![]() By all means collect this as a freebie however there are better performances out there for discerning listeners of this undeniable classic. Perhaps the best known silent version of A Christmas Carol is this 1913 release, which was also known as Old Scrooge in the U.S. I was fortunate enough to download the Tim Curry presentation audible released in 2009 and this version falls a long way short of that standard. ![]() It feels to me as if he is just reading the book and rushing through the story, paying little attention to the undeniable Roth of Jacob Marley, the tenderness of Christmas past, the merriness of Christmas present and the bleakness of Christmas yet to come. The story was dramatized twice, in 19, on Kraft Television Theatre (NBC). An adaptation of A Christmas Carol with Ralph Richardson as Scrooge was shown as a 30-minute filmed episode of NBC 's Fireside Theater in 1951. Scott and the Muppets, Sims being the best version in my view) by quite some way. In Steven Knight's gothic adaptation of Charles Dickens' iconic ghost story, Ebenezer Scrooge experiences a dark night of the soul - past, present and future. This does not leave any scope for him to use his undeniable voice acting talent to give the book the emotive force and the characters their individual voices. A British television version, with Bransby Williams as Scrooge, was televised in 1950. This A Christmas Carol though was a major disappointment, and the second worst adaptation after the 2001 animated film with Simon Callow and Kate Winslet (which include classics such as Alastair Sim, George C. A Christmas Carol: With Guy Pearce, Andy Serkis, Stephen Graham, Joe Alwyn. First, the recording appears to be very short and I know why, Hugh Grant reads the book as if he needs to get as much said in the shortest possible time. I love a Christmas Carol, it’s sheer magnificence, power and emotive force keeps me coming back to read every year so when I came across yet another recording, I was excited as I own several. I came across this free gift whilst browsing the audible bestseller lists. An excellent tail let down by a Poor narration
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