“A novel rich in imagination, detail, and surprises requires a narrator who can embrace every element of the story - Alison Larkin is that narrator. Production ℗ Copyright 2019 by Alison Larkin Presents. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens MP3 CD Audiobook in DVD case. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, iPod and iTunes format for your portable audio player. If gender had been simply irrelevant in the 19th century where would we all be now? In this world it is completely normal for a girl to learn to read and kiss another girl and be able to walk into a tavern without being molested or start a promising career thanks to a mysterious financial donation. It’s the same thrilling story of poverty, prison ships, an old woman jilted at the altar, a beautiful, haughty, damaged young woman, a mysterious financial gift that transforms the life of a young person make up some of the drama in this timeless novel. Every character in the vast story has a distinct voice or accent, and Larkin throws herself into the performance without restraint.”īestselling novelist and award-winning audiobook narrator Alison Larkin changes the gender of Dicken’s most famous character in this dazzling new recording of Great Expectations. Larkin’s portrayal of Miss Havisham is appropriately brooding and histrionic, while Estella, Pip’s unrequited love, is exquisitely cold in tone. Larkin’s young Pip has a delicate voice, which becomes noticeably stronger as Pip grows into herself. The production magnifies the significance of the adaptation by firmly conjuring the image of a young woman making her way in the world. Larkin creates a world in which the iconic orphan Pip is female, but her story of ongoing dramatic reversals in fortune and love remains otherwise the same. “Alison Larkin serves double duty as adapter and narrator of this reimagining of GREAT EXPECTATIONS. Regular Price: 15.95 Add to Cart Author: Charles Dickens Narrator: Hugh Laurie Publisher: Penguin Audio Audio Length: 2. THE BERKSHIRE EDGE | Read the full article “Sometimes one just has to think outside the box.
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