Oliver Twist

De: Charles Dickens

Narrado por: Simon Vance

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.

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Classic Dickens!

We enjoyed Oliver Twist. The reader was lively & well done in his voices of the characters.

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.

Love

I love this book so much. This book made me rethink my life and my perspective of life.

Typically sentimental

I love Simon Vance but, he may not be the best choice to read dickens. He brings his own sentimentality to everything he reads. Still a very nice story.

Classic

Classic a must listen, enjoy Dickens but damn so sad and heart breaking at times

10 Star Reader

If I could give the narrator 10 stars instead if 5, I would. Simon Vance makes the sort easier to understand!

Excellent Narration

Simon Vance does a brilliant job of narrating this complex and dark story. The novels of Charles Dickens are classics for a reason—they are well-crafted and detail a period of Victorian life when change was afoot and the teeming city of London was on the move from a haven for those in desperate circumstances to a wealthy world capital. In the end, redemption proves possible, but only for a very few.

Wish I read this sooner. Great story!

Read or rather listened to this much later in life...should have read this ad a kid or in college. Great book!

Great Narration!

Great story, excellently narrated! The narrator has a crisp, clean voice and perfect pacing. the story is exciting throughout.