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Tales From Dickens by Hallie Erminie Rives (1874 - 1956)

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Tales From Dickens by 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)

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  1. 66

    The Mystery of Edwin Drood - The Coming of Neville Landless

  2. 65

    The Mystery of Edwin Drood - The Choirmaster's Dinner

  3. 64

    The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Jasper Shows His Teeth

  4. 63

    Charles Dickens

  5. 62

    Bleak House - Esther Becomes the Mistress of Bleak House

  6. 61

    Hard Times - Mr. Gradgrind and His "System"

  7. 60

    Hard Times - The Robbery of Bounderby's Bank

  8. 59

    Hard Times - Harthouse's Plan Fails

  9. 58

    Hard Times - Stephen's Return

  10. 57

    The Mystery of Edwin Drood - John Jasper

  11. 56

    Our Mutual Friend - Lizzie Hexam and the Dolls' Dressmaker

  12. 55

    Our Mutual Friend - The Rise and Fall of Silas Wegg

  13. 54

    Our Mutual Friend - Bella and the Golden Dustman

  14. 53

    Our Mutual Friend - The End of the Story

  15. 52

    A Tale of Two Cities - How Lucie Found a Father

  16. 51

    A Tale of Two Cities - Darnay Caught in the Net

  17. 50

    A Tale of Two Cities - Sydney Carton's Sacrifice

  18. 49

    Bleak House - The Court of Chancery

  19. 48

    Bleak House - Lady Dedlock's Secret

  20. 47

    Bleak House - Little Joe Plays a Part

  21. 46

    Little Dorritt - What Happened to Arthur Clennam

  22. 45

    Little Dorritt - "All's Well That Ends Well"

  23. 44

    Martin Chuzzlewit - How Martin Left England

  24. 43

    Martin Chuzzlewit - Pecksniff and Old Chuzzlewit

  25. 42

    Martin Chuzzlewit - Jonas Gets Rid of an Enemy

  26. 41

    Martin Chuzzlewit - What Came of Martin's Trip to America

  27. 40

    Martin Chuzzlewit - Old Chuzzlewit's Plot Succeeds

  28. 39

    Our Mutual Friend - What Happened to John Harmon

  29. 38

    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

  30. 37

    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

  31. 36

    The Pickwick Papers - Snodgrass Gets Into Difficulties, But Wins His Lady-Love. The Adventures of the Pickwickians Come to an End

  32. 35

    Little Dorritt - How Arthur Came Home from China

  33. 34

    Little Dorritt - The Child of the Marshalsea

  34. 33

    Little Dorritt - What Riches Brought to the Dorrits

  35. 32

    Dombey and Son - How Florence Found Her Father at Last

  36. 31

    The Pickwick Papers - The Pickwickians Begin Their Adventures. They Meet Mr. Alfred Jingle, and Winkle Is Involved in a Duel

  37. 30

    The Pickwick Papers - Tupman Has a Love-Affair With a Spinster, and the Pickwickians Find Out the Real Character of Jingle

  38. 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

  39. 28

    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

  40. 27

    The Pickwick Papers - The Pickwickians Find Themselves in the Grasp of the Law. The Final Exposure of Jingle, and a Christmas Merrymaking

  41. 26

    The Pickwick Papers - The Celebrated Case of Bardell Against Pickwick. Sergeant Buzfuz's Speech and an Unexpected Verdict

  42. 25

    Great Expectations - Pip Discovers His Benefactor

  43. 24

    Great Expectations - Pip Comes to Himself

  44. 23

    Nicholas Nickleby - Nicholas at Dotheboys Hall

  45. 22

    Nicholas Nickleby - Nicholas Becomes an Actor

  46. 21

    Nicholas Nickleby - Nicholas Comes to Kate's Rescue

  47. 20

    Nicholas Nickleby - What Happened to Everybody

  48. 19

    Dombey and Son - Little Paul

  49. 18

    Dombey and Son - How Florence Lost Her Father

  50. 17

    Dombey and Son - How Florence Reached a Refuge

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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)

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