Best Charles Dickens Audiobooks

Best Charles Dickens Audiobooks

1. 1

   

   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

   Listen Free on Audible
2. 2

   

   Great Expectations

   by Charles Dickens

   Narrated by Simon Prebble

   ★ 4.35 ABR Score (885.8K ratings)

   ★ 3.8 Goodreads (879.9K) ★ 4.63 Audible (5.9K)

   18h 32m listening time • Released 2011

   Simon Prebble's narration transforms Dickens' Victorian labyrinth into something genuinely gripping—his voice captures Pip's moral unraveling with such precision that the mystery's emotional gut-punch lands harder than on the page.

   Listen Free on Audible
3. 3

   

   A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens Complete Works)

   by Charles Dickens, John Shuckburgh, Hablot Knight Browne

   Narrated by Simon Prebble

   ★ 4.15 ABR Score (1.0M ratings)

   ★ 3.88 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.57 Audible (302)

   14h 42m listening time • Released 2011

   Simon Prebble's narration brings Dickens' sprawling French Revolution epic to vivid life, making the mob scenes crackle and Sydney Carton's sacrifice genuinely gutting. Worth the 14+ hours for a story that still nails the horror of revolutionary violence and the redemptive power of love.

   Listen Free on Audible
4. 4

   

   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

   Listen Free on Audible
5. 5

   

   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

   Listen Free on Audible
6. 6

   

   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

   Listen Free on Audible
7. 7

   

   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.

   Listen Free on Audible
8. 8

   

   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

   Listen Free on Audible
9. 9

   

   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.

   Listen Free on Audible
10. 10

    

    The Phantom Coach: A Connoisseur's Collection of Victorian Ghost Stories (The Connoisseur's Collections)

    by Michael Sims, Elizabeth Gaskell, Amelia B. Edwards, Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Henry James, Robert W. Chambers, Mrs. Oliphant, W.W. Jacobs, Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman, Rudyard Kipling, Ambrose Bierce, W.F. Harvey

    Narrated by Matthew Waterson

    ★ 3.67 ABR Score (408 ratings)

    ★ 3.73 Goodreads (295) ★ 4.13 Audible (113)

    10h 48m listening time • Released 2014

    Matthew Waterson's narration transforms these Victorian ghost stories into something genuinely atmospheric—each tale lands with psychological weight rather than cheap scares, making legends like Dickens and James feel freshly unsettling.

    Listen Free on Audible
11. 11

    

    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

    Listen Free on Audible
12. 12

    

    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

    Listen Free on Audible
13. 13

    

    Our Mutual Friend (Woman's Hour Drama)

    by Charles Dickens, Alex Jennings, Pauline Quirke

    Narrated by Alex Jennings, Full Cast, Pauline Quirke

    ★ 3.52 ABR Score (14 ratings)

    ★ 4.29 Audible (14)

    4h 32m listening time • Released 2012

    Listen Free on Audible
14. 14

    

    The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain

    by Charles Dickens

    Narrated by Geoffrey Giuliano, The Icon Players

    ★ 3.48 ABR Score (2.3K ratings)

    ★ 3.29 Goodreads (2.3K) ★ 4.33 Audible (3)

    4h 19m listening time • Released 2020

    Listen Free on Audible
15. 15

    

    Victorian Anthologies: Christmas Spirits

    Victorian Anthologies: Christmas Spirits • Book 1

    by Charles Dickens, various

    Narrated by Natalie Chisholm, Chris Kaye, Jonathan Rhodes

    ★ 3.41 ABR Score (3 ratings)

    ★ 4 Audible (3)

    7h 55m listening time • Released 2021

    Listen Free on Audible

All Charles Dickens Audiobooks (15)