The Old Curiosity Shop; Hard Times; A Tale of Two Cities; Oliver Twist; The Pickwick Papers. Have you read any or all of these famous Dickens stories? The author of this marvelous book, Rives Ermine, a highly successful author in her own right, simply wanted to retell the basic elements of some of Dickens best beloved novels and story lines. Now is your chance to revisit these stories and revive the memories of great reads. Of it you haven't gotten around to some of these classics, this would be a marvelous chance to listen to what they are about so you can enjoy them even more in the original later. The synopsis of each book by Dickens, broken into 3 or 4 sections, is read by a single LibriVox reader for a more consistent and understandable flow. As an added treat, the author's essay on Charles Dickens has been added as the last section of this audiobook. (summary by Phil Chenevert)
Chapters
1
The Old Curiosity Shop - Little Nell Read by Highlandoaks 8:43
2
The Old Curiosity Shop - The Wanderers Read by Highlandoaks 12:42
3
The Old Curiosity Shop - The Search Read by Highlandoaks 14:38
4
Oliver Twist - How Oliver Came to London and What He Found There Read by Annapurna 15:29
5
Oliver Twist - Oliver's Adventures Read by Annapurna 12:55
6
Oliver Twist - How Everything Turned Out Right for Oliver in the End Read by Annapurna 15:57
7
Barnaby Rudge - Barnaby's Boyhood Read by Lee Smalley 8:17
8
Barnaby Rudge - The Mysterious Stranger and Who He Was Read by Lee Smalley 8:49
9
Barnaby Rudge - Barnaby Gets Into Trouble Read by Lee Smalley 9:02
10
Barnaby Rudge - Barnaby Prospers at Last Read by Lee Smalley 10:38
11
David Copperfield - David's Early Ups and Downs Read by Lynne T 15:23
12
David Copperfield - Little Em'ly Read by Lynne T 7:58
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David Copperfield - David and His Child-Wife Read by Lynne T 6:50
14
David Copperfield - David Finds All Well at Last Read by Lynne T 8:16
15
Great Expectations - Pip and the Convict Read by Lee Smalley 10:23
16
Great Expectations - The Queer Miss Havisham Read by Lee Smalley 12:23
17
Great Expectations - Pip Discovers His Benefactor Read by Lee Smalley 8:36
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Great Expectations - Pip Comes to Himself Read by Lee Smalley 9:30
19
Nicholas Nickleby - Nicholas at Dotheboys Hall Read by Arielle Lipshaw 8:06
20
Nicholas Nickleby - Nicholas Becomes an Actor Read by Arielle Lipshaw 6:06
21
Nicholas Nickleby - Nicholas Comes to Kate's Rescue Read by Arielle Lipshaw 5:30
22
Nicholas Nickleby - What Happened to Everybody Read by Arielle Lipshaw 7:15
23
Dombey and Son - Little Paul Read by ashleighjane 13:51
24
Dombey and Son - How Florence Lost Her Father Read by ashleighjane 12:36
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Dombey and Son - How Florence Reached a Refuge Read by ashleighjane 5:52
26
Dombey and Son - How Florence Found Her Father at Last Read by ashleighjane 9:44
27
The Pickwick Papers - The Pickwickians Begin Their Adventures. They Meet Mr. Alfred Jingle, and Winkle Is Involved in a Duel Read by Ruth Golding 8:18
28
The Pickwick Papers - Tupman Has a Love-Affair With a Spinster, and the Pickwickians Find Out the Real Character of Jingle Read by Ruth Golding 11:27
29
The Pickwick Papers - Mr. Pickwick Has an Interesting Scene With Mrs. Bardell, His Housekeeper. Further Pursuit of Jingle Leads to an Adventure at a Young Ladies' Boarding School Read by Ruth Golding 10:16
30
