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A Tale of Two Cities

by: Charles Dickens

Publication date: 2006-11-15

Usage: Public Domain

Topics: librivox, audiobook, literature, dickens

Language: English

LibriVox recording of A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens.

A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a historical novel by Charles Dickens; it is moreover a moral novel strongly concerned with themes of guilt, shame, redemption and patriotism.

The plot centers on the years leading up to French Revolution and culminates in the Jacobin Reign of Terror. It tells the story of two men, Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, who look very alike but are entirely different in character. (Summary from wikipedia)

For further information, including links to M4B audio book, online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.

Addeddate: 2006-11-15 18:06:54

Boxid: OL100020109

Call number: 510

External-identifier: urn:storj:bucket:jvrrslrv7u4ubxymktudgzt3hnpq:tale_two_cities_librivox

External_metadata_update: 2019-04-02T09:50:00Z

Identifier: tale_two_cities_librivox

Ocr: ABBYY FineReader 9.0

Ocr_converted: abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.11

Ocr_module_version: 0.0.14

Ppi: 600

Run time: 14:59:35

Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text

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Reviewer: Thirzina - - December 1, 2020
Subject: Another atrocious librivox production

Why do this? I honestly don't understand. If someone's a poor reader, just tell them so. Why humiliate them, and ruin a masterpiece, by allowing recordings like this? It makes no sense. Librivox has committed reputational suicide. Purge these abominations from your recordings. Please.

Reviewer: librivoxbooks - - October 3, 2015
Subject: Solo Versions

FYI, for those who dislike group recordings: there are three solo versions of this work. Here is a link to them.

Reviewer: tidbitliz - - September 30, 2015
Subject: the use of multipule readers

I feel that when there are many readers of a book it disrupts the flow. You become attached to an excellent reader as to the characters of the book. When they are swapped out it is bothersome to become used to the new reader and how they deliver the story once you become used to the next it swapes again and the process has to be redone. Another gripe is having them also introduce the chapter book title author and reader and where they are from, completely destroys the flow.

Reviewer: amsurb - - January 2, 2013
Subject: Great Book!

This is a great book and well read by the readers, but the use of multiple readers within the same book is not to my taste.

Reviewer: grunge619 - - November 22, 2012
Subject: excellent

I am a cleaner and to get me through my boring shift I listen to Libravox stories.One of my favourites is "Tale of two cities" i love sidney Carton and his sacrifice to save the family.

Reviewer: ListeninginChicago - - July 24, 2009
Subject: Well done reading of Dickens

This Dickens classic is read by a wide variety of talented Librivox volunteers. Overall, the reading is very well done and they bring the book to life. When I read to myself, I tend to read quickly and skip. But being read to is a whole other experience - the depth of description and character development that Dickens builds into his novels shines through. Well worth the 15 hour commitment to hear the entire book.

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