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Narrated in the first person, Great Expectations tells the story of Philip Pirrip (known as Pip) from his disadvantaged start as an orphan in the Kent...

Disc 1


    Great Expectations (more info)
    Composed by: Jacques Chailley
    Anton Lesser, reader

  1. Chapter 1: My father's family name being Pirrip ... - 07:01
  2. He gave me a most tremendous dip and roll ... - 04:22
  3. Chapter 2: My sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery, was ... - 06:26
  4. On the present occasion, though I was hungry ... - 06:24
  5. It was Christmas Eve, and I had to stir the pudding ... - 07:17
  6. Chapter 3: It was a rimy morning, and very damp. - 06:48
  7. I had often watched a large dog of ours ... - 04:48
  8. Chapter 4: I fully expected to find Constable ... - 07:21
  9. Mrs. Joe,' said Uncle Pumblechook: - 07:32
  10. Joe offered me more gravy, which I was afraid to take. - 06:30
  11. Chapter 5: The apparition of a file of soldiers ... - 07:11
  12. At last, Joe's job was done ... - 05:15

Disc 2


    Great Expectations (more info)
    Composed by: Jacques Chailley
    Anton Lesser, reader

  1. It was a run indeed now ... - 06:26
  2. We had not gone far when three cannon ... - 05:27
  3. Chapter 6: My state of mind regarding the pilfering ... - 04:34
  4. Chapter 7: At the time when I stood ... - 05:42
  5. There was no indispensable necessity ... - 07:05
  6. I could think of nothing better to say ... - 06:13
  7. Joe made the fire and swept the hearth ... - 06:24
  8. Chapter 8: Mr. Pumblechook's premises ... - 05:44
  9. My young conductress locked the gate ... - 07:00
  10. I regret to state that I was not afraid ... - 06:30
  11. She won the game, and I dealt. - 05:24
  12. My sister's bringing up had me sensitive. - 06:26
  13. Chapter 9: When I reached home, my sister ... - 01:17

Disc 3


    Great Expectations (more info)
    Composed by: Jacques Chailley
    Anton Lesser, reader

  1. The worst of it was that that bullying old ... - 07:00
  2. Now, when I saw Joe open his blue eyes ... - 08:18
  3. Chapter 10: The felicitous idea occurred to me ... - 04:30
  4. It being a Saturday night, I found the landlord ... - 06:34
  5. All this while, the strange man looked ... - 04:59
  6. Chapter 11: At the appointed time I returned ... - 06:17
  7. As we were going with out candle ... - 06:37
  8. These crawling things had fascinated my attention ... - 05:24
  9. Miss Sarah Pocket, whom I now saw to be ... - 05:28
  10. I was going to wish her many happy returns ... - 06:11
  11. I was secretly afraid of him when I saw ... - 04:33
  12. Chapter 12: My mind grew very uneasy ... - 05:32
  13. There was a song Joe used to hum fragments of ... - 07:02

Disc 4


    Great Expectations (more info)
    Composed by: Jacques Chailley
    Anton Lesser, reader

  1. When I got home at night, and delivered ... - 01:08
  2. Chapter 13: It was a trial to my feelings ... - 06:45
  3. As if he were absolutely out of his mind ... - 07:30
  4. The Justices were sitting in the Town Hall ... - 04:12
  5. Chapter 14: It is a most miserable thing to feel ... - 05:12
  6. Chapter 15: As I was getting too big ... - 07:48
  7. In brief, Joe thought that if I thought well of it ... - 04:52
  8. My sister had been standing silent in the yard ... - 08:18
  9. As I never assisted at any other representation ... - 06:26
  10. Chapter 16: With my head full of George Barnwell ... - 06:11
  11. When, at last, she came round so far ... - 05:29
  12. Chapter 17: I now fell into a regular routine ... - 06:54
  13. My sister was never left alone now ... - 07:18

Disc 5


    Great Expectations (more info)
    Composed by: Jacques Chailley
    Anton Lesser, reader

  1. Biddy,' I cried, getting up ... - 07:26
  2. Chapter 18: It was in the fourth year ... - 06:37
  3. We were all deeply persuaded that the unfortunate ... - 05:37
  4. My dream was out ... - 06:48
  5. Well, Joseph Gargery? You look dumbfoundered?' - 06:02
  6. Pip's a gentleman of fortun' then,' said Joe ... - 06:41
  7. Chapter 19: Morning made a considerable difference ... - 07:07
  8. Well? What are you stopping for?' said I. - 06:35
  9. When he had at last done ... - 06:43
  10. At about this time, I began to observe ... - 06:57
  11. Well, Pip?' - 05:19
  12. Biddy was astir so early to get my breakfast ... - 03:55

Disc 6


    Great Expectations (more info)
    Composed by: Jacques Chailley
    Anton Lesser, reader