The Pickwick Papers - Sam Weller Meets His Father, and the Pursuit of Jingle Is Continued. Mr. Pickwick Makes a Strange Call on a Middle-Aged Lady in Yellow Curl Papers Read by Ruth Golding 6:13
31
The Pickwick Papers - The Pickwickians Find Themselves in the Grasp of the Law. The Final Exposure of Jingle, and a Christmas Merrymaking Read by Ruth Golding 7:59
32
The Pickwick Papers - The Celebrated Case of Bardell Against Pickwick. Sergeant Buzfuz's Speech and an Unexpected Verdict Read by Ruth Golding 8:18
33
The Pickwick Papers - Winkle Has an Exciting Adventure With Mr. Dowler, and With the Aid of Mr. Pickwick and Sam Weller Discovers the Whereabouts of Miss Arabella Allen Read by Ruth Golding 10:33
34
The Pickwick Papers - Mr. Pickwick's Experiences in the Debtors' Prison, Where He Finds an Old Enemy and Heaps Coals of Fire on the Head of Mrs. Bardell Read by Ruth Golding 7:42
35
The Pickwick Papers - Snodgrass Gets Into Difficulties, But Wins His Lady-Love. The Adventures of the Pickwickians Come to an End Read by Ruth Golding 8:08
36
Little Dorritt - How Arthur Came Home from China Read by Lee Smalley 7:48
37
Little Dorritt - The Child of the Marshalsea Read by Lee Smalley 11:38
38
Little Dorritt - What Riches Brought to the Dorrits Read by Lee Smalley 7:42
39
Little Dorritt - What Happened to Arthur Clennam Read by Lee Smalley 6:51
40
Little Dorritt - "All's Well That Ends Well" Read by Lee Smalley 10:33
41
Martin Chuzzlewit - How Martin Left England Read by Patrick Wells 10:49
42
Martin Chuzzlewit - Pecksniff and Old Chuzzlewit Read by Patrick Wells 7:57
43
Martin Chuzzlewit - Jonas Gets Rid of an Enemy Read by Patrick Wells 7:35
44
Martin Chuzzlewit - What Came of Martin's Trip to America Read by Patrick Wells 6:45
45
Martin Chuzzlewit - Old Chuzzlewit's Plot Succeeds Read by Patrick Wells 6:00
46
Our Mutual Friend - What Happened to John Harmon Read by Maria Therese 10:01
47
Our Mutual Friend - Lizzie Hexam and the Dolls' Dressmaker Read by Maria Therese 6:41
48
Our Mutual Friend - The Rise and Fall of Silas Wegg Read by Maria Therese 6:57
49
Our Mutual Friend - Bella and the Golden Dustman Read by Maria Therese 7:27
50
Our Mutual Friend - The End of the Story Read by Maria Therese 8:15
51
A Tale of Two Cities - How Lucie Found a Father Read by JaySands 14:54
52
A Tale of Two Cities - Darnay Caught in the Net Read by JaySands 12:33
53
A Tale of Two Cities - Sydney Carton's Sacrifice Read by JaySands 10:08
54
Bleak House - The Court of Chancery Read by Libby Gohn 10:14
55
Bleak House - Lady Dedlock's Secret Read by Libby Gohn 12:19
56
Bleak House - Little Joe Plays a Part Read by Libby Gohn 10:23
57
Bleak House - Esther Becomes the Mistress of Bleak House Read by Libby Gohn 8:25
58
Hard Times - Mr. Gradgrind and His "System" Read by Julia Wells 12:10
59
Hard Times - The Robbery of Bounderby's Bank Read by Julia Wells 10:38
60
Hard Times - Harthouse's Plan Fails Read by Julia Wells 8:33
61
Hard Times - Stephen's Return Read by Julia Wells 9:45
62
The Mystery of Edwin Drood - John Jasper Read by Libby Gohn 5:29
63
The Mystery of Edwin Drood - The Coming of Neville Landless Read by Libby Gohn 7:18
64
The Mystery of Edwin Drood - The Choirmaster's Dinner Read by Libby Gohn 7:46
65
The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Jasper Shows His Teeth Read by Libby Gohn 8:58
66
Charles Dickens Read by Samantha Miles 21:52
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens gutenberg.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
