In a faithful narration

Charles Dickens reads A Christmas Carol

1812–1870 · Literature Professional narrator Word-accuracy 100.0%

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About this work

A Christmas Carol is a public-domain work, here read aloud in a faithful professional narration (no recording of Charles Dickens's own voice survives).

Who was Charles Dickens?

Charles Dickens (1812–1870) — Literature.

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