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HARD TIMES

Earphones Award Winner

by | Read by Martin Jarvis

Classics • 11 hrs. • Unabridged • © 1854

Once in a while a great reader captures a classic work with such perfection that the listener can't put the headphones down. British actor Martin Jarvis, who lately achieved attention in the movie Titanic, attempts a full character portrayal, and succeeds--he glides effortlessly from one character to another. A sprightly old woman, for example, he enunciates in a high-pitched near-falsetto--it could be the woman herself. Professor Gradgrind's flat words sound like the prim schoolmaster he is. Mr. Bounderby, who throws his weight around throughout the book, is loud and blustery and insufferable. Jarvis carries the narrative portions nicely, too: His voice is precise, deliberate and yet smooth and expressive. Dickens was in the full flower of his talent when he wrote Hard Times, and this performance is a tribute to him. D.W. Winner of AUDIOFILE Earphones Award ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/NOV 98]

Book pak • BBC Audiobooks America/ Chivers • 1998

CS ISBN 0754000842 $69.95 • Eight cassettes

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Book pak • BBC Audiobooks America/ Chivers • 1998

CS ISBN 0754000842 $69.95 • Eight cassettes

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