Charles Dickens: The BBC Radio Drama Collection: Volume Two: Barnaby Rudge, Martin Chuzzlewit, Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens Paperback Book

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Rent Charles Dickens: The BBC Radio Drama Collection: Volume Two: Barnaby Rudge, Martin Chuzzlewit, Dombey and Son

Author: Charles Dickens

Format: Unabridged-CD

Publisher: BBC Books

Published: Nov 2016

Genre: Fiction - Classics

Retail Price: $75.00

Synopsis

Barnaby Rudge, set against the background of the anti-catholic riots of the 1780s, follows the plight of young Barnaby and his widowed mother. Martin Chuzzlewit is a darkly comic masterpiece in which a disinherited Martin sets sail for America to seek his fortune. Dombey and Son examines a rich city merchant and his troubled relationships at home. With a cast including Alex Jennings, Robert Glenister, Pam Ferris, Simon Cadell, Patrick Troughton, David Collings, Christopher Benjamin and Patricia Hayes, these adaptations bring out all the humor, romance, pathos and tragedy of Dickens' classic masterpieces.

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BookLender review by D THOMAS on 2017-12-05 17:25:50

The loss of reading/hearing the language was profound for me. I quit part way through the 3rd CD.