Featured Article: Your Listening Guide to 19th-Century British Authors
From Gothic chillers to clever whodunits to trailblazing Romantic fiction, Britain in the 1800s was teeming with literary movements, milestones, and masterpieces. This era gave us the Romantic literary movement, serialized novels, Victorian Gothic literature, the rise of detective fiction as we know it, and so much more. Because of that, it can be hard to know where to begin. Here’s a guide to the best of the best Brit-lit listening gems.
Best Sellers
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David Copperfield
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 36 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,216
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,003
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,981
Charles Dickens' epic, exuberant novel is one of the greatest coming-of-age stories in literature. The book chronicles David Copperfield's extraordinary journey through life....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Surprisingly Superior
- By donna lupton on 12-07-18
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David Copperfield
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 36 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 02-09-16
- Language: English
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Great Expectations
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,224
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 841
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 846
When the young orphan called Pip encounters the escaped convict Magwitch, the child's life is altered forever...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great wrting, perfect reader
- By Kindle Customer on 11-09-07
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Great Expectations
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 16 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 08-18-03
- Language: English
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A Tale of Two Cities [Tantor]
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,984
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,245
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,291
This novel provides a highly charged examination of human suffering and human sacrifice, private experience and public history, during the French Revolution....
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5 out of 5 stars
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it's the singer not the song*
- By Maynard on 11-09-13
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A Tale of Two Cities [Tantor]
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 03-03-09
- Language: English
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Gather ‘Round the Sound
- Holiday Stories from Beloved Authors and Great Performers Across the Globe
- By: Paulo Coelho, Yvonne Morrison, Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Angele Masters, Daniel Frances Berenson, Magda Szubanski, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 6,446
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 5,656
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Story3 out of 5 stars 5,650
2017 has been a monumental year for Audible, having just celebrated our 20th anniversary, a milestone that would have never been possible without our wonderful and loyal listeners....
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2 out of 5 stars
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WHAT WAS THAT!
- By Phillip on 12-12-17
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Gather ‘Round the Sound
- Holiday Stories from Beloved Authors and Great Performers Across the Globe
- Narrated by: Angele Masters, Daniel Frances Berenson, Magda Szubanski, Simon Callow, Dan Starkey, John Banks, Vern
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Release date: 12-08-17
- Language: English
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A Christmas Carol: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Tim Curry
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,871
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9,098
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,056
This one-of-a-kind performance puts a unique spin on a treasured classic....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful!!!
- By Alia on 12-11-09
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A Christmas Carol: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry
- Narrated by: Tim Curry
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 12-01-10
- Language: English
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Oliver Twist
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 16 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,041
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 850
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 853
After escaping from the dark and dismal workhouse where he was born, Oliver finds himself on the mean streets of Victorian-era London....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing narration!
- By Karen on 12-11-08
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Oliver Twist
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 16 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 07-29-08
- Language: English
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David Copperfield [Trout Lake Media]
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Peter Batchelor
- Length: 32 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 611
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 557
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 548
Dickens called David Copperfield his "favourite child," and many critics consider the novel to be one of his best depictions of childhood....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Delightful Dickens listening
- By Richard on 10-08-13
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David Copperfield [Trout Lake Media]
- Narrated by: Peter Batchelor
- Length: 32 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 02-06-13
- Language: English
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Nicholas Nickleby
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 31 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,211
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 924
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 925
The most gorgeously theatrical of all Dickens's novels, Nicholas Nickleby follows the delightful adventures of a hearty young hero in 19th-century England....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A knockout!
- By Robert on 03-15-07
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Nicholas Nickleby
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 31 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 02-15-07
- Language: English
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A Tale of Two Cities
- The Dickens Collection: An Audible Exclusive Series
- By: Charles Dickens, Simon Callow - introduction
- Narrated by: Simon Callow
- Length: 15 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 59
Exclusively from Audible. 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.' So begins Charles Dickens' most famous historical drama....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very Good But Not The Best On Audible--
- By Gillian on 02-08-18
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A Tale of Two Cities
- The Dickens Collection: An Audible Exclusive Series
- Narrated by: Simon Callow
- Series: The Dickens Collection: An Audible Exclusive Series
- Length: 15 hrs
- Release date: 02-06-18
- Language: English
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10 Essential Pieces of Literature
- By: Khalil Gibran, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jack London, and others
- Narrated by: Matthew Taylor
- Length: 87 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 53
This Audiobook contains the following works: "The prophet" [Khalil Gibran], "Treasure Island" [Robert Louis Stevenson], "White fang" [Jack London]...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Table of content for who needs one ;-)
- By Mariusz Woznica on 06-13-19
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10 Essential Pieces of Literature
- Narrated by: Matthew Taylor
- Length: 87 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 04-10-19
- Language: English
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