Oliver Twist

By: Charles Dickens

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 16 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's summary

One of Charles Dickens' most popular novels, Oliver Twist is the story of a young orphan who dares to say, "Please, sir, I want some more". After escaping from the dark and dismal workhouse where he was born, Oliver finds himself on the mean streets of Victorian-era London and is unwittingly recruited into a scabrous gang of scheming urchins. In this band of petty thieves, Oliver encounters the extraordinary and vibrant characters who have captured audiences' imaginations for more than 150 years: the loathsome Fagin, the beautiful and tragic Nancy, the crafty Artful Dodger, and the terrifying Bill Sikes, perhaps one of the greatest villains of all time.

Rife with Dickens' disturbing descriptions of street life, the novel is buoyed by the purity of the orphan Oliver. Though he is treated with cruelty and surrounded by coarseness for most of his life, his pious innocence leads him at last to salvation - and the shocking discovery of his true identity.

Public Domain (P)2008 Tantor

enjoyed it

I enjoyed listening to the old classic in a new and fresh way. Putting life to the characters oh what joy.

memorable

What did you like best about this story?

It' a great story, a brilliant social critique, and a keen observation of human nature that holds up.

Which character – as performed by Simon Vance – was your favorite?

Mr. Bumble

Any additional comments?

I listened to Oliver Twist on audible while I also read it as a paperback novel. My reading experience was enhanced by the terrific voices and phrasing of Simon Vance. If you haven't read any Dickens, try this one,

Great classic read with gr8 narrator

Classic story brought to life by great narration it's really the perfect marriage. Great purchase!!!

Oliver Twist-Complete & Unaridged

I had seen "Oliver Twist" in many movie versions.
I was a delight to hear it narrated so well in it's original.

Beautiful book

This was a joy to listen to. The reader with his different voices was tremendous.

Don’t miss this classic.

I am 71 and never read all of Oliver Twist. I was in the Musical Oliver in high school, but that was a simple brush of the story. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing all of Dickens’s masterpiece. If you never read it or haven’t read it in a long time, this is the perfect audio production to enjoy Dickens’s intelligence and skill as a writer describing the world he lived in.

Great narrator

Simon Vance was a great narrator giving voice to many different types of characters. The story is a great tale of how one can either protect or enslave and push down the most vulnerable person. It was a thrilling but also kind of depressing story.

First Rate

This is an incredible story made into a number of movies. It is my favorite Dickens novel. The narration was incredible. It was like being in a play. He moves between Characters Sikes, Fagan, and the Dodger with ease. It is better to hear this book then to read it. It is a must hear!

Dickens at his best

Dickens continues to surprise me with his turn of phrase his ability to evoke sympathy and empathy for his characters Dickens continues to surprise me with his turn off raise is ability to have Oak sympathy and 54 his characters as well as taking me on a journey that I truly enjoyed the performance was phenomenal with voices more voices

The Voices!

Dickens is Dickens and either you really enjoy his stories or you don't (hard to believe there are those in the latter group). But this version narrated by Simon Vance was especially enjoyable because of the voices Vance used for the various characters.