I already gave this audio book to my sister as a gift. Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? This is a virtuoso performance of a well-loved classic. "A Christmas Carol" has always been a part of my Christmas season, and I thought I'd found a good one with Tim Curry's "Signature Performance." Alas, his version was over the top, and he made Little Fan, who's so much a part of Scrooge's history and emotional development, laughable. Now, now Audible! Everyone knows the story! Don't make us feel like we're undergoing a pop quiz.! If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be? This is a smooth and heartfelt performance all around, truly a delight to the ears! Some male narrators have difficulty with female voices, but Little Fan and Belle are safe in his hands. He brings warmth, sensitivity, excellent characterization skills, and a sense of pacing and drama to his narration of this classic. Simon Vance is why, in my opinion, this is the best "A Christmas Carol" you'll find. What does Simon Vance bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book? If you could sum up A Christmas Carol in three words, what would they be?īut of COURSE it's Scrooge! Who else has a lonely boyhood, chooses the security that he thinks only wealth can provide, passes up on love, and seeks a closeness to humanity, damn the costs, at the end?!? Dickens really came up with a character we can all revile, relate to, and hope to become by the journey's end. A Christmas Carol remains popular, has never been out of print, and has been adapted to film, opera, and other media. The tale was pirated immediately, was adapted several times to the stage, and has been credited with restoring the holiday to one of merriment and festivity in Britain and America after a period of sobriety and somberness. Dickens' sources for the tale appear to be many and varied but are principally the humiliating experiences of his childhood, his sympathy for the poor, and the Christmas stories of Washington Irving. The book was written and published at a time when Britain was experiencing a nostalgic interest in its forgotten Christmas traditions, and at the time when new customs such as the Christmas tree and greeting cards were being introduced.
The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim. The story tells of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge's ideological, ethical, and emotional transformation after the supernatural visitations of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present, and Yet to Come. A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens first published by Chapman and Hall and first released on 19 December 1843.
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