Stackars Oliver Twist! Det finns nog inte någon människa som vill byta plats med denna godhjärtade och tappre pojke, vars ensamstående mor dör i barnsäng så att han tvingas tillbringa sina första år på ett avskyvärt fattighus. Ensam och sårbar växer…
Oliver Twist slipper undan fattighuset med alla dess grymheter och hamnar i London. Där faller han i klorna på skurken Fagin och hans band av ficktjuvar, som utnyttjar Olivers godtrogenhet. Kommer Oliver någonsin att hitta det lyckliga, trygga hem h…
I Oliver Twist möts grovkornig realism och skarp satir över ett hycklande rättssystem. Oliver Twist är föräldralös och hamnar på ett barnhem som han kastas ut ifrån efter att ha bett om en bit mat till. Tillsammans med andra hemlösa barn värvas Oliv…
Charles Darnay gör allt för befria sig från sitt arv och sin historia. Men nu råkar han vara infödd i den styrande klassen i Frankrike. Vi befinner oss mitt i tiden för den franska revolutionen. Historien om två städer [A Tale of Two Cities, 1859] ä…
Pip bor i en liten by i England. Han är en fattig pojke utan föräldrar. Meningen är att han ska bli smed och gifta sig med någon i byn. Men plötsligt blir Pip rik. En helt ny värld öppnar sig för honom. Han flyttar till London och lär känna den olyc…
Stig in i Charles Dickens fantastiska värld! I en underbart illustrerad, påkostad utgåva med tygklädd pärm och läsband finns här fyra av hans mest älskade berättelser samlade. Återupptäck favoriterna Oliver Twist, Lysande utsikter, Två städer och fö…
"Dickens mest politiska bok. Språket är lysande" BTJI Coketown har den industriella revolutionen redan börjat gå över i en kapitalistisk mardröm. Den förmögne Mr Gradgrind uppfostrar sina barn Tom och Louisa utifrån en krass utilitaristisk filosofi,…
Förutom att vara Charles Dickens överlägset mest berömda verk är det sannolikt världens mest lästa bok om julen. En julsaga [1843] berättar historien om Ebenezer Scrooge, en snål och elak kapitalist som genomgår en total omvändelse och blir en god m…
En julsaga är Charles Dickens mest berömda bok och antagligen också världens mest lästa historia om julen. Här får vi följa Ebenezer Scrooge, en snål och elak affärsman som går igenom en total förvandling och blir en god människa efter att ha hemsök…
Världens mest lästa bok om julen berättar historien om Ebenezer Scrooge, snål och elak kapitalist som genomgår total omvändelse och blir en god man, efter att ha hemsökts av spöken på julaftonsnatten. En julsaga [1843] är Charles Dickens överlägset…
En riktigt god jul... blir det till slut i Charles Dickens En Julsaga. Men vägen dit är inte den vanliga. Med hjälp av övernaturliga krafter får den rike och elaka affärsmannen Scrooge en läxa, som på juldagsnatten förvandlar honom till en riktigt g…
Den unge Pip sitter vid sina föräldrars och bröders grav och sörjer sin döda familj när en förrymd fånge överraskar honom och tvingar honom att hjälpa fången i hans flykt. Skräckslaget gör Pip som mannen säger, men han vet att straffet för att hjälp…
Oliver Twist av Charles Dickens. CHARLES DICKENS [1812-1870], född i Portsmouth i England, var sin tids mest populära engelskspråkiga romanförfattare. Dickens skapade en fiktiv värld som reflekterade de sociala och teknologiska förändringarna under…
A Tale of Two Cities (1859), Dickens' greatest historical novel, traces the private lives of a group of people caught up in the cataclysm of the French Revolution and the Terror. Dickens based his historical detail on Carlyle's great work - The Fren…
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A Tale of Two Cities, a story of revolution, revenge and sacrifice, is one of Charles Dickens' most exciting novels. Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, it tells the story of a family threatened by the terrible events of the past. Dr…
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Af…
Against the backdrop of growing discontent in Paris, Doctor Manette is released from the Bastille after eighteen years of unjust imprisonment and begins a new life in England with his devoted daughter Lucie. There, the gifted but dissolute lawyer Sy…
This brilliantly coloured tale of the French Revolution is an historical romance set in Paris and London. Famous for the character of Sidney Carton who sacrifices himself upon the guillotine' it is a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done…
'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...'Lucie Manette has been separated from her father for eighteen years while he languished in Paris's most feared prison, the Bastille. Finally reunited, the Manettes' fortunes become inextricably…
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...'Set before and during the French Revolution in the cities of Paris and London, A Tale of Two Cities tells the s…
Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton are alike in appearance, different in character and in love with the same woman. In the midst of the French Revolution, Darnay, who has fled to London to escape the cruelty of the French nobility, must return to Pari…
Enlivened by James Mason's compassionate and dramatic style, this classic story of feuding families set against a backdrop of London and Paris during the French Revolution reveals the author's belief that from the ashes of the past can come the birt…
After 18 years of imprisonment in the Bastille, the devoted Doctor Manette is reunited with his daughter, the gentle Lucie, in England. There she captures the hearts of two very different men--Charles Darney, a banished French aristocrat, and Sydney…
There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France. In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the S…
