The Dickens Trilogy I

Read by Martin Jarvis
Includes Music

6x CD – 7.5 Hours approx
CSA Word 2006

”Charles Dickens is perhaps the most popular of all British authors, famous throughout the world for his many memorable characters, gripping storytelling and enduring appeal.  He is also actor Martin Jarvis’s favourite writer.  In this superb abridged audio collection, suitable for die-hard Dickens’ fans and newcomers alike, three of Dickens’s best novels are retold by Martin Jarvis in a manner that Dickens himself would have been proud of.  So sit back, relax and enjoy this great listening experience and legacy to English literature.”

David Copperfield
Dickens cleverly weaves the more humorous elements – personified by Mr Micawber and Betsy Trotwood – with David’s own times of great happiness and tragedy.  In doing so he paints a powerful picture of social conditions in Victorian England.
Music extracts from Mozart’s 21st Symphony
Producer Jigga Dunn

Great Expectations
Combines a story of unrequited love with classic adventure as Pip falls in love with Estella and is financed to fulfil his ambition by a mysterious benefactor.  Other characters include the vindictive Miss Havisham and the big-hearted convict Abel Magwitch.
Music extracts from Grieg’s ‘Arietta and Vals’
Producer Sue Dawson

Oliver Twist
Is set in the seediest quarters of 19th century lowlife London.  Yet the novel is riddled with many of Dickens’s most colourful characters: everyone’s favourite urchin Oliver finds himself up against the evil and conniving Fagin, the ruthless Bill Sykes, and the grotesque Artful Dodger.  Not forgetting Nancy the prostitute with a heart of gold.  Many stage and film versions of Oliver Twist have been created including one by Roman Polanski.
Music extracts from Mendelssohn’s Cello Sonata in B flat major
Producer Sue Dawson

Condition
The set is in good general condition.  The case has some faint surface marks and scratches and a possible small crack.  The inserts have minor marks and wear, slight creasing / rippling and very slight age browning to edges on the back.  The CDs have minor surface marks and dust but plays fine, also disc 2 has a couple of scratches and disc 5 a noticeable mark.