Audiobooks Like Great Expectations

10 audiobooks for fans of Great Expectations

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   A Christmas Carol: A Signature Performance

   by Charles Dickens, Tim Curry

   Narrated by Tim Curry

   ★ 4.63 ABR Score (971.0K ratings)

   ★ 4.09 Goodreads (947.2K) ★ 4.74 Audible (23.8K)

   3h 31m listening time • Released 2010

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   A Christmas Carol

   by Charles Dickens

   Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Tim Paige, Lucy Rivers, Tieran Wilder, Devon Ryder, Gary Furlong, Joe Arden, Sebastian York, Troy Duran

   ★ 3.96 ABR Score (947.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.09 Goodreads (947.6K) ★ 5 Audible (6)

   2h 47m listening time • Released 2025

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   Oliver Twist

   by Charles Dickens

   Narrated by Alex Jennings

   ★ 3.90 ABR Score (431.1K ratings)

   ★ 3.88 Goodreads (431.1K) ★ 4.53 Audible (17)

   5h 43m listening time • Released 2011

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   The Charles Dickens BBC Radio Drama Collection: The Early Years

   by Charles Dickens, Alex Jennings, Anna Massey, Bill Nighy, Julia McKenzie, Pam Ferris, Phil Daniels, Robert Glenister, Sandi Toksvig, Tim McInnerny

   Narrated by Full Cast, Anna Massey, Alex Jennings, Phil Daniels, Julia McKenzie, Tim McInnerny, Robert Glenister

   ★ 3.64 ABR Score (69 ratings)

   ★ 4.47 Goodreads (15) ★ 4.5 Audible (54)

   35h 7m listening time • Released 2018

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   Nicholas Nickleby

   by Anne de Graaf, Charles Dickens

   Narrated by Alex Jennings

   ★ 3.90 ABR Score (322 ratings)

   ★ 3.91 Goodreads (34) ★ 4.72 Audible (288)

   34h 42m listening time • Released 2009

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   The Pickwick Papers (Charles Dickens)

   by Charles Dickens

   Narrated by Simon Vance

   ★ 3.89 ABR Score (32.4K ratings)

   ★ 3.85 Goodreads (32.4K) ★ 4.61 Audible (44)

   29h 18m listening time • Released 2020

   Simon Vance's vocal range transforms Dickens' sprawling cast into a fully realized world, turning what could feel episodic into genuinely addictive storytelling. It's the rare classic that feels alive in audio.

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   Our Mutual Friend

   Our Mutual Friend #1-2

   by Charles Dickens, Richard Gaughan

   Narrated by Alex Jennings

   ★ 3.85 ABR Score (31.6K ratings)

   ★ 4.09 Goodreads (31.6K) ★ 4 Audible (6)

   2h 58m listening time • Released 2006

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   The Cricket on the Hearth

   by Charles Dickens

   Narrated by Jim Dale

   ★ 3.75 ABR Score (9.2K ratings)

   ★ 3.47 Goodreads (8.8K) ★ 4.31 Audible (319)

   3h 37m listening time • Released 2013

   Jim Dale transforms this lesser-known Dickens novella into pure emotional theater—his voice work for each character is so distinct and alive that you forget you're listening to one man. It's a perfect Christmas story for people who think they've outgrown them.

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   A Word Child

   by Iris Murdoch

   Narrated by Simon Prebble

   ★ 3.74 ABR Score (1.8K ratings)

   ★ 3.9 Goodreads (1.7K) ★ 4.12 Audible (52)

   15h 59m listening time • Released 2013

   Simon Prebble's narration captures Hilary Burde's neurotic, self-justifying voice so perfectly that you'll feel trapped inside his obsessive mind for sixteen hours—which is exactly where Murdoch wants you.

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    Dombey and son /

    by Charles Dickens

    Narrated by Alex Jennings, Full Cast, Robert Glenister

    ★ 3.56 ABR Score (63 ratings)

    ★ 4.12 Goodreads (58) ★ 4.6 Audible (5)

    4h 36m listening time • Released 2012

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