Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection Vol. 1


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(4.8 stars; 14 reviews)

The Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection comprises short works previously unrecorded for LibriVox - fiction, essays, poetry, letters, magazine articles and speeches - and each volume will be a potpourri of all genres and periods of his writing. This first volume was released on Dickens' 200th birthday, February 7th 2012 and further volumes followed during the anniversary year.

Volume 1 includes short stories including, amongst others, The Holly Tree, the first part of Holiday Romance and three pieces from Mugby Junction.

Some items requiring a little further explanation are Prince Bull, written as a fairy tale, but in reality a scathing attack on the Government's handling of supplies to the troops in the Crimean War; Old Lamps for New Ones in which Dickens makes clear his low opinion of the ethos of the Pre-Raphaelite school of painting; and Frauds on the Fairies, a polemic against George Cruikshank's bowdlerisation of fairy tales for moralistic purposes, and the interesting revelation that 'product placement' is by no means a new phenomenon. (Introduction by Ruth Golding) (7 hr 40 min)

Kapitel

Prince Bull: A Fairy Tale from 'Reprinted Pieces' 16:22 Gelesen von Carl Manchester
The Poor Relation's Story from 'Some Christmas Stories' 25:06 Gelesen von Michele Eaton
Speech: February 1842, Boston 11:31 Gelesen von Laurie Anne Walden
Barbox Brothers from 'Mugby Junction' 1:00:42 Gelesen von Andy Minter (1934-2017)
Barbox Brothers & Co. from 'Mugby Junction' 41:59 Gelesen von Andy Minter (1934-2017)
Main Line: The Boy at Mugby from 'Mugby Junction' 22:54 Gelesen von ToddHW
Frauds on the Fairies from Household Words Vol. VIII No. 184 21:43 Gelesen von NoelBadrian
Introductory Romance From the Pen of William Tinkling, Esq. (Aged Eight) from '… 17:47 Gelesen von Elizabeth Klett
Old Lamps for New Ones 17:19 Gelesen von Ruth Golding
A Tale of the Good Old Times 23:00 Gelesen von TriciaG
Some Particulars Concerning a Lion from 'Mudfog and Other Sketches' 12:33 Gelesen von Elizabeth Klett
To be Read at Dusk 28:42 Gelesen von TriciaG
The Ghost of the Late Mr. James Barber 17:19 Gelesen von Jason Mills
The Amusements of the People I 18:06 Gelesen von Mary Schneider
A Walk In A Workhouse from 'Reprinted Pieces' 18:43 Gelesen von Carl Manchester
The Hymn of the Wiltshire Labourers 2:26 Gelesen von Kristin G.
Speech: London, June 5 1867 to the Railway Benevolent Society 11:03 Gelesen von Arielle Lipshaw
The Holly Tree, First Branch - Myself 57:28 Gelesen von Ruth Golding
The Holly Tree, Second Branch - The Boots 27:15 Gelesen von Ruth Golding
The Holly Tree, Third Branch - The Bill 8:40 Gelesen von Ruth Golding

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What a Treat!


(5 stars)

The 200th anniversary collection offers an exceptional opportunity to discover much of Dickens’ less known work, including short stories published in Household Words. Standouts among these are the delightful Bartox Brothers segments from “Mugby Junction,” brilliantly read by Andy Minton. True to Dickens’ own famed reading approach, Minton brings the story’s rich settings and characters to life with unique individual inflections and accents, beautifully expressed by his rich baritone voice. Star Librivox readers make the whole volume a very special compilation.