Dubliners


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(4.2 stars; 105 reviews)

Masterful short stories about life in Dublin at the turn of the century, by James Joyce. (Summary by Hugh McGuire) (6 hr 57 min)

Chapitres

01 - The Sisters 17:21 Lu par Richard Wallis
02 - An Encounter 22:37 Lu par Bellona Times
03 - Araby 16:06 Lu par Julie VW
04 - Eveline 13:38 Lu par Sofia Laureano
05 - After the Race 13:22 Lu par Richard Wallis
06 - Two Gallants 23:28 Lu par Richard Wallis
07 - The Boarding House 19:00 Lu par Bruce Pirie
08 - A Little Cloud 30:09 Lu par Bob Sherman
09 - Counterparts 24:20 Lu par Bruce Pirie
10 - Clay 17:20 Lu par Carol Stripling
11 - A Painful Case 22:43 Lu par Bob Sherman
12 - Ivy Day in the Committee Room 31:35 Lu par ontheroad
13 - A Mother 24:12 Lu par Elizabeth Klett
14 - Grace 44:04 Lu par Richard Wallis
15 - The Dead, part 1 34:05 Lu par Hugh McGuire
16 - The Dead, part 2 32:39 Lu par Hugh McGuire
17 - The Dead, part 3 30:42 Lu par Hugh McGuire

Critiques


(3.5 stars)

I enjoyed listening to The Sisters and Araby, but the encounter, although nicely read was aless enjoyable due to mispronounced words. Mahoney should be pronounced "Mahnee" and quays is pronounced keys.

Well read


(4.5 stars)

I've always enjoyed the book, and the readers caught the whole sense of the author.

Classic story collection and very good recordings


(4 stars)

The recordings in this collection are generally excellent -- the sound quality is high; the readings are very clear and subtle and thoughtful. Hugh McGuire's reading of "The Dead" is a standout. I believe most of the readers are American, due to copyright restrictions. Some have Irish accents or use Irish accents as appropriate; they sound pretty good to my ear, but I speak from total ignorance of accents.

just a sketchbook, not a storybook


(2 stars)

Don't expect anything to happen. This is a sketchbook of characters that really might have been used in action-driven stories but are just left there fairly motionless. Not the masterpiece it is purported to be, sad to say.