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A Child's Christmas in Wales (from the Naxos Audiobook 'A Family Christmas')
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 182
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- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Story4 out of 5 stars 92
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- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 137
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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5 out of 5 stars
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- By Mel on 08-15-17
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- Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,807
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,394
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,388
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4 out of 5 stars
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- Barry
- 09-20-17
A Child's Christmas in Wales
The narrator doesn't do a bad job, BUT HE IS NOT DYLAN THOMAS. Only Thomas can give his work a deeper understanding of the wonderful words. Of course in may be Thomas' accent.
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- Melanie H.
- 12-21-16
Wonderful Christmas Story
Timeless classic worth a listen ar Christmas or any time. Dylan was a masterful descriptive writer.
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- Irma Dorr
- San Sebastian,Puerto Rico
- 12-24-18
ENJOYABLE TALE...
I liked both the story and narration, not to mention the author. This is a unique story and not one of the same repetetive ones, that although near and dear, are like a broken record.
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- PJPackwood
- 01-02-16
Nope
A very abridged version of the original. I have heard much better renditions of the WHOLE story.
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- Meviews
- 12-25-12
myreview
Would you try another book from Dylan Thomas and/or Philip Madoc?
Yes. The unabridged version. And I would also like to try, Under Milkwood.
If you’ve listened to books by Dylan Thomas before, how does this one compare?
First time listener.
Have you listened to any of Philip Madoc’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No.
Could you see A Child's Christmas in Wales (from the Naxos Audiobook 'A Family Christmas') being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
It already has been made into a movie, very good.
Any additional comments?
The longer version is much better. But this one is excellent for the price.