The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby
Charles Dickens
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
The action takes place in London, with excursions to Devon, Yorkshire, and Portsmouth, as we follow the adventures of the eponymous hero. Nicholas is forced to unwelcome employment to help secure support for his widowed mother and his sister from their mercenary relative Ralph, on whose mercy they have been thrown. After many adventures Nicholas finally triumphs over his Uncle, although his success is also tinged with sadness. (Summary by Chris Garbett) (33 hr 59 min)
Chapters
Author's Preface | 12:21 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 1 | 13:32 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 2 | 29:45 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 3 | 26:53 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 4 | 30:48 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 5 | 25:39 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 6 | 56:07 | Read by TriciaG |
CHAPTER 7 | 19:27 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 8 | 33:14 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 9 | 38:38 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 10 | 33:12 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 11 | 13:02 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 12 | 27:58 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 13 | 33:40 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 14 | 29:26 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 15 | 33:03 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 16 | 49:56 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 17 | 23:34 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 18 | 33:19 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 19 | 41:45 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 20 | 29:20 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 21 | 33:37 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 22 | 38:55 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 23 | 34:26 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 24 | 43:54 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 25 | 34:47 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 26 | 28:48 | Read by Czechchris |
CHAPTER 27 | 32:30 | Read by James Christopher |
CHAPTER 28 | 42:20 | Read by Patti Brugman |
CHAPTER 29 | 22:42 | Read by Patti Brugman |
CHAPTER 30 | 39:23 | Read by Patti Brugman |
CHAPTER 31 | 18:37 | Read by Patti Brugman |
CHAPTER 32 | 22:33 | Read by Anna Roberts |
CHAPTER 33 | 15:25 | Read by Anna Roberts |
CHAPTER 34 | 34:27 | Read by Anna Roberts |
CHAPTER 35 | 42:11 | Read by Yazpistachio |
CHAPTER 36 | 21:47 | Read by nihilist00 |
CHAPTER 37 | 46:30 | Read by Euan Bayliss |
CHAPTER 38 | 35:59 | Read by Simon Evers |
CHAPTER 39 | 20:22 | Read by Simon Evers |
CHAPTER 40 | 38:54 | Read by Arielle Lipshaw |
CHAPTER 41 | 29:20 | Read by Simon Evers |
CHAPTER 42 | 28:54 | Read by Timothy Pinkham |
CHAPTER 43 | 33:12 | Read by Simon Evers |
CHAPTER 44 | 36:12 | Read by Simon Evers |
CHAPTER 45 | 29:35 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
CHAPTER 46 | 32:46 | Read by Richard Wallis |
CHAPTER 47 | 37:33 | Read by B. Treadgold |
CHAPTER 48 | 27:04 | Read by tornadogrrrl |
CHAPTER 49 | 36:16 | Read by tornadogrrrl |
CHAPTER 50 | 50:46 | Read by webround |
CHAPTER 51 | 38:26 | Read by webround |
CHAPTER 52 | 41:00 | Read by webround |
CHAPTER 53 | 40:14 | Read by Will Zufall |
CHAPTER 54 | 37:07 | Read by webround |
CHAPTER 55 | 27:58 | Read by tornadogrrrl |
CHAPTER 56 | 28:53 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
CHAPTER 57 | 28:39 | Read by Channe |
CHAPTER 58 | 15:37 | Read by tornadogrrrl |
CHAPTER 59 | 34:24 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
CHAPTER 60 | 26:31 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
CHAPTER 61 | 25:24 | Read by tornadogrrrl |
CHAPTER 62 | 19:14 | Read by Chris Jones |
CHAPTER 63 | 24:56 | Read by tornadogrrrl |
CHAPTER 64 | 20:20 | Read by Bruce Pirie |
CHAPTER 65 | 6:20 | Read by James Christopher |
Reviews
A LibriVox Listener
most readers were fabulous but one reader towards the end... oh dear... you ruined several chapters stumbling over the English language and could not even pronounce the protagonist's name correctly. Everyone else was brilliant, keep it up.
Book 4 Narration 2
Positive Reltman
Had to switch to Mil Nickelson's version. The attempts at giving the characters their own voices was tragic and pronouncing Dothebys Hall DO THE BOYS Hall was unconsionable!
Pretty engaging overall
Wanda
There was one superb reader who read the first 20 or so chapters. Really excellent work CzechChris, if you ever find this. Most of the other readers did a decent job with the exception of one reader who read 5 chapters in a thick accent, without one iota of understanding or inflection. It was a big problem for me, I wound up reading the text on my phone which is hard since I am half blind. Volunteers who sign up just as an opportunity to practice a foreign language should be discouraged or at the very least replaced.
Completely Ruined By Weird Reader
Procyon
Chapter 1 started off very well, with Chris. Several chapters well read. But some weird dude with an awful accent started reading Chapter 50, and I thought, "Something seriously wrong here! Who brought this weird guy into reading Dickens, Obviously this guy doesn't know English at all." I got a severe headache listening to his frightful pronunciation. There has to be someone to supervise and edit the readings. Get rid of those who cannot speak English. Let them not make a mockery of Librivox. This guy reading Chapter 50 sounded like someone from Horrorvox. Please, please save Librivox by having only good English readers. Get rid of the weirdos. Please!
another Dickens classic
pbanditp
Just as the title states, this is about the life of Nickolas and those that come into his life. Great characters and compassion is felt for them all knowing the times they live in
good read
Steven Schramm
overall, the readers were good. Occasionally there was one who, well accurate in their words, had such a thick accent and pronunciation as to make it difficult to understand much of what they said.
A LibriVox Listener
I,too, have been compelled to switch to the Mil Nicolson reading. I’m afraid that the Librivox readers, with the very noticeable exception of CzechChris, who is superb,are simply, by accent and aptitude, unequal to the task.
Unintelligible narrator from Chapter 50
Richard Hertz
had to switch to another version at chapter 50 because I could not understand the narrator that started then.