The Charles Dickens Collection: 10 Novels

Great Expectations; A Tale of Two Cities; Nicholas Nickleby; Oliver Twist; Bleak House; Our Mutual Friend; The Old Curiosity Shop; Dombey and Son; Little Dorrit; A Christmas Carol

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Mil Nicholson, Bob Neufeld

Length: 264 hrs and 28 mins

Publisher's summary

This audiobook includes unabridged recordings of 10 of Charles Dickens' great novels in one audiobook.

The novels included here are:

A Tale of Two Cities: a classic tale about two lovers caught up in the French Revolution.

Bleak House: a story about a endless court case over a disputed inheritance, and the lives destroyed by folly and a broken judicial system.

Great Expectations: one of Dickens' greatest novels, full of unforgettable characters such as Pip and Miss Havisham.

The Old Curiosity Shop: Nell and her grandfather are pursued by the evil hunchback Mr Quilp through a a grotesque London inhabited by eccentric characters.

Oliver Twist: the classic novel about Oliver the poorhouse boy, and his adventures among the London underworld.

Nicholas Nickleby: this colossal work follows the adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, whose father’s death leaves him to fend for his mother and sister.

Our Mutual Friend: Dickens' last novel, it is a sophisticated novel with a rare combination of social insight and psychological analysis.

Little Dorrit: following the life of Little Dorrit, the novel shines a light on the society and the government of the period and is a great work of satire.

Dombey and Son: a sprawling story following the complex relationship between shipping firm owner Paul Dombey and his daughter, Florence.

A Christmas Carol: Dickens' classic and sentimental novel about the ghosts of Christmas who help an old Scrooge find salvation. This story is credited with reviving the practice of celebrating Christmas, which had fallen into disuse in England, and has also spawned countless movie and television adaptations and rip-offs.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

Public Domain (P)2022 Audio Classics

No book headings

There is no way to tell what book you are looking at in chapter headings. Everything else is great. Readers and books. Just difficult to navigate to specific book.

Excellent

I was thrilled to get all these novels for only 1 credit. And the reader’s performance is wonderful using a different voice and accent for each character making it easy to picture the various scenarios. Cannot wait to find another author’s collection!

Rough Experience

the thought of 10 is appealing, had many playback faults and poor sound quality

Chapters 43 and 44 of Great Expectations are mixed up

Chapters 43 and 44 of Great Expectations are mixed up. Chapter 44 is actually 43, and vice versa.

As I previously noted, the last chapter of Bleak House is also out of order with its proper place in the book.

Continually have a problem

Wont play without me having to remove from device and downloading again.
This is most frustrating!

Waste of a credit

Narration is better with the female than the male narrator. However both are lacking in sound quality like a vintage audiobook.

Poor quality recording

I like many of the books in this collection, but the sound quality is quite bad. I couldn't make it through 5 minutes of listening to Bleak House. Unfortunately, Audible is not letting me return this title for some reason.

Distressing

I was so thrilled to find so many novels. But the reading is absolutely terrible, and the performances seem cartoonish, greatly detracting from the stories. I had to leave one of my favorite books bleak House because I couldn’t stand the characterizations. I can imagine the reader is talented in some respects, but I found it absolutely cloying To listen to her. Rather like biting on tinfoil .