The Hundred And One Dalmatians, Dodie Smith
The Hundred And One Dalmatians, Dodie Smith
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The Hundred And One Dalmatians

Author: Dodie Smith

Series: BBC Children's Classics

Narrator: Brenda Blethyn, Full Cast, Patricia Hodge

Unabridged: 1 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/07/1996


Synopsis

Patricia Hodge stars as Cruella de Vil in this full-cast dramatisation of the much-loved story. Pongo lives happily with his human pets Mr. and Mrs. Dearly in a large house in Regent's Park. When his wife Missis produces a litter of 15 beautiful pups, life seems wonderfully complete. But the mysterious disappearance of the puppies suddenly throws everything into turmoil. Pongo, one of the keenest brains in Dogdom, quickly realises that he and Missis are the only hope for their youngsters' survival. And so the fearless pair set out on a bleak winter's journey into great dangers, helped along the way by the gallant Colonel, a sheepdog of the Old School. Dodie Smith's canine classic brought pleasure to millions as a Disney film. All its original charm and warmth are fully evident here in this full-cast dramatisation which stars Patricia Hodge as Cruella de Vil, along with Joan Sims, Brenda Blethyn, Nicky Henson and Polly James.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kelly on January 03, 2008

When I was little, I got a copy of this book from my grandmother. It was old, the cover was falling off, and the edges of the pages were stained red. I adored it, and read it several times. Later came the various movies, first the animated version, which was enjoyable, and then the live-action movie,......more

Goodreads review by Phil on February 25, 2012

A delightful children's book that I read as a kid (many times) and haven't read since. I decided to read it again to see if it held up and was still fun. It definitely was an entertaining read. When I was looking it up, I was surprised to see so many Goodreads reviews complaining of sexism or anti-fe......more

Goodreads review by Stacey | prettybooks on January 28, 2016

This post is part of the 2015 Classics Challenge. “Like many other much-loved humans, they believed that they owned their dogs, instead of realizing that their dogs owned them." Cruella de Vil is enough to frighten the spots off a Dalmatian pup. But when she steals a whole family of them, the puppies’......more

Goodreads review by Vikas on August 05, 2019

What a lovely book. I saw the movie several years back and had greatly enjoyed it. But the book is more enjoyable than the movie. One of the best books on dogs that I have ever read. Lovely reading and a must read , even if you are not a dog lover......more

Goodreads review by Ken on September 09, 2018

Another one of my childhood favourites that only until recently discovering it was based on a book. I used to rewatch the Disney Classic numerous times as a kid! Even though there’s some slight differences, Disney pretty much stayed faithful to Smith’s original story... The only real difference is Pong......more