A Christmas Carol: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry (Unabridged)
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4.3 • 181 Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
This version of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, masterfully narrated by Tim Curry, was available for a limited time last year, and now it's back. This one-of-a-kind performance puts a unique spin on a treasured classic, and served as the inspiration for the exciting new line of Audible Signature Classics, including Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with Elijah Wood, and Heart of Darkness with Kenneth Branagh. Tim Curry performs this timeless holiday story in a deliciously dark tone, returning it to its Dickensian roots with a vivid imagining of Victorian London and just the right touch of outrageous fun.
A Christmas Carol has constantly been in print since its original publication in 1849, and has been adapted for stage, television, film, and opera. It has often been credited with returning the jovial and festive atmosphere to the holiday season in Britain and North America, following the somber period that emerged during the Industrial Revolution.
The story opens on a bleak and cold Christmas Eve as Ebenezer Scrooge is closing up his office for the day. As the story progresses and Christmas morning approaches, Scrooge encounters the unforgettable characters that make this story a classic: Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, and, of course, the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come.
Customer Reviews
A Perfect Reading of a Great Tale
Tim Curry's reading of A Christmas Carol is exactly what I was hoping to find: a rich voice that captures all the emotions and atmosphere of the story. The reading is perfectly lively and well-paced, with a different voice for each character, always just right, and even a different voice for Ebenezer at each age that he appears in the Christmas Past scenes. If, like me, you haven't read the book before but only seen the movies, then you are in for a treat with the elaborate, observant & fun writing that the movies omit. There is even a whole scene that I don't remember from the movies, where Ebenezer's former fiancee, Belle, is shown preparing for Christmas in her house full of boisterous children.
Greatest Story
Tim Curry does a great job!
Tim Curry is phenomenal
Hearing his voice always fills my soul with so much excitement. Tim Curry is a gift among humankind. A treasure to behold. A wondrous surprise filled time is to be had every time he opens his mouth and releases the magical words trapped inside. Spewing them out as only he can. Talent unlike any other. King of the Villainous roles.
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