Little Dorrit
Charles Dickens
Play
Length 36 h 10 min
Chapters 71
First published 1857
Born in the Marshalsea Prison for Debtors, Amy—Little Dorrit—the daughter of the ruined, but self-respectful William Dorrit, has put her entire heart in caring for her dear father, until one day her humble path is crossed by Arthur Clennam. Their meeting proves providential not only for Amy's life, but for the whole Dorrit family, whose new rise will, in many ways, be also their fall. As in all his novels, in Little Dorrit Dickens ushers us into a fascinating and startlingly rich world of human characters and destinies, where virtue and nobility cross swords with vice and villainy, where strength and weakness intertwine with prejudice and magnanimity and where the author's inspired pen wields a compelling and unforgettable power over the readers. (Summary by Ellis Christoff)
Chapters
1
Preface to the 1857 Edition Read by Ellis Christoff 4:42
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Book 1, Chapter 2 - Fellow Travellers Read by Ellis Christoff 34:26
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Book 1, Chapter 3 - Home Read by Ellis Christoff 36:06
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Book 1, Chapter 4 - Mrs Flintwinch has a Dream Read by Ellis Christoff 8:39
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Book 1, Chapter 5 - Family Affairs Read by Ellis Christoff 31:00
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Book 1, Chapter 6 - The Father of the Marshalsea Read by Ellis Christoff 28:20
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Book 1, Chapter 7 - The Child of the Marshalsea Read by Ellis Christoff 28:43
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Book 1, Chapter 8 - The Lock Read by Ellis Christoff 29:54
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Book 1, Chapter 9 - Little Mother Read by Ellis Christoff 35:56
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Book 1, Chapter 10 - Containing the whole Science of Government Read by Ellis Christoff 53:25
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Book 1, Chapter 11 - Let Loose Read by Ellis Christoff 27:28
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Book 1, Chapter 12 - Bleeding Heart Yard Read by Ellis Christoff 24:43
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Book 1, Chapter 13 - Patriarchal Read by Ellis Christoff 1:00:56
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Book 1, Chapter 14 - Little Dorrit's Party Read by Ellis Christoff 31:48
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Book 1, Chapter 15 - Mrs Flintwinch has another Dream Read by Ellis Christoff 23:52
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Book 1, Chapter 16 - Nobody’s Weakness Read by Ellis Christoff 36:29
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Book 1, Chapter 17 - Nobody’s Rival Read by Ellis Christoff 24:46
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Book 1, Chapter 18 - Little Dorrit’s Lover Read by Ellis Christoff 27:03
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Book 1, Chapter 19 - The Father of the Marshalsea in two or three Relations Read by Ellis Christoff 32:12
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Book 1, Chapter 20 - Moving in Society Read by Ellis Christoff 36:58
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Book 1, Chapter 21 - Mr Merdle’s Complaint Read by Ellis Christoff 23:35
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Book 1, Chapter 22 - A Puzzle Read by Ellis Christoff 23:52
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Book 1, Chapter 23 - Machinery in Motion Read by Ellis Christoff 41:50
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Book 1, Chapter 24 - Fortune–Telling Read by Ellis Christoff 41:23
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Book 1, Chapter 25 - Conspirators and Others Read by Ellis Christoff 26:56
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Book 1, Chapter 26 - Nobody’s State of Mind Read by Ellis Christoff 34:00
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Book 1, Chapter 27 - Five–and–Twenty Read by Ellis Christoff 32:15
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Book 1, Chapter 28 - Nobody’s Disappearance Read by Ellis Christoff 19:50
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Book 1, Chapter 29 - Mrs Flintwinch Goes On Dreaming Read by Ellis Christoff 20:30
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Book 1, Chapter 30 - The Word of a Gentleman Read by Ellis Christoff 42:09
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Book 1, Chapter 31 - Spirit Read by Ellis Christoff 41:06
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Book 1, Chapter 32 - More Fortune-Telling Read by Ellis Christoff 23:47
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Book 1, Chapter 33 - Mrs Merdle’s Complaint Read by Ellis Christoff 25:53
