Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection Vol. 2


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(4.8 stars; 8 reviews)

This year is the 200th anniversary of Dickens' birth. This is the second volume; the first volume of short works - fiction, essays, poetry and speeches, previously unrecorded for LibriVox, was catalogued on Dickens' birthday, February 7th 2012, and further volumes followed during the anniversary year. (Summary by Ruth Golding)

Chapters

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Births. Mrs. Meek, of a son from Reprinted Pieces 15:12 Read by Bob Neufeld
Romance, from the pen of Alice Rainbird (aged seven) from Holiday Romance 18:36 Read by willem
A Coal Miner's Evidence from Household Words 29:17 Read by Joyce Martin
Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy, Part 1 41:06 Read by Joyce Martin
Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy, Part 2 31:59 Read by Andee
Three Detective Anecdotes from Reprinted Pieces 23:16 Read by Ruth Golding
In Memoriam: W. M. Thackeray from Miscellaneous Papers 9:58 Read by Kristin G.
The Schoolboy's Story, from Some Short Christmas Stories 23:46 Read by Andee
The Lost Arctic Voyagers, Part 1, from Household Words 26:35 Read by Joyce Martin
Speech: The Oxford and Harvard Boat Race, Sydenham, August 30 1869 13:04 Read by Bill Mosley
The Fine Old English Gentleman, from The Complete Poems 5:11 Read by Martin Geeson
Lying Awake from Reprinted Pieces 17:05 Read by Jason Mills
A Child's Dream of a Star, from Reprinted Pieces 8:15 Read by gemtwist
Nobody's Story from Some Short Christmas Stories 16:36 Read by NoelBadrian
Tom Tiddler's Ground, Chapter 1 24:56 Read by Kevin Green
Tom Tiddler's Ground, Chapters 6 and 7 30:23 Read by Kevin Green
Our School from Reprinted Pieces 20:43 Read by Joyce Martin
Speech: The Royal Academy Dinner, May 2 1870 7:33 Read by David Richardson
The Young Couple, from Sketches of Young Couples 11:35 Read by Kristin G.
Crime and Education from Miscellaneous Papers 16:30 Read by Martin Geeson

Reviews


(5 stars)

Appreciation for the clarity and usage of the English language is great to evoke pictures in thoughts and emotions. Very enjoyable, thank you.