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A Tale of Two Cities
- Narrated by: Andrew Sachs
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
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Summary
"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done...."
With these words and a superb act of bravery and sacrifice, one of the most badly behaved heroes of all time ends Charles Dickens' great tale of the French Revolution.
This is a firework display of a book, a crackling picture of the ravages and excesses of starving, furious men and the astonishing acts of heroism that usually accompany them.
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- Jude, Brickhill.
- 13-10-21
What a saga!
It has taken me fifty years to get round to this book! I started to read it in my twenties, but it defeated me! I love Dickens, but this book was too full of unnecessary sentimental detail, and was very hard to read.
Best character? Undoubtedly mme Defarge, who came to a well deserved end.
Narration was very good, with just the right amount of expression and characterisation...a difficult job!
Oh well, I set out to hear it all, and now I have.....!
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- Stewart
- 22-07-23
Classic, superb narration
Loved this narration of Dickens classic story of love, hate and sacrifice set in the reign of terror period when France was in the grip of revolution
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- Caroline Brian
- 31-03-22
Exceptional
Absolutely bloody brilliantly, listened on Audible Andrew Sachs did every word justice!!
Highly recommend it will not disappoint!
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- Fiona
- 29-12-18
Beautifully read ..
Andrew Sachs has a lovely voice, and nice to revisit Charles Dickens. recommended audio book
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- S. Tyrrel
- 23-11-17
A superb reading of a classic story
Beautifully read with clever interpretation that brings the characters to life. Perfectly paced and intoned. I will look for more audiobooks read by Andew Sachs.
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- Inge Dowden
- 12-03-19
Utterly beautiful and compelling
One of my favourite books, beautifully narrated by the great Andrew Sachs. A must listen for everyone.
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- Marbo
- 28-09-20
Don’t judge a book by its cover
The dull cover illustration suggests a third rate reader, but Andrew Sachs is truly magnificent. Powerful story, great characters and moments of Dickensian humour well executed by Sachs.
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- Starlight
- 05-11-24
A tale of two cities
Andrew Sachs was wonderful. The language is old English and needs all your attention to follow. It’s about extreme love and hate in equal measures. Around the time of the French Revolution. It’s a frightening but wonderful story
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- Anonymous User
- 05-08-17
Loved it
Book was great and so moving at the end. Sachs was simply brilliant in his narration.
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- Gruffertys
- 07-11-16
Loved it!
A timeless tale of historic love and hate.
Beautifully performed. A must listen.
Had to listen to some bits more than once.
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