Great Expectations

De: Charles Dickens

Narrado por: Stephen Fry

Audie Finalist for Best Fiction Narrator 2025.

The inimitable Stephen Fry reads this definitive edition of Dickens' most beloved novel, Great Expectations.

"My father's family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip."

Great Expectations follows Pip's life from a plucky but poor and put-upon child in the Kent marshes, to a young man with "great expectations" in London and the choices he must make as a result of his winding journey. On the way, we meet some of Dickens' most memorable and unique characters - the mysterious and brutal Magwtich; eternally heartbroken Miss Havisham; and her cold-hearted child Estella.

In 2015, Great Expectations was placed 4th on the list of the 100 Greatest British Novels and has been beloved by readers and listeners since its original serialisation and publication in 1860-1.

Stephen Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter, film director and all-round national treasure.

Notable acting roles include his award-winning performance in Wilde, his iconic projects with Hugh Laurie such as A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Jeeves and Wooster and Blackadder, and his memorable turns in blockbuster projects V for Vendetta, the Sherlock Holmes films and The Hobbit series.

As a proudly out gay man, the award-winning Out There, documenting the lives of lesbian, bisexual gay and transgender people around the world is part of his thirty-year advocacy of the rights of the LGBT community.

Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and social critic. He is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read, performed, and adapted today.

Public Domain (P)2024 SNR Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“It is a novel not just about survival of the fittest. It is also a novel about the ways in which you make your way in the world, and how it is that you can reach a place in life which is different from where you started.”

- John Sutherland

Perfect match of material and reader

Fry is an incredible reader, and is perfectly paired with Dickens’ timeless prose. A truly fun listen!

Great reading by Stephen Fry

My favorite Dickens novel and read by my favorite reader.this is the definitive audio edition.

THANK YOU STEPHEN FRY!

Altogether splendid! Beautiful interpretation of a favorite tale. We are fortunate indeed to have such quality at our fingertips.

Excellent Title

Expectations. Acquiring them, losing them. Thankfulness misapplied to wrong persons. Hope of redemption for low criminals. Love given, love denied. Wealth without happiness; happiness without wealth. Knowledge and bad company; good friendships with pleebs.

Superb

Narration performance amazing
Story is a masterpiece. Dickens writing is crafted masterfully. Sorry for it to end.

A True Classic.

There's little point in reviewing a piece of Canon literature, but this is my favorite book. Fry's performance is absolutely fantastic. You'll almost think there's multiple people in the room. He nails the tone of the section every time.

I loved this! I'm sad that it is over.

Stephen Fry is my favorite actor. He bought this novel to vibrant life. He brought all the humanity, good and bad, and the fond humor that Dickens had for us poor human beings. I don't know if I can listen to Dickens read by anyone else now. Well maybe Derek Jacobi.

Narration

Stephen Fry is a national treasure, and when he reads Dickens, it’s a delight. I highly recommend revisiting this classic.