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    The Great Train Robbery

    Written by Michael Crichton

    Narrated by Michael Kitchen

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    In teeming Victorian London, where lavish wealth and appalling poverty live side by side, Edward Pierce charms the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of the century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the daring theft of a fortune in gold? Who could predict the consequences of making the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England's industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, as lively as legend, and studded with all the suspense and style of a modern fiction master, here is a classic caper novel set a decade before the age of dynamite-yet nonetheless explosive.…

    Michael Crichton wrote and directed the screen adaptation of The Great Train Robbery, starring Sean Connery and Donald Sutherland.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateOct 6, 2015
    ISBN9781501216695
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    The Great Train Robbery
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    Michael Crichton

    Michael Crichton (1942-2008) was the author of the ground-breaking novels The Great Train Robbery, Jurassic Park, Disclosure, Prey, State of Fear and Next, among many others. Crichton’s books have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide, have been translated into thirty-eight languages, and provided the basis for thirteen feature films. Also known as a filmmaker and creator of ER, he remains the only writer to have a number one book, movie, and TV show in the same year.

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    • 5/5
      I liked the social history about 19 century GB. It is the closest thing to time travel.
    • 5/5
      Fascinating story that was entertaining and clever from beginning to end! The reader was excellent.
    • 5/5
      Chreighton does his best when he keeps his characters strong or true to history as with this book
    • 5/5
      Captivating! Riveting!
      Fantastic performance. This is in my top 10 Scribd audiobooks.
    • 5/5
      A tale of witty robbery in Victorian England. Quite interesting.
    • 5/5
      Excellent book. I really enjoyed the dialog from that period of English history.
    • 5/5
      Dickens-esque. Which I wasn’t expecting given that the writer’s books have been blockbuster films in the 90’s. A great story.
    • 5/5
      Seamlessly adds fascinating details to riviting story. Makes it hard to know what to read that can follow that!
    • 5/5
      Fantastic historical fiction. Wonderful character. Suspenseful and intriguing. Top 10 in my repertoire
    • 5/5
      One of Crichton's best. I'm surprised that it has yet to be made into a film. As its name says, it goes into detail about robbing a train. Crichton's talent for weaving real world information into the story and shaping character arcs shines here. I was entertained and learned a lot about Victorian England.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This is a great historical novel based on extensive research. Not only is the story really good, but I learned a lot about 19th century England, which turns out to fascinating because of the incredibly rapid changes going on during the industrial revolution. The audio book is very well read.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      It was difficult to understand the language. It was too wordy.
    • 3/5
      There were a lot of random details and the end seemed to stop short.
    • 3/5
      Historical account of the event. Very little historical fiction. Clear he did his homework; however, I wanted a story and this was a history lesson peppered with what was likely said.