" This book is simply amazing! The character make-up, the sentence structure! I love it! " - Caroline, I am reading them abridged classics right now every night and this one we just finished. " My kids loved it when I read this one to them. " Although it was great, I didn't really enjoy the story line as much as I usually do with most classics. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.Oliver has such a kind heart, and given all the crap that he went through in life, it was so lovely to see him happy, loved, and well cared for in the end. "I think this is my favorite Dickens so far (although I did really like Little Dorrit, too). It features some of his most vital characters, from the diabolical Fagin to the murderous Bill Sikes and his mistress Nancy, whose love for Oliver is both her redemption and her downfall. This adaptation of Dickens' second novel is a moving tale of innocence and corruption. His subsequent rescue, by the kindly Mr Brownlow, is only the beginning of a series of adventures that lead him to an incredible discovery. We get to hear that the good doctor is thinking about how to save a situation, but we don't hear his suggestion, and it's not entirely clear why Mr Giles and Brittles are being "bullied" or why Oliver is able to tell his story to the Doctor and his friends.A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Dickens' famous novel, starring Pam Ferris, Adjoa Andoh and Tim McInnerny with Edward Long as Oliver.īorn and brought up in the appalling deprivation of the workhouse, the orphaned Oliver escapes and heads for London, only to fall into the hands of the notorious Fagin and his gang of child thieves.īut Oliver is an innocent at heart, and the attempts by Fagin and the impudently witty Artful Dodger to teach him the tricks of the pick-pocket's trade lead only to his almost immediate capture. Thirdly, a section of the book appears to be missing. Firstly, while most of the characters are well voiced, some of them do appear to merge one with another at times, at least to my ears! Secondly, there are a few audio distortions and Gerald Dickens does sometimes seem to be a bit too close to the microphone so that popping noises are quite frequent. It doesn't get top ratings for three small niggles, but they may matter to others who are more particular about these sorts of things. There is also the potential added bonus of this tale being narrated by a Dickens family member which gives it a sense of authenticity. Priced as it is, this is a good narration.
Possibly over dramatic, but memorable for the same reason. Any narration of Oliver Twist has to pass a rather formidable test for me, as I had an abridged reading which my mother gave me years ago on two cassettes read by Ron Moody.
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