A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
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Author: Charles DickensNarrator: Frederick Davidson
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Unabridged
Published: 2005-03
ISBN: 0786180390
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
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Book Review: The Best of Times
Summary: 5 Stars
(Review of MP3 CD version)
This unabridged reading of Charles Dickens's "A Tale of Two Cities" (1859) is outstanding. The two cities, of course, are Paris and London, and the drama of the story centers on the terror of the French Revolution in 1789-92 when the Guillotine was put to frequent use against those judged to be enemies of the new republic. The reader, Frederick Davidson, does an excellent job of characterizing the voices in the story. The voice he uses for each character is easily identifiable in dialogue between characters, and brings out the traits Dickens built into them. The one exception, in my opinion, is the voice Mr. Davidson chose for Lucie Manette, the passive heroine of the story. Her lines in the novel are mostly insipid because she is the classic Victorian delicate, fainting beauty, and of course her first language is supposed to be French, but I found her voice and character difficult to warm up to (unlike Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, whose love for her drives much of the plot). Still, her speaking part is small, and Mr. Frederickson's virtuoso performances of Jerry Cruncher, Jarvis Lorry, Miss Pross, and Sydney Carton, not to mention the charming Defarges of Saint Antoine, render this a very small shortcoming in an otherwise clear, consistently interesting, and suspenseful performance. I listen to a lot of audio books, and for my money this one easily deserves a 5 star rating. 87 tracks plus a short credits track at the end. 14.5 hours in MP3 format. Originally published in 1988 by Blackstone Audiobooks.
Summary of A Tale of Two Cities
This captivating tale, set in London and Paris at the time of the French Revolution, reveals the central choice confronting every society and each individual: Should a person work to change society or should the revolution occur within his heart?Classics Books
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