Showing results for "Charles Dickens" in Action & Adventure

Treat your ears to a performance so rich and captivating you'll imagine yourself in the halls of Hogwarts. Wherever you listen, the unmistakable voice of Stephen Fry is guaranteed to guide you ever more deeply into this magical story and transport you to the heart of the adventure.

A boy who only gets to eat cabbage soup for breakfast, lunch and dinner finds a Golden Ticket that will take him into Willy Wonka's magical chocolate factory. Joining him on the tour are four horrible blighters: Augustus Gloop - a great big greedy nincompoop, Veruca Salt - a spoiled brat, Violet Beauregarde - a repulsive little gum-chewer and Mike Teavee - a TV addict. With a chocolate river, crafty squirrels and mysterious Oompa Loompas, Mr Wonka's chocolate factory is the strangest, most magnificent place Charlie has ever seen.

Der Tod seines Vaters überschattet die Kindheit des jungen David Copperfield. Als ihn sein Stiefvater in ein Internat schickt, soll sich der junge David den strengen Regeln des bürgerlichen Lebens fügen. Doch der plötzliche Verlust seiner Mutter zwingt den erst 10-Jährigen schließlich in die Arbeitswelt. Ohne Hilfe muss er sich den Schwierigkeiten des Lebens stellen. Doch Davids Lebensmut ist unerschöpflich und trotz aller Widrigkeiten erwartet Dickens‘ tapferen Helden ein Happy End.

If you think you know Oliver Twist, think again.... The world according to Oliver Twisted is simple: Vampyres feed on the defenceless, orphans are sacrificed to hungry gods, and if a woe-begotten catches your scent it will hunt you forever. When a talking corpse reveals that Oliver will find his destiny in London, he sets out to find the truth - even if it means losing his soul.... A monstrously good story for older children, Oliver Twisted is a terrifying take on Dickens, with added zombies, vampires, and werewolves.