Charles Dickens - The BBC Radio Drama Collection Volume Three: David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times, Little Dorrit
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About the Author Charles Dickens (1812—1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented popularity, and by the 20th century he was widely seen as a literary genius by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular. Read more
Reviews
I bought this collection as a gift for someone who enjoys Dicken's books, especially his commentary on the society and goings-on of the time period in which each book occurs. As the title for the product said "unabridged", I trusted that it would be so. Unfortunately, the book really was abridged, as most of the narrator's commentary was cut out. This made it much less enjoyable for the person I gifted it to. "David Copperfield" was only a few hours long (four discs). Another supposedly unabridged edition of "David Copperfield" contains twenty-five discs. If the description for the product had been different, I would not blame the manufacturer - but the title clearly states that the collection was unabridged. If you do not mind losing this part of the books, an abridged collection will not be a problem.However, that was not the only issue. The special effects that are added to this fully dramatized collection are so overdone that they can often be a distraction, and make the story hard to follow and the readers hard to understand.I will be returning this product to find a similar - but better - gift.