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Dodger
- Author
- Terry Pratchett
- Narrator
- Stephen Briggs
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Publish Date
- 13 September 2012
- Run Time
- 9 hours 20 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Dodger is a tosher – a sewer scavenger living in the squalor of Dickensian London.
Everyone who is nobody knows Dodger. Anyone who is anybody doesn’t.
But when he rescues a young girl from a beating, suddenly everybody wants to know him.
And Dodger’s tale of skulduggery, dark plans and even darker deeds begins . . .
Critics Review
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Here, once again, is the mark of a great writer . . . we are captivated by ingenious word-building on every page . . . As Dodger's triumphant path ultimately brings him honour from the very highest rank of society, we cannot help but cheer not only for his success, but also for the success of this ebullient, funny and delightful novel.
Guardian
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Wonderful.
Daily Mail
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Dodger feels fresh, vibrant and full of energy, a triumph that should be celebrated as yet another glorious gift from Narrativia.
SFX
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[A] superb novel . . . full of eccentric characters and carefully detailed London scenes, the tale embodies both Dickens's love for the common man and a fierce desire for social justice.
Publishers Weekly
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It's a masterwork from a treasure and hero of a writer, and it will delight you.
Cory Doctorow
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Historical fiction in the hands of the inimitable Sir Terry brings the sights and the smells (most certainly the smells) of Old London wonderfully to life . . . Unexpected, drily funny and full of the pathos and wonder of life: Don't miss it.
Kirkus Reviews
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Interwoven with historical figures such as Charles Dickens, Robert Peel and Disraeli, Dodger is convincing proof of [Pratchett's] still galloping imagination.
Daily Telegraph
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Masterly and entertaining
The Sunday Times
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Dodger is a book filled with kindness and wisdom. The reason I feel the need to point this out is that it is so rare. The story practically oozes kindness.
Bookwitch
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Dodger is a hero who Dickens would love . . . You can't help loving Dodger as he ducks, dives, falls in love and rises in the Victorian world. This is a hero I can't wait to meet again.
The Times
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Details
- Author
- Terry Pratchett
- Narrator
- Stephen Briggs
- Duration
- 9 hours 20 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 September 2012
- ISBN
- 9781446495803
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Synopsis
Dodger is a tosher – a sewer scavenger living in the squalor of Dickensian London.Everyone who is nobody knows Dodger. Anyone who is anybody doesn’t.But when he rescues a young girl from a beating, suddenly everybody wants to know him.And Dodger’s tale of skulduggery, dark plans and even darker deeds begins . . .
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