  1. Chapter 20: The journey from our town ... - 06:41
  2. While I looked about me here ... - 06:29
  3. Here's Mike,' said the clerk ... - 04:58
  4. Chapter 21: Casting my eyes on Mr. Wemmick ... - 05:10
  5. So imperfect was this realization of the first ... - 05:13
  6. Chapter 22: The pale young gentleman and I ... - 04:29
  7. He was still a pale young gentleman ... - 07:29
  8. There appeared upon the scene ...' - 05:42
  9. It had not occurred to me before ... - 07:05
  10. This collation disposed of at a moderate price ... - 05:20
  11. Chapter 23: Mr. Pocket said he was glad to see me ... - 04:24
  12. Both Mr. and Mrs. Pocket had such a noticeable air ... - 06:05
  13. After dinner the children were introduced ... - 05:11
  14. It happened that the other five children ... - 04:06

Disc 7


    Great Expectations (more info)
    Composed by: Jacques Chailley
    Anton Lesser, reader

  1. Chapter 24: After two or three days ... - 07:03
  2. In the room over that, a little flabby terrier of a clerk ... - 07:23
  3. Chapter 25: Bentley Drummle, who was ... - 07:19
  4. I was falling into meditation on my guardian's ... - 06:02
  5. Is it your own, Mr. Wemmick?' - 04:14
  6. Chapter 26: It fell out as Wemmick had told me ... - 06:59
  7. Induced to take particular notice of the housekeeper ... - 04:06
  8. While he said these words in a leisurely critical style ... - 06:09
  9. Chapter 27: 'My dear Mr Pip ...' - 04:53
  10. Joe, how are you, Joe?' - 07:40
  11. I had neither the good sense nor the good feeling ... - 06:09
  12. Chapter 28: It was clear that I must ... - 07:18
  13. It is impossible to express with what acuteness ... - 03:13

Disc 8


    Great Expectations (more info)
    Composed by: Jacques Chailley
    Anton Lesser, reader

  1. After overhearing this dialogue ... - 03:51
  2. Chapter 29: Betimes in the morning I was up and out. - 06:31
  3. Upon that, I turned down the long passage ... - 05:37
  4. It was settled that I should stay there ... - 06:25
  5. Her handsome dress had trailed upon the ground. - 06:32
  6. Well, Pip! How often have you seen Miss Estella ...' - 06:57
  7. Chapter 30: After well considering the matter ... - 06:14
  8. The coach, with Mr. Jaggers inside ... - 04:10
  9. I stopped for a moment to consider ... - 04:04
  10. I turned my head aside ... - 06:12
  11. Chapter 31: On our arrival in Denmark ... - 06:28
  12. We made all the haste we could downstairs ... - 06:45
  13. Chapter 32: One day when I was busy with my books ... - 06:03
  14. Thus, we walked through Wemmick's greenhouse ... - 02:56

Disc 9


    Great Expectations (more info)
    Composed by: Jacques Chailley
    Anton Lesser, reader

  1. As we came out of the prison through the lodge ... - 03:50
  2. Chapter 33: In her furred travelling-dress ... - 06:14
  3. It was no laughing matter with Estella now ... - 04:40
  4. I should have been chary of discussing ... - 05:18
  5. Chapter 34: As I had grown accustomed ... - 05:29
  6. As I am now generalizing ... - 05:12
  7. However, my determined manner ... - 03:08
  8. Chapter 35: It was the first time that ... - 07:05
  9. The neighbourhood, however ... - 06:00
  10. I have not heard the particulars ...' - 05:50
  11. Chapter 36: Herbert and I went on ... - 06:20
  12. I was beginning to express my gratitude ... - 06:59
  13. I could have posted a newspaper in his mouth ... - 02:51
  14. Chapter 37: Deeming Sunday the best day ... - 04:00
  15. Miss Skiffins waas of a wooden appearance ... - 05:39

Disc 10


    Great Expectations (more info)
    Composed by: Jacques Chailley
    Anton Lesser, reader

  1. The flag had been struck ... - 07:34
  2. Chapter 38: If that staid old house near the Green ... - 05:08
  3. This was all the preparation I received ... - 04:02
  4. It happened on the occasion of this visit ... - 06:55
  5. Miss Havisham, with her head in her hands ... - 05:26
  6. I thought I saw him leer in an ugly way at me ... - 04:56
  7. At a certain Assembly Ball at Richmond ... - 05:57
  8. Chapter 39: I was three-and-twenty years of age. - 06:15
  9. He looked about him with the strangest air ... - 06:00
  10. As I put my glass to my lips ... - 06:05
  11. The abhorrence in which I held the man ... - 05:40
  12. I tried to collect my thoughts, but I was stunned. - 06:45
  13. Chapter 40: It was fortunate for me ... - 06:31

Disc 11


    Great Expectations (more info)
    Composed by: Jacques Chailley
    Anton Lesser, reader

