Tales From Dickens

Hallie Erminie Rives (1874 - 1956)

The Old Curiosity Shop; Hard Times; A Tale of Two Cities; Oliver Twist; The Pickwick Papers. Have you read any or all of these famous Dickens stories? The author of this marvelous book, Rives Ermine, a highly successful author in her own right, simply wanted to retell the basic elements of some of Dickens best beloved novels and story lines. Now is your chance to revisit these stories and revive the memories of great reads. Of it you haven't gotten around to some of these classics, this would be a marvelous chance to listen to what they are about so you can enjoy them even more in the original later. The synopsis of each book by Dickens, broken into 3 or 4 sections, is read by a single LibriVox reader for a more consistent and understandable flow. As an added treat, the author's essay on Charles Dickens has been added as the last section of this audiobook. (summary by Phil Chenevert)

Genre(s): Literary Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Old Curiosity Shop - Little Nell Highlandoaks
00:08:43
Play 02 The Old Curiosity Shop - The Wanderers Highlandoaks
00:12:42
Play 03 The Old Curiosity Shop - The Search Highlandoaks
00:14:38
Play 04 Oliver Twist - How Oliver Came to London and What He Found There Annapurna
00:15:29
Play 05 Oliver Twist - Oliver's Adventures Annapurna
00:12:55
Play 06 Oliver Twist - How Everything Turned Out Right for Oliver in the End Annapurna
00:15:57
Play 07 Barnaby Rudge - Barnaby's Boyhood Lee Smalley
00:08:17
Play 08 Barnaby Rudge - The Mysterious Stranger and Who He Was Lee Smalley
00:08:49
Play 09 Barnaby Rudge - Barnaby Gets Into Trouble Lee Smalley
00:09:02
Play 10 Barnaby Rudge - Barnaby Prospers at Last Lee Smalley
00:10:38
Play 11 David Copperfield - David's Early Ups and Downs Lynne T
00:15:23
Play 12 David Copperfield - Little Em'ly Lynne T
00:07:58
Play 13 David Copperfield - David and His Child-Wife Lynne T
00:06:50
Play 14 David Copperfield - David Finds All Well at Last Lynne T
00:08:16
Play 15 Great Expectations - Pip and the Convict Lee Smalley
00:10:23
Play 16 Great Expectations - The Queer Miss Havisham Lee Smalley
00:12:23
Play 17 Great Expectations - Pip Discovers His Benefactor Lee Smalley
00:08:36
Play 18 Great Expectations - Pip Comes to Himself Lee Smalley
00:09:30
Play 19 Nicholas Nickleby - Nicholas at Dotheboys Hall Arielle Lipshaw
00:08:06
Play 20 Nicholas Nickleby - Nicholas Becomes an Actor Arielle Lipshaw
00:06:06
Play 21 Nicholas Nickleby - Nicholas Comes to Kate's Rescue Arielle Lipshaw
00:05:30
Play 22 Nicholas Nickleby - What Happened to Everybody Arielle Lipshaw
00:07:15
Play 23 Dombey and Son - Little Paul ashleighjane
00:13:51
Play 24 Dombey and Son - How Florence Lost Her Father ashleighjane
00:12:36
Play 25 Dombey and Son - How Florence Reached a Refuge ashleighjane
00:05:52
Play 26 Dombey and Son - How Florence Found Her Father at Last ashleighjane
00:09:44
Play 27 The Pickwick Papers - The Pickwickians Begin Their Adventures. They Meet Mr. Alfred Jingle, and Winkle Is Involved in a Duel Ruth Golding
00:08:18
Play 28 The Pickwick Papers - Tupman Has a Love-Affair With a Spinster, and the Pickwickians Find Out the Real Character of Jingle Ruth Golding
00:11:27
Play 29 The Pickwick Papers - Mr. Pickwick Has an Interesting Scene With Mrs. Bardell, His Housekeeper. Further Pursuit of Jingle Leads to an Adventure at a Young Ladies' Boarding School Ruth Golding
