The Mystery of Edwin Drood

De: Charles Dickens

Narrado por: George Hagan

The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final novel by Charles Dickens, unfinished at the time of his death.

Written in 1890, the story is a murder mystery in which Edwin Drood is supposedly murdered. The novel investigates the characters in a distinctly Dickensian manner from the suspicious and tormented Jasper to the Reverend Crisparkle to Princess Puffer, the enigmatic Datchery and finally the gravedigger and his obnoxious but perceptive boy assistant. But who is the murderer? We will never know....

Charles Dickens (1812 - 9 June 1870) is arguably the greatest novelist England ever produced. His innate comic genius and shrewd depictions of Victorian life - along with his memorable characters - have made him beloved by readers the world over.

Please note: This is a vintage recording. The audio quality may not be up to modern day standards.

Public Domain (P)2008 RNIB

Awful reading

I've been listening to books on tape, cd, etc. for almost 20 years, including almost all of Dickens, and this is absolutely the worst reading job I've ever heard - please remove this version from your list, since it will give YOU a bad reputation.

Avoid! Get another narrator.

I do enjoy unabridged Dickens read by Brits, but the narrator is truly dreadful, although likely the producer is more to blame for not forcing the voice actor to do more takes. The stuttering and stammering get increasingly annoying and more frequent as it goes along.
One of the lowest quality narrations I've heard here. Content excellent as always from Dickens, so I'm willing to try another version.
Avoid this one, even if the price is tempting.

Worst Production Ever!!!

I have read somr books for Taping For The Blind in Houston where I live. I have made some mistakes while reading, but none approaches the performance of this production. Cheap or not, leave this one alone!!! George Hagan is good, but this stinker should have never made it into production. Take my advice, and the reviewers above. If nothing else, find the book in print and read it out loud yourself. You will definitely do a better job than this guy! Nuff said about that. What is here is here. This is a great example of what happens when you rush a production through. Stick with Walter Covell. He's much better.