Little Dorrit

William Dorrit has been a resident of the Marshalsea debtors prison for so many years that he has gained the nickname 'The Father of the Marshalsea'. However, his suffering is eased by his close bond with youngest daughter Amy, or 'Little Dorrit'. The dashing Arthur Clennam, returning to London after many years in China, enters their lives and the Dorrits' fortunes begin to rise and fall. This is a biting satirical work on the shortcomings of 19th -century government and society.

ISBN 9626348895   Volumes 28 ISBN13 9789626348895 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 862 Publisher Naxos AudioBooks   Published in Hong Kong Imprint Naxos AudioBooks   Height (mm) 135 Format Compact Disk & Audio CD   Width (mm) 135 Publication date 01 Oct 2008   Spine width (mm) 102 Playing time (mins) 2100   Academic level General DEWEY FIC   Alternative ISBN 9781853261824

Read by Anton Lesser

Charles Dickens's tale of debtors' prisons, cheating bankers, inept bureaucracies, and slowly sinking working people will resonate in today's economic meltdown. Dickens always mixes commentary with romance and humor, and the enthusiastic Anton Lesser, a master of timing, character, and accent, understands that. The title character is born in the Marshalsea Prison, and her sense of delicacy and thoughtfulness, as well as her discomfort with sudden wealth, are effectively rendered by Lesser. Arthur Clennam, who cannot see that Little Dorrit loves him, sounds thoroughly decent and likable. Lesser has fun with the comic characters. The listener will laugh out loud as the unrelentingly silly Flora chatters on and on at great speed and Pancks's dedication to work (with his hair standing straight up) is tested by his grasping capitalist boss. - AudioFile

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