Our Mutual Friend (abridged)
Our Mutual Friend (abridged) book cover

Our Mutual Friend (abridged)

Audio CD – Audiobook, March 4, 2008

Price
$57.21
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-9626348574
Dimensions
5.75 x 2 x 5 inches
Weight
15 ounces

Description

From AudioFile David Timson welcomes you into mid-Victorian London in this superb production of Charles Dickens's OUR MUTUAL FRIEND. This story of intrigue, love, greed, and murder centers on the violent death of a man who stands to inherit a great deal of money and its impact on multiple people at various levels of society. A one-man full cast, Timson creates a large number of entertaining characters--ranging from Mr. Boffin, the ³Golden Dustman² who inherits the dead man's fortune and is seemingly corrupted by it, to Silas Wegg, the grifter with a wooden leg, and the unflappable but abused secretary, John Rokesmith. Timson is equally adept at creating women's voices for a variety of believable and distinct female characters. Never a dull moment. A.B. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Features & Highlights

  • The corrupting influence of wealth is revealed after kindly Mr. Boffin inherits his employer's fortune.

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A Victorian Soap Opera!

Apparently, this is the last complete novel written by Charles Dickens.

Certainly, it is not his best.

The number of characters in this novel is astounding. The situation is worsened by the fact some of them change their name (more than once) ... and that some others change their personality, apparently for no reason.

There are many convoluted plots that often do not intersect each other significantly. Any pretense of verisimilitude is abandoned.

In this audio version, the narrator's outstanding performance alleviates the burden.

Still, this work cannot be seriously recommended to anyone.
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