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The Old Curiosity Shop

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The Old Curiosity Shop

By: Charles Dickens
Narrated by: Jessie Buckley
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In true Dickensian fashion, The Old Curiosity Shop offers a humorous yet devastating depiction of both the most honourable and most corrupt members of 19th-century English society.

Hailed by Queen Victoria as being ‘interesting and cleverly written', The Old Curiosity Shop introduces listeners to the uniquely colourful characters of Nell Trent, her young friend, Kit, her doting grandfather and the evil moneylender to whom they all fall prey, Daniel Quilp.

A gentle and caring young orphan, Nell works in her grandfather’s shop alongside her only friend, the honest and hardworking Kit.

Upon discovering that their shop and income have been gambled away and are now in the hands of the wicked and grotesquely deformed Daniel Quilp, Nell and her grandfather are forced to flee from their hometown and throw themselves on the mercy of strangers; forever to be hunted by the malevolent ghosts of their past.

First published in 1841 in serial form, The Old Curiosity Shop experienced worldwide success and was praised by the public and critics alike. In this modern and original adaptation, Jessie Buckley delivers an astute and powerful performance which is guaranteed to intrigue listeners from the start.

Public Domain (P)2018 Audible, Ltd Classics Witty Funny British Fiction

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Exclusively from Audible

In true Dickensian fashion, The Old Curiosity Shop offers a humorous yet devastating depiction of both the most honourable and most corrupt members of 19th-century English society.

Hailed by Queen Victoria as being 'interesting and cleverly written', The Old Curiosity Shop introduces listeners to the uniquely colourful characters of Nell Trent, her young friend, Kit, her doting grandfather and the evil moneylender to whom they all fall prey, Daniel Quilp.

A gentle and caring young orphan, Nell works in her grandfather’s shop alongside her only friend, the honest and hardworking Kit.

Upon discovering that their shop and income has been gambled away and is now in the hands of the wicked and grotesquely deformed Daniel Quilp, Nell and her grandfather are forced to flee from their hometown and throw themselves on the mercy of strangers; forever to be hunted by the malevolent ghosts of their past.

First published in 1841 in serial form, The Old Curiosity Shop experienced worldwide success and was praised by the public and critics alike. In this modern and original adaptation, Jessie Buckley delivers an astute and powerful performance which is guaranteed to intrigue listeners from the start.

Public Domain (P)2018 Audible, Ltd.

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absolutely loved this book! the performance was really fantastic! Dickens is my bae. read it

awesome

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This story was brought to life by the excellent narration of Jessie Buckley. Her excellent dialogue was enhanced by her changes in character accent throughout the entire book. One of the best narrators I have heard to date.

Another of Dickens Classics

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excellent reading/performance, brought the characters t life. I cannot read Dickens, but enjoy listening.

dark aat times but humerous too

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I loved it I have not seen this before What a great book I’m really enjoying the Collection , I guess what I love most about Dickens are his Characters and The way they are Bought to life and Make you care about them or Hate them at times this is a True Storyteller Performed wonderfully and off to find another .Totally Recommend This one it
Surely is a Shop of much Curiosity but in quite a different way. .

Excellent

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Dickensian masterpiece with strong characters and a narrative that touches on poverty, addiction, justice and charity. Quilp is a true villain and Samson Brass his weak & pliable instrument. You are drawn into loving Kit & Nell throughout. Wonderfully performed to boot.

Excellent tale, great narration

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The story is great (of course) but the narrator sounds like a badly programed AI. No understanding of the sense of sentences, just saying words. It's not completely unlistenable, but in a lesser story I would have given up after an hour.

Dickens has such beautiful prose, too. The rhythm was completely lost in this reading, replaced by exactly one intonation pattern for every phrase. And the voice itself has a lovely tone. Really, too bad.

Sounds AI generated

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Another fantastic story full of rounded characters and terrible villains. An insight into the evils of Victorian society (and indeed our own). A good novel leaves you thinking hard - and this one doesn’t disappoint on that score. These characters could be anyone at any time. They are as real today as at any time. It took a while to enjoy this narrator. Some of the voices sounded the same, which was a little confusing at times, but overall, a good effort.

Absolutely blown away. Why haven’t I discovered Charles Dickens before?

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Been over 30 years since I had read the book. Dickens paints the most wonderful characters with his use of the English language, and Jessie Buckley brings it to life beautifully.

Dickens at his best

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Usual and intriguing Dickens themes beautifully read by J Buckley. Her voices for each character are amazing

Wonderful story

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Old Curiosity Shop, again, one of Dicken's masterpieces. Thoroughly enjoyed this fantastic book. Wonderful!

Dickens the Master

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