The Schoolboy's Story

Name: The Schoolboy's Story
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Charles Dickens
ISBN: 9781666601688

Author: Charles Dickens

Narrator: Michael Page

Unabridged: 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 09/05/2017

Categories: Fiction, Classic, Literary Fiction, Seasonal Fiction

Synopsis

Originally published in the 1853 Christmas edition of Dickens' journal Household Words, The Schoolboy's Story recounts the tale of Old Cheeseman, a schoolboy who becomes the second Latin Master, and his former peers who consider him a traitor for doing it. This version of The Schoolboy'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 midnightfaerie on December 04, 2020

I love Dickens, and in his fashion, this too, ends happily. But the story is much based around young boys at a boarding school, bullying a nice teacher, Old Cheeseman. They are perfectly horrible to him. Stopping the bullying movement has come a long way, but I really wonder if it's changed all that......more

Goodreads review by Tom on November 09, 2023

3.5⭐......more

Goodreads review by Guguk on June 29, 2016

Satu kisah pendek dari sang pujangga (^..^) tentang sekolah asrama & bullying di era Queen Victoria~ Aku lemah sama cerita anak-anak, apalagi—biarpun penuh ketidakadilan dan manusia menyebalkan—ceritanya penuh aura kasih kocak-sedih khas Mr. Dickens, yang bikin bacanya selang-seling antara senyum +......more