The Poor Relation's Story

Name: The Poor Relation's Story
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Charles Dickens
ISBN: 9781666600070

Author: Charles Dickens

Narrator: Michael Page

Unabridged: 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 09/05/2017

Categories: Fiction, Classic, Literary Fiction, Seasonal Fiction

Synopsis

Originally published in the 1852 Christmas edition of Dickens' journal Household Words, The Poor Relation's Story takes place during a Christmas feast, where a poor relation of the host tells the story of his life. This version of The Poor Relation's Story is part of Dreamscape's The Christmas Stories of Charles Dickens.

About Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English author and social reformer. He is widely considered the greatest Victorian novelist, having written such classics as Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, and Oliver Twist. Aside from his novels, he also wrote short stories, nonfiction, poetry, plays, and countless letters.

About Michael Page

Michael Page has narrated over two hundred audiobooks and has won several Earphones Awards. As a professional actor, he has performed regularly with the Peterborough Players in New Hampshire. Currently a professor of theater at Calvin College, he lives with his wife and their two daughters in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Maya on January 09, 2016

I'm not sure why there seem to be so many reviews of this story complaining that it's too clunky, too confusing, too drab. I didn't get any of that. I loved this story, although I should say that I seem to have a bias towards anything that consciously contrasts reality verses fantasy. But Dickens' u......more

Goodreads review by Ray on July 07, 2021

A beautiful Dickens story with a surprising ending. Uncle Chill sounds like Scrooge?......more

Goodreads review by midnightfaerie on December 02, 2020

Love Dickens writing, but this story was lackluster at best. Our protagonist has a quiet, sort of sad, simple life, so while telling his family the story of his life, he makes up one he likes better. I kept hoping for more, but the abrupt end left me wanting. It was one of the stories in my book "St......more

Goodreads review by mir on April 05, 2022

read this for school it was trippy i was confused till my teacher explained the ending & i was like 🤯😱......more

Goodreads review by Maddy on July 06, 2022

Enjoyed the story on the whole… Narrator’s kind of annoying though......more