Charles Dickens was an English writer and social reformer. He is widely considered the greatest Victorian novelist, and wrote such classics as Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, and Oliver Twist. Aside from his novels, he also wrote short stories, non-fiction, poetry, plays, and countless letters. He was also a well-known supporter of children's rights and educational reform.
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Ralph Cosham, a narrator with dozens of fine performances of
British classics including The Wind in the Willows and The Time
Machine, also records as Geoffrey Howard, whose long audiography of
titles includes works by C.S. Lewis. Ralph, as Cosham or Howard,
has performed more than 100 audiobooks while keeping an active
stage career in regional theater. Changing careers from British
journalist to actor in the 1970s, Ralph has been recording for
nearly 15 years.
This production offers a different take on Dickens's 1843 ghost story by featuring one woman as the narrator and the entire cast-considering the story's brevity, there's a fair number of characters and voices, ranging from that "tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge," on down to Tiny Tim and others. British actress Miriam Margolyes presents the story through a straight narration of the author's sublime poetic prose but puts more of an animated spin on his equally superb dialog. VERDICT Traditionalists may prefer a male rendition since nearly all the characters are men, but Margolyes does the yuletide standard justice, and a female voice may prove more accessible to girls who are being introduced to the story. Buy accordingly.-Mike Rogers, Library Journal (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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