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Book 1, Chapter 34 - A Shoal of Barnacles Read by Ellis Christoff 24:42
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Book 1, Chapter 35 - What was behind Mr Pancks on Little Dorrit’s Hand Read by Ellis Christoff 33:43
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Book 1, Chapter 36 - The Marshalsea becomes an Orphan Read by Ellis Christoff 19:24
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Book 2, Chapter 1 - Fellow Travellers Read by Ellis Christoff 40:37
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Book 2, Chapter 2 - Mrs General Read by Ellis Christoff 12:02
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Book 2, Chapter 3 - On the Road Read by Ellis Christoff 42:33
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Book 2, Chapter 4 - A Letter from Little Dorrit Read by Ellis Christoff 9:37
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Book 2, Chapter 5 - Something Wrong Somewhere Read by Ellis Christoff 42:38
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Book 2, Chapter 6 - Something Right Somewhere Read by Ellis Christoff 40:07
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Book 2, Chapter 7 - Mostly, Prunes and Prism Read by Ellis Christoff 29:46
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Book 2, Chapter 8 - The Dowager Mrs Gowan is reminded that ‘It Never Does’ Read by Ellis Christoff 31:40
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Book 2, Chapter 9 - Appearance and Disappearance Read by Ellis Christoff 39:26
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Book 2, Chapter 10 - The Dreams of Mrs Flintwinch thicken Read by Ellis Christoff 20:38
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Book 2, Chapter 11 - A Letter from Little Dorrit Read by Ellis Christoff 15:31
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Book 2, Chapter 12 - In which a Great Patriotic Conference is holden Read by Ellis Christoff 40:44
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Book 2, Chapter 13 - The Progress of an Epidemic Read by Ellis Christoff 40:19
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Book 2, Chapter 14 - Taking Advice Read by Ellis Christoff 28:31
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Book 2, Chapter 15 - No just Cause or Impediment why these Two Persons should not be joined together Read by Ellis Christoff 43:37
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Book 2, Chapter 16 - Getting on Read by Ellis Christoff 19:50
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Book 2, Chapter 17 - Missing Read by Ellis Christoff 26:59
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Book 2, Chapter 18 - A Castle in the Air Read by Ellis Christoff 18:40
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Book 2, Chapter 19 - The Storming of the Castle in the Air Read by Ellis Christoff 44:03
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Book 2, Chapter 20 - Introduces the next Read by Ellis Christoff 26:21
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Book 2, Chapter 21 - The History of a Self–Tormentor Read by Ellis Christoff 25:12
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Book 2, Chapter 22 - Who passes by this Road so late? Read by Ellis Christoff 17:15
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Book 2, Chapter 23 - Mistress Affery makes a Conditional Promise, respecting her Dreams Read by Ellis Christoff 32:46
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Book 2, Chapter 24 - The Evening of a Long Day Read by Ellis Christoff 27:24
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Book 2, Chapter 25 - The Chief Butler Resigns the Seals of Office Read by Ellis Christoff 25:02
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Book 2, Chapter 26 - Reaping the Whirlwind Read by Ellis Christoff 23:12
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Book 2, Chapter 27 - The Pupil of the Marshalsea Read by Ellis Christoff 37:29
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Book 2, Chapter 28 - An Appearance in the Marshalsea Read by Ellis Christoff 48:07
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Book 2, Chapter 29 - A Plea in the Marshalsea Read by Ellis Christoff 23:23
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Book 2, Chapter 30: Closing In, Part 1 Read by Ellis Christoff 31:35
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Book 2, Chapter 30: Closing In, Part 2 Read by Ellis Christoff 32:39
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Book 2, Chapter 31 - Closed Read by Ellis Christoff 23:52
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Book 2, Chapter 32 - Going Read by Ellis Christoff 20:44
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Book 2, Chapter 33 - Going! Read by Ellis Christoff 27:39
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Book 2, Chapter 34 - Gone Read by Ellis Christoff 29:56
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