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Great Expectations
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Eddie Izzard
- Length: 20 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 204
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 180
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Story5 out of 5 stars 177
Widely considered to be Charles Dickens' greatest and best-loved work, Great Expectations was first published as a serial between December 1860 - August 1861 and has been in print ever since. The story of a young boy from humble origins who dares to dream of becoming a gentleman, it is one of Dickens' most enduring and widely adapted novels. In this new unabridged production, star comedian and polymath Eddie Izzard infuses the story of Pip with his trademark wit and flair.
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Fall in love with Charles Dickens
- By JoieDe on 09-30-18
- Great Expectations
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Eddie Izzard
Tremendous
Reviewed: 09-16-19
Mr Izzard’s performance is transcendent. He renders each character with such insight and tenderness which is fully in concert with Dickens’ handling of them himself. Izzard’s intelligence and ability to relate to the humanity in the tale beyond the eccentricities of an older dialect allow him to inflect antiquated phraseology in a completely modern and relatable tone. He makes the tome which in other hands might be read with the gravitas of a formidable, unrelatable great-grandfather open up and blossom, as if told you by your best friend over tea in the kitchen. Truly a magnificent reading and-I forgot to mention - also an equally worthy and wonderful book.
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