![]() This is the perfect vehicle for his array of voices, accents and characters, starting with the terrifying Magwitch on the run (if that's an appropriate description of a man wearing a leg iron) from the prison hulks moored off the Essex marshes, to cold, arrogant Estella, hardwired to break men's hearts, and the steely lawyer Mr Jaggers, beside whom Lord Goldsmith looks like Bambi. ![]() Lesser reads so many audiobooks - I've just finished his beautiful if soporific rendering of Rumi's Spiritual Verses - that you forget what a huge range his acting skills cover. Too bad they didn't hear Anton Lesser's version, though chances are if they had, it would have affected them even more powerfully. ![]() Maybe you should listen to this first to understand the impact it had on Mister Pip's pupils. A familiar voice on radio, he has been involved in countless plays and recordings, and has become particularly associated with his award winning readings of Dickens for Naxos AudioBooks. ![]() Films in which he has appeared include Charlotte Gray, Fairytale - A True Story, Imagining Argentina, River Queen, and most recently, Miss Potter. His many television appearances include roles in The Cherry Orchard, King Lear, The Politician?s Wife, Vanity Fair, Perfect Strangers, and Dickens. One of Britain?s leading classical actors, Anton Lesser has worked extensively at the National Theatre, and is an associate artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company, where, over the years, he has played many of the principal roles, including Romeo, Troilus, Petruchio and Richard III. Categories: Audiobooks, Classic Fiction Tag: Victoriansīrowse all Audiobooks read by Anton LesserĪpologies, your browser does not support this audio track.Īudiobook Details: Author: Charles Dickens ![]()
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