Little Dorrit (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Illustrated EditionBy Charles Dickens
Length38h 53m
About this audiobook
Little Dorrit is one of Charles Dickens's most searching late novels, a vast social panorama centered on Amy Dorrit, born in the Marshalsea debtors' prison, and Arthur Clennam, whose return to England uncovers buried guilt and institutional corruption. Combining satire, melodrama, mystery, and moral allegory, the novel exposes the "Circumlocution Office" as a brilliant emblem of bureaucratic paralysis. Its intricate plotting and darkened comic style place it among Dickens's mature works, where social criticism becomes inseparable from psychological and symbolic depth. Charles Dickens knew the world of debt and imprisonment intimately: his father was confined in the Marshalsea, and the young Dickens's traumatic labor in a blacking factory shaped his lifelong concern with poverty, shame, and social injustice. By the 1850s, his artistic confidence and reforming zeal had deepened into a more complex critique of Victorian capitalism, class aspiration, and official indifference, all of which inform Little Dorrit's moral architecture. Readers seeking Dickens at his richest and most uncompromising will find Little Dorrit indispensable. It rewards patience with unforgettable characters, devastating satire, and a profound meditation on freedom, responsibility, and the prisons societies build both outside and within the self.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- An Author Biography reveals milestones in the author's life, illuminating the personal insights behind the text.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics, Humor
Length38 hrs 53 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 3, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5Author Biography
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6Book the First: Poverty
7Chapter 1. Sun and Shadow
8Chapter 2. Fellow Travellers
9Chapter 3. Home
10Chapter 4. Mrs Flintwinch has a Dream
11Chapter 5. Family Affairs
12Chapter 6. The Father of the Marshalsea
13Chapter 7. The Child of the Marshalsea
14Chapter 8. The Lock
15Chapter 9. Little Mother
16Chapter 10. Containing the whole Science of Government
17Chapter 11. Let Loose
18Chapter 12. Bleeding Heart Yard
19Chapter 13. Patriarchal
20Chapter 14. Little Dorrit's Party
21Chapter 15. Mrs Flintwinch has another Dream
22Chapter 16. Nobody's Weakness
23Chapter 17. Nobody's Rival
24Chapter 18. Little Dorrit's Lover
25Chapter 19. The Father of the Marshalsea in two or three Relations
26Chapter 20. Moving in Society
27Chapter 21. Mr Merdle's Complaint
28Chapter 22. A Puzzle
29Chapter 23. Machinery in Motion
30Chapter 24. Fortune-Telling
31Chapter 25. Conspirators and Others
32Chapter 26. Nobody's State of Mind
33Chapter 27. Five-and-Twenty
34Chapter 28. Nobody's Disappearance
35Chapter 29. Mrs Flintwinch goes on Dreaming
36Chapter 30. The Word of a Gentleman
37Chapter 31. Spirit
38Chapter 32. More Fortune-Telling
39Chapter 33. Mrs Merdle's Complaint
40Chapter 34. A Shoal of Barnacles
41Chapter 35. What was behind Mr Pancks on Little Dorrit's Hand
42Chapter 36. The Marshalsea becomes an Orphan
43Book the Second: Riches
44Chapter 1. Fellow Travellers
45Chapter 2. Mrs General
46Chapter 3. On the Road
47Chapter 4. A Letter from Little Dorrit
48Chapter 5. Something Wrong Somewhere
49Chapter 6. Something Right Somewhere
50Chapter 7. Mostly, Prunes and Prism
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