{"product_id":"2940169157703","title":"The Charles Dickens BBC Radio Drama Collection: 15 BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRiveting radio dramatisations of Charles Dickens' fifteen full-length novels.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Dickens is one of the most renowned authors of all time, and this digital volume of  the dramatised canon of his work includes fifteen of his most popular novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection includes the episodic adventure \u003ci\u003eNicholas Nickleby\u003c\/i\u003e, comic tale \u003ci\u003eThe Pickwick Papers\u003c\/i\u003e, poignant melodrama \u003ci\u003eThe Old Curiosity Shop,\u003c\/i\u003e the much-loved \u003ci\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/i\u003e. Plus, the gripping historical novel \u003ci\u003eBarnaby Rudge\u003c\/i\u003e, picaresque comedy \u003ci\u003eMartin Chuzzlewit\u003c\/i\u003e and bittersweet tale of family relationships \u003ci\u003eDombey and Son\u003c\/i\u003e. Also included is the epic masterpiece \u003ci\u003eDavid Copperfield\u003c\/i\u003e, described by Dickens as his 'favourite child'; suspenseful mystery \u003ci\u003eBleak House\u003c\/i\u003e; Dickens' most openly political novel, \u003ci\u003eHard Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLittle Dorrit\u003c\/i\u003e, a sweeping tale of imprisonment, poverty and riches. Plus \u003ci\u003eA Tale of Two Cities\u003c\/i\u003e, set during the French Revolution; coming-of-age novel \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e; sweeping satire of wealth and corruption \u003ci\u003eOur Mutual Friend\u003c\/i\u003e and Dickens' final, unfinished story \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of Edwin Drood\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith their compelling plots, larger-than-life characters and vivid descriptions of Victorian life, Dickens' stories have captivated generations of readers. These radio adaptations bring out all the hope and happiness, pathos and tragedy, satire and social realism of his seven classic masterpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the star cast are \u003cb\u003eAnna Massey, Alex Jennings, Phil Daniels, Julia McKenzie, Tim McInnerny,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobert Glenister\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRobert Lindsay, Honeysuckle Weeks, Kenneth Cranham, Sir Ian McKellen, Alison Steadman, Geraldine McEwan,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eAndrew Scott \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eIan Holm, \u003c\/b\u003ethese radio adaptations bring Dickens' imaginative world to colourful, captivating life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114098147568,"sku":"2940169157703","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169157703_p0.jpg?v=1763763996","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169157703","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}