joyous.


    What did you like best about this story?

    Dickens' marvelous stream of inventive genius.


    What about David Timson’s performance did you like?

    I have listened to another audible version of Pickwick Papers--in addition to reading it when I was young. But David Timson's performance is simply incomparable. I am thankful to have it, and look forward to listening to it again.


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    Yes--but it would require me to go without sleep for several days.


    Any additional comments?

    I don't normally write reviews, but I was so shocked by the first review to be posted that I felt I had to respond. To condemn Charles Dickens on the charges of racism and sexism displays a sad failure to understand the purpose of great literature, which is to open our minds to the full richness of life, and certainly not to re-enforce our current notions of political correctness. Few books display the richness of life more radiantly than The Pickwick Papers and I urge anyone who wants to enjoy a romp through early nineteenth England to download David Timson's enthralling version of Dickens first masterpiece. It is cheaper than a trip to England, and a lot more fun.

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