Charles Dickens: The BBC Radio Drama Collection: Volume Two: Barnaby Rudge, Martin Chuzzlewit, Dombey and Son

by Charles Dickens

Overview

Barnaby Rudge, set against the background of the anti-catholic riots of the 1780s, follows the plight of young Barnaby and his widowed mother. Martin Chuzzlewit is a darkly comic masterpiece in which a disinherited Martin sets sail for America to seek his fortune. Dombey and Son examines a rich city merchant and his troubled relationships at home. With a cast including Alex Jennings, Robert Glenister, Pam Ferris, Simon Cadell, Patrick Troughton, David Collings, Christopher Benjamin and Patricia Hayes, these adaptations bring out all the humor, romance, pathos and tragedy of Dickens' classic masterpieces.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785293832
Publisher:	B B C Worldwide Americas
Publication date:	11/01/2016
Edition description:	Unabridged
Pages:	1
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 5.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period.

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1812

Date of Death:

June 18, 1870

Place of Birth:

Portsmouth, England

Place of Death:

Gad's Hill, Kent, England

Education:

Home-schooling; attended Dame School at Chatham briefly and Wellington