Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens
G. K. Chesterton
Read by Ray Clare
“These papers were originally published as prefaces to the separate books of Dickens in one of the most extensive of those cheap libraries of the classics which are one of the real improvements of recent times. Thus they were harmless, being diluted by, or rather drowned in Dickens. My scrap of theory was a mere dry biscuit to be taken with the grand tawny port of great English comedy; and by most people it was not taken at all--like the biscuit.
Nevertheless the essays were not in intention so aimless as they appear in fact. I had a general notion of what needed saying about Dickens to the new generation, though probably I did not say it. I will make another attempt to do so in this prologue, and, possibly fail again." (Summary by G. K. Chesterton) (8 hr 27 min)
Chapters
Introduction Part 1 | 10:39 | Read by Ray Clare |
Introduction Part 2 | 14:18 | Read by Ray Clare |
Introduction Part 3 | 11:45 | Read by Ray Clare |
Introduction Part 4 | 9:33 | Read by Ray Clare |
Sketches by Boz Part 1 | 11:36 | Read by Ray Clare |
Sketches by Boz Part 2 | 12:51 | Read by Ray Clare |
Pickwick Papers Part 1 | 11:56 | Read by Ray Clare |
Pickwick Papers Part 2 | 13:09 | Read by Ray Clare |
Nicholas Nickleby Part 1 | 11:57 | Read by Ray Clare |
Nicholas Nickleby Part 2 | 11:40 | Read by Ray Clare |
Oliver Twist | 21:48 | Read by Ray Clare |
The Old Curiosity Shop Part 1 | 13:51 | Read by Ray Clare |
The Old Curiosity Shop Part 2 | 14:59 | Read by Ray Clare |
Barnaby Rudge | 20:40 | Read by Ray Clare |
American Notes | 20:17 | Read by Ray Clare |
Pictures from Italy | 5:46 | Read by Ray Clare |
Martin Chuzzlewit | 23:55 | Read by Ray Clare |
Christmas Books | 20:33 | Read by Ray Clare |
Dombey and Son Part 1 | 14:58 | Read by Ray Clare |
Dombey and Son Part 2 | 15:52 | Read by Ray Clare |
David Copperfield | 20:35 | Read by Ray Clare |
Christmas Stories | 14:46 | Read by Ray Clare |
Bleak House | 21:48 | Read by Ray Clare |
Child's History of England | 17:00 | Read by Ray Clare |
Hard Times | 17:28 | Read by Ray Clare |
Little Dorrit | 19:06 | Read by Ray Clare |
A Tale of Two Cities | 17:05 | Read by Ray Clare |
Great Expectations | 19:11 | Read by Ray Clare |
Our Mutual Friend | 21:51 | Read by Ray Clare |
Edwin Drood | 20:10 | Read by Ray Clare |
Master Humphrey's Clock | 16:52 | Read by Ray Clare |
Reprinted Pieces | 9:37 | Read by Ray Clare |
Reviews
Delightful in every way!
Vivia
Thanks Mr. Clare! Definitely worthwhile. Chesterton would love LibriVox, I feel sure.