By Charles Dickens
Narrated by Sir Derek Jacobi, Kenneth Cranham, Miriam Margolyes, Jenna Coleman, Brendan Coyle and Roger Allam
Narrated by Sir Derek Jacobi, Kenneth Cranham, Miriam Margolyes, Jenna Coleman, Brendan Coyle and Roger Allam
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[In October 1843, Charles Dickens - heavily in debt and obligated to his publisher - began work on a book to help supplement his family's meagre income. That volume, A Christmas Carol, has long since become one of the most beloved stories in the English language. As much a part of the holiday season as holly, mistletoe, and evergreen wreaths, this perennial favourite continues to delight new readers and rekindle thoughts of charity and goodwill. With its characters exhibiting many qualities - as well as failures - often ascribed to Dickens himself, the imaginative and entertaining tale relates Ebenezer Scrooge's eerie encounters with a series of spectral visitors. Journeying with them through Christmases past, present, and future, he is ultimately transformed from an arrogant, obstinate, and insensitive miser to a generous, warm-hearted, and caring human being. Written by one of England's greatest and most popular novelists, A Christmas Carol has come to epitomise the true meaning of Christmas.]
I apologise for not posting this yesterday, I just had the craziest busy weekend and ran out of time to write it!
It may have been one hell of a crazy weekend but boyyyyy was it good.
I'll tell you more about it in Wednesday's post!🙊
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A Christmas Carol was never really something I'd considered reading so I'm pretty glad Audible made it available for free over Christmas.
It may have been one hell of a crazy weekend but boyyyyy was it good.
I'll tell you more about it in Wednesday's post!🙊
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A Christmas Carol was never really something I'd considered reading so I'm pretty glad Audible made it available for free over Christmas.
I love the film Scrooged, but for some reason I never put two and two together that A Christmas Carol is the story of Scrooge also.
I mean duhhhh. How did I not know that?
I loved the cast, a whole host of people for an audiobook! Genius.
Sir Derek Jacobi as Dickens was wonderful. He's so flamboyant and squeaky-voiced, it almost feels like a children's story and his voice is so expressive, it really makes you understand the characters without the need to see any facial expressions.
The story itself - obviously - is great. The four ghosts were equally comedic, terrifying and kind. The sound effects helped greatly with this, especially when Jacob Marley makes his first appearance - really creepy!
It was short and sweet and I think I might read/listen to it every Christmas now. It really gets down to what Christmas is all about - or what it should be about - and I want it to be a reminder for myself each year that I should be thankful for my family and loved ones over gifts and money.
Because, let's face it, at Christmas it can all get a bit hectic and it seems the trivial things take over and the meaningful ones are forgotten.
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I mean duhhhh. How did I not know that?
I loved the cast, a whole host of people for an audiobook! Genius.
Sir Derek Jacobi as Dickens was wonderful. He's so flamboyant and squeaky-voiced, it almost feels like a children's story and his voice is so expressive, it really makes you understand the characters without the need to see any facial expressions.
The story itself - obviously - is great. The four ghosts were equally comedic, terrifying and kind. The sound effects helped greatly with this, especially when Jacob Marley makes his first appearance - really creepy!
It was short and sweet and I think I might read/listen to it every Christmas now. It really gets down to what Christmas is all about - or what it should be about - and I want it to be a reminder for myself each year that I should be thankful for my family and loved ones over gifts and money.
Because, let's face it, at Christmas it can all get a bit hectic and it seems the trivial things take over and the meaningful ones are forgotten.
☽
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