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Charles Dickens

by G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)

G. K. Chesterton was a great admirer of Charles Dickens, and wrote a noted critique of Dickens’ works expressing his opinion in his own inimitable style.

(Summary by Karen Merline)

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Total running time: 7:30:22

mp3 and ogg files

• 01 - The Dickens Period - 00:34:44
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  Read by: Stuart Bell
• 02 - The Boyhood of Dickens - 00:28:33
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  Read by: Laura Caldwell
• 03 - The Youth of Dickens - 00:37:42
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  Read by: Anna Simon
• 04 - The Pickwick Papers - 00:41:28
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  Read by: Chrystal Layton
• 05 - The Great Popularity - 00:39:29
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  Read by: Justin Brett
• 06 - Dickens and America - 00:37:30
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  Read by: Anna Simon
• 07 - Dickens and Christmas - 00:37:59
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  Read by: Ray Clare
• 08 - The Time of Transition - 00:47:06
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  Read by: Ray Clare
• 09 - Later Life and Works - 00:50:13
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  Read by: Ray Clare
• 10 - The Great Dickens Characters - 00:32:21
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  Read by: Tysto
• 11 - On the Alleged Optimism of Dickens - 00:45:23
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  Read by: Dick Durette
• 12 - A Note On The Future Of Dickens - 00:17:54
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  Read by: Lucy Burgoyne

Cataloged on February 12, 2008