Great Expectations

De: Charles Dickens

Narrado por: Simon Prebble

One of the most revered works in English literature, Great Expectations traces the coming of age of a young orphan, Pip, from a boy of shallow aspirations into a man of maturity. From the chilling opening confrontation with an escaped convict to the grand but eerily disheveled estate of bitter old Miss Havisham, all is not what it seems in Dickens’ dark tale of false illusions and thwarted desire.

Raised by a humble blacksmith, Pip is recruited by the wealthy Miss Havisham to be a companion to her ward, the cold but beautiful Estella. There, Pip learns to despise his rough origins as Estella torments him about his low prospects. When Pip is informed that an unknown benefactor expects to make him his heir, he sets off to London to realize his “great expectations.” But true gentleman stature, he will find, is a matter of character, not fortune.

Public Domain (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Observe how finely the narrative is kept in one key. It begins with a mournful impression—the foggy marshes spreading drearily by the seaward Thames—and throughout recurs this effect of cold and damp and dreariness; in that kind Dickens never did anything so good…No story in the first person was ever better told.” (George Gissing, English novelist)

The narrator!!

This was my first time reading Great Expectations and I really liked the story. But I have to say the narrator, Simon Prebble, did such an amazing job with this story and these characters that I'm now going to look up his other audiobooks.

I would definitely recommend giving this one a try.

Greatly read!

Would you consider the audio edition of Great Expectations to be better than the print version?

Simon is a genius. He made each character come alive. Very well done!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Great Expectations?

A memorable moment was when Pip discovered who Estella's birth mother and father were.

What does Simon Prebble bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

All the different tones of the characters. Wonderful drama!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

You know them, or DO YOU?

Great Story Teller

I enjoyed listening to this story. The narrator was good and of course Dickens tells stories well. I felt like I was back in time.

It happens when great writer meets great narrator

Any additional comments?

There may be people out that that do not like Dickens, but surely there is not anyone out there that cannot appreciate his wonderful use of the English language. They stick with you -- the raising of Pip "by hand" being the first one that stands out in my mind. And even if you are ambivalent about Dickens but appreciate exceptional narration, you get that here as well. Well done.

the reason it is a classic

So hard to hear the last chapter knowing there is no sequel and the author passed long ago. you fall in love with the people and want to know how thier life turned out after the last page.