00:10:16
Play 30 The Pickwick Papers - Sam Weller Meets His Father, and the Pursuit of Jingle Is Continued. Mr. Pickwick Makes a Strange Call on a Middle-Aged Lady in Yellow Curl Papers Ruth Golding
00:06:13
Play 31 The Pickwick Papers - The Pickwickians Find Themselves in the Grasp of the Law. The Final Exposure of Jingle, and a Christmas Merrymaking Ruth Golding
00:07:59
Play 32 The Pickwick Papers - The Celebrated Case of Bardell Against Pickwick. Sergeant Buzfuz's Speech and an Unexpected Verdict Ruth Golding
00:08:18
Play 33 The Pickwick Papers - Winkle Has an Exciting Adventure With Mr. Dowler, and With the Aid of Mr. Pickwick and Sam Weller Discovers the Whereabouts of Miss Arabella Allen Ruth Golding
00:10:33
Play 34 The Pickwick Papers - Mr. Pickwick's Experiences in the Debtors' Prison, Where He Finds an Old Enemy and Heaps Coals of Fire on the Head of Mrs. Bardell Ruth Golding
00:07:42
Play 35 The Pickwick Papers - Snodgrass Gets Into Difficulties, But Wins His Lady-Love. The Adventures of the Pickwickians Come to an End Ruth Golding
00:08:08
Play 36 Little Dorritt - How Arthur Came Home from China Lee Smalley
00:07:48
Play 37 Little Dorritt - The Child of the Marshalsea Lee Smalley
00:11:38
Play 38 Little Dorritt - What Riches Brought to the Dorrits Lee Smalley
00:07:42
Play 39 Little Dorritt - What Happened to Arthur Clennam Lee Smalley
00:06:51
Play 40 Little Dorritt - "All's Well That Ends Well" Lee Smalley
00:10:33
Play 41 Martin Chuzzlewit - How Martin Left England Patrick Wells
00:10:49
Play 42 Martin Chuzzlewit - Pecksniff and Old Chuzzlewit Patrick Wells
00:07:57
Play 43 Martin Chuzzlewit - Jonas Gets Rid of an Enemy Patrick Wells
00:07:35
Play 44 Martin Chuzzlewit - What Came of Martin's Trip to America Patrick Wells
00:06:45
Play 45 Martin Chuzzlewit - Old Chuzzlewit's Plot Succeeds Patrick Wells
00:06:00
Play 46 Our Mutual Friend - What Happened to John Harmon Maria Therese
00:10:01
Play 47 Our Mutual Friend - Lizzie Hexam and the Dolls' Dressmaker Maria Therese
00:06:41
Play 48 Our Mutual Friend - The Rise and Fall of Silas Wegg Maria Therese
00:06:57
Play 49 Our Mutual Friend - Bella and the Golden Dustman Maria Therese
00:07:27
Play 50 Our Mutual Friend - The End of the Story Maria Therese
00:08:15
Play 51 A Tale of Two Cities - How Lucie Found a Father JaySands
00:14:54
Play 52 A Tale of Two Cities - Darnay Caught in the Net JaySands
00:12:33
Play 53 A Tale of Two Cities - Sydney Carton's Sacrifice JaySands
00:10:08
Play 54 Bleak House - The Court of Chancery Libby Gohn
00:10:14
Play 55 Bleak House - Lady Dedlock's Secret Libby Gohn
00:12:19
Play 56 Bleak House - Little Joe Plays a Part Libby Gohn
00:10:23
Play 57 Bleak House - Esther Becomes the Mistress of Bleak House Libby Gohn
00:08:25
Play 58 Hard Times - Mr. Gradgrind and His "System" Julia Wells
00:12:10
Play 59 Hard Times - The Robbery of Bounderby's Bank Julia Wells
00:10:38
Play 60 Hard Times - Harthouse's Plan Fails Julia Wells
00:08:33
Play 61 Hard Times - Stephen's Return Julia Wells
00:09:45
Play 62 The Mystery of Edwin Drood - John Jasper Libby Gohn
00:05:29
Play 63 The Mystery of Edwin Drood - The Coming of Neville Landless Libby Gohn
00:07:18
Play 64 The Mystery of Edwin Drood - The Choirmaster's Dinner Libby Gohn
00:07:46
Play 65 The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Jasper Shows His Teeth Libby Gohn
00:08:58
Play 66 Charles Dickens Samantha Miles
00:21:52