  1. By-and-by, his door opened and he came out. - 07:20
  2. Some sense of the grimly-ludicrous moved me ... - 05:18
  3. It would seem a simple matter to decide ... - 06:27
  4. Wemmick was out ... - 07:02
  5. Chapter 41: In vain should I attempt to describe ... - 06:28
  6. Poor fellow! He little suspected with whose money. - 06:37
  7. Chapter 42: 'Dear boy and Pip's comrade.' - 06:08
  8. I might a-took warning by Arthur ...' - 07:28
  9. He had worked himself into a state ... - 03:17
  10. Chapter 43: Why should I pause to ask ... - 04:20
  11. It was poisonous to me to see him in the town ... - 07:19
  12. Chapter 44: In the room where ... - 05:22
  13. I have been thrown among one family ...' - 04:35

Disc 12


    Great Expectations (more info)
    Composed by: Jacques Chailley
    Anton Lesser, reader

  1. It seems,' said Estella, very calmly ... - 06:58
  2. All done, all gone! - 01:59
  3. Chapter 45: Turning from the Temple gate ... - 06:26
  4. Now, Mr. Pip, you know,' said Wemmick ... - 06:13
  5. I thanked him for his valuable advice ... - 05:36
  6. Chapter 46: Eight o'clock had struck ... - 06:21
  7. There was something so natural and winning ... - 06:00
  8. Our conference being now ended ... - 05:09
  9. Chapter 47: Some weeks passed ... - 06:57
  10. The second piece was ... - 05:08
  11. Steady!' I thought. - 03:20
  12. Chapter 48: The second of the two meetings ... - 04:01
  13. Receiving this as an intimation ... - 02:55
  14. He dismissed her, and she glided out of the room. - 02:34

Disc 13


    Great Expectations (more info)
    Composed by: Jacques Chailley
    Anton Lesser, reader

  1. We took our leave early, and left together. - 07:08
  2. Chapter 49: Putting Miss Havisham's note ... - 02:42
  3. As I brought another of the ragged chairs ... - 06:14
  4. O Miss Havisham,' said I, 'I can do it now.' - 06:48
  5. I had been shut up in these rooms ...' - 05:35
  6. She was insensible, and I was afraid ... - 03:08
  7. Chapter 50: My hands had been dressed ... - 04:22
  8. Does it strike too cold on that sensitive place?' - 04:34
  9. Chapter 51: What purpose I had in view ... - 06:14
  10. Even Mr. Jaggers started when I said those words. - 05:16
  11. Now, Pip,' said Mr. Jaggers, 'put this case.' - 05:08
  12. Standing by for a little, while they were at work ... - 02:12
  13. Chapter 52: From Little Britain ... - 05:53
  14. I had had load enough upon my mind ... - 06:02
  15. Chapter 53: It was a dark night ... - 05:49

Disc 14


    Great Expectations (more info)
    Composed by: Jacques Chailley
    Anton Lesser, reader

  1. Whom I had looked for, I don't know. - 06:08
  2. He had been drinking, and his eyes were red ... - 06:49
  3. There was a clear space of a few feet ... - 06:31
  4. When I told Herbert what had passed ... - 04:50
  5. Chapter 54: It was one of those March days ... - 05:46
  6. At the Stairs where we had taken him abroad ... - 06:25
  7. We pushed off again, and made what way we could. - 05:06
  8. In the infinite meaning of his reply ... - 06:40
  9. Startop could make out, after a few minutes ... - 04:52
  10. The Jack at the Ship was instructed ... - 03:50
  11. Chapter 55: He was taken to the Police Court ... - 07:14
  12. On the Saturday in that same week ... - 05:53
  13. That discreet damsel was attired as usual ... - 04:16
  14. Chapter 56: He lay in prison very ill ... - 03:58

Disc 15


    Great Expectations (more info)
    Composed by: Jacques Chailley
    Anton Lesser, reader

  1. The whole scene starts out again ... - 06:21
  2. The number of the days had risen to ten ... - 04:19
  3. Chapter 57: Now that I was left wholly to myself ... - 05:33
  4. At last, one day, I took courage ... - 06:43
  5. I never discovered from whom Joe ... - 05:03
  6. When we got back again and he lifted me out ... - 06:26
  7. It was on the third or fourth occasion ... - 06:16
  8. Chapter 58: The tidings of my high fortunes ... - 07:10
  9. Say that likewise,' retorted Pumblechook. - 06:40
  10. Dear Biddy,' said I ... - 04:40
  11. Chapter 59: For eleven years, I had not seen ... - 05:30
  12. I am greatly changed. I wonder you know me.' - 05:31

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Product Details
 
Composer(s):
Chailley, Jacques

Artist(s):
Lesser, Anton

Label: Naxos Audio Books
UPC: 730099046220
Item Number: NAX46212
Release Date: Aug 1, 2007