I’ve heard the ones by Bernard Cribbins and Steven Fry and enjoyed them Immensely but this is the first time I’ve heard Lesley Crowther reading these and he is wonderful👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👂🏼📚❤️❤️❤️
What nonsense! Of course one might well prefer 10 hours and 15 minutes worth on the 2008 Audible "Unabridged" recording to an abridgment, then again, why not both? At the moment, the "Audible sample" at Amazon allows an interesting comparison of the opening chapter, and an idea of the scope - and impressive skill - of the abridgment of at least this part. Bu that Alison Larkin reads better than the late Bernard Cribbins? De gustibus... But while I can imagine listening to more of her, I am left wishing he had also made an unabridged version as well as this delightful one!
I had the cassette tape of this as a boy in south Africa in the 1980s and spent many happy hours listening to the adventures of David Balfour and Alan Breck until eventually the tape got chewed up and destroyed in the machine.
In the 1950s, 5 o'clock every weekday after school 'Children's Hour' on the Home Service was a must on the wireless. David Davis dulcet tones have remained with me all these years, never was there a better story teller.
Brilliant! Thank you so much for posting this. This is my absolute favourite, and personally I really like Leslie Crowther's reading. 'Paddington Saves the Day' is the best story on this and I love the rendering of 'Smasher Knowles' and 'Alf Duckham'. It's been great to listen to all of these again (and so many new ones) so thanks once again.
Oh HAZAH! my copy of this was ruined by some kid my mum had over during one of her christian do's. Little brat pulled the tape out and twisted it. Aaaaaah... listening to that music again... glorious! TBH, the fact the tape survived that long given how much it got played is a minor miricle. (wish I could press the fave button 100 times)
First of all I love listening to Martin Jarvis. After listening to him Narrate The Henry Sugar story, I came across this. I understand Henry because I want things without knowing why I want them especially online shopping.😅
