My Early Life

By: Winston Churchill

Narrated by: Frederick Davidson

One of the classic volumes of autobiography, My Early Life is a lively and colourful account of a young man's quest for action, adventure and danger. Churchill's schooldays are undistinguished, but he is admitted to Sandhurst and embarks on a career as a soldier and a war correspondent, seeing action in Cuba, in India, in the Sudan - where he took part in the battle of Omdurman, of which he gives us a stirring account - and finally in South Africa.

Taken prisoner by the Boers, Churchill makes a daring escape. Back home he embarks on the political career that is to make him one of Britain's most distinguished parliamentarians.

First published in 1930, when Churchill's most testing time still lay ahead of him, My Early Life is memorable both as an adventure-story and as an account of the events and influences that helped to shape the career of a great Englishman.

©1930 Charles Scribner’s Sons (P)2014 Audible Studios

Well written-Well Read

Where does My Early Life rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Churchhill was a master of the English language and sentence structure. The performance of the reading of this book was so well done you could not imagine that Churchhill had not read it himself. this was a great book – – very entertaining and very educational. I give it my highest possible recommendation.

What other book might you compare My Early Life to and why?

I have approximately 25 audio books in my library. Nothing compares to this book.

What about Frederick Davidson’s performance did you like?

Frederick Davidson was Winston Churchhill. It is that simple…

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The entire book was filled with information, education, and humor. It was not a doll moment.

loved it

rich in historical fact and brilliantly layer out for us to enjoy. I look forward to learning a lot more after reading this book

Perfect audio book?

I love biographies of great historical figures, Churchill being perhaps my favorite of all. Who better to give insight into his formative years, than the man himself. The subject matter is fascinating and his writing style is eloquent and witty. The world was lucky to have such a man. Top notch statesman, and top notch writer.

Performance was near perfect. Reader managed to effortlessly evoke Churchill, without doing a caricature.

Performance fantastic, subject endlessly enthralling. Maybe the perfect audio book. Worthy to be listened to time and again.

great story

Unfamiliar geography and language sometimes made it difficult to understand but overall a great story!

They say life is better than fiction and it true

Where does My Early Life rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Middle, although I found Churchill's life fascinating and riveting at times, at times it was a little boring.

Which scene was your favorite?

When he escaped from the Boar's, it was very exciting.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

The Early life of a very interesting man

Any additional comments?

I read a book that was more like cliff notes, but this was so much better.

Excellent Story.

A great story. Want more. Loved it. How one person could pack that much, in to a book is beyond me.

Entertaining listen

Widely regarded as Churchel's best work the story covers his early years and adventures in the military well written and well read. The reader sounds like Churchill himself which I enjoyed

Great Book. Less than average performance

I thoroughly enjoyed this book for the content. Hearing of Churchill's early adventures was intriguing and captivating. For me, the thick accent of the reader was obnoxious and made the book a difficult listen. I will probably steer clear of Frederick Davidson books in the future.

Fantastic performance of an extraordinary book

David Case (AKA: Frederick Davidson) narrated the book so masterfully that I forgot on several occasions that it was not narrated by Churchill himself. If David Case were still alive, I would have him narrate all books written by Churchill!

Meet a self-assured, arrogant world leader.

Very well-written first-person history introduces the reader to WINSTON CHURCHILL in his own words. His language is articulate and often employs precisely the right word. Gain great insight into a variety of world events at the turn of the 19th - 20th Century as be personally introduced, in brief remarks, to many historical figures.