Explore Dickens' classic tale of order and disorder, death and resurrection with A Tale of Two Cities.Taking place in London and Paris in the eighteenth century, in the years leading up to and during the French Revolution, Charles Dickens' A Tale of…
Retold for younger readers, Charles Dickens' classic tale looks at London and Paris leading up to, and during, the dramatic upheavals of the French RevolutionAfter being released from Bastille prison, Doctor Manette is reunited with his daughter, Lu…
A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is Charles Dickens second historical novel (his seventeenth novel overall). Set in London and Paris, both before and during the French Revolution, it depicts the plight of the French common citizens under the brutal oppre…
Sydney Carton is a lawyer who has wasted his abilities and his life. Now he has to make a difficult choice about what is really important to him, which could be a matter of life or death. The French Revolution is running its violent course; lives ar…
Do you want to read A Tale of Two Cities? If so then keep reading... Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, it tells the story of a family threatened by the terrible events of the past. Doctor Manette was wrongly imprisoned in the Bastil…
A Tale of Two Cities - Volume 2 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1863. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medic…
Dickens's classic story of the French Revolution. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions,…
As the the bicentennary of the French Revolution draws near, Dickens' historical novel serves as a timely reminder of nineteenth-century reactions to that great upheaval. Set between 1757 and 1793, A Tale of Two Cities views the causes and effects o…
Doctor Manette, a prominent French Doctor, must flee Paris in the midst of the chaos that has ensued in what became known as the Reign of Terror. Fearing further persecution from his 18 maddening years of imprisonment in the Bastille of Paris, Docto…
A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris and his releas…
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring o…
A Tale of Two Cities is an 1859 historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris and…
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United St…
One of the darkest and most romantic of Dickens' novels, A Tale of Two Cities was adapted for the stage by the dream team of Terence Rattigan and John Gielgud in 1935, but a planned West End production was never staged. It finally received its profe…
Charles Dickens's second novel is the tale of a young orphan who faces the gruelling conditions of a Victorian workhouse before finding himself sucked into the criminal underworld of London. Teeming with unforgettable characters such as the villaino…
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Th…
Features some of the most memorably drawn villains - the treacherous gangmaster Fagin, the menacing thug Bill Sikes, the Artful Dodger and their den of thieves in the grimy London backstreets.
Oliver Twist is one of Charles Dickens's most popular novels, with many famous film, television and musical adaptations. It tells the story of the orphaned Oliver who is brought up in a harsh workhouse, then initiated into the criminal world of Fagi…
Introduction and Notes by Dr Ella Westland, University of Exeter.Illustrations by George Cruickshank.Dickens had already achieved renown with The Pickwick Papers. With Oliver Twist his reputation was enhanced and strengthened. The novel contains man…
Young Oliver Twist, orphaned at birth, lives a miserable life in the workhouse, until one day, he runs away and begins an adventure of discovery that leads him all the way to London... Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic…
Tells the story of a poor orphan's adventures in the criminal underworld of mid-nineteenth-century London.
The story of orphaned Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse only to be taken in by a den of thieves and plunged into a dark criminal underworld of vivid and memorable characters - the arch-villain Fagin, the artful Dodger, the menacing Bill Sikes…
In this retelling of Charles Dickins' classic tale, a poor workhouse orphan, Oliver, experiences the terror and brutality of the criminal underworld. His companions, who include a thief, a whore, and a pickpocket, are destined for gruesome ends, but…
Dickens' celebrated novel of innocence betrayed and then triumphant. It recreates the London underworld populated by such characters as Fagin, Bill Sikes, Nancy and the Artful Dodger, who are contrasted with the friends and family of the orphaned Ol…
Charles Dickens' classic story of a young boy who seeks his fortune on the streets of London.After Oliver Twist asks nasty Mr Bumble for more food, he has to flee the workhouse for the streets of London. Here he meets the Artful Dodger, who leads hi…
Dickens's tale of the young orphan, Oliver Twist, and his experiences in London. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions an…
Oliver Twist's life has been a hard and desperate one. With his mother dying during his birth, and having no idea who his father was, Oliver has spent his first nine years struggling to survive in a world that has little pity for a poor orphansuch a…
This is an illustrated adaptation for children of the famous novel by Charles Dickens. In nineteenth-century England, a young boy named Oliver Twist is driven out of his orphanage. Placed with an undertaker who mistreats him, Oliver escapes and trav…
Oliver twist a SC a thing attack on the cruelty of society in Dickens's time, Oliver twist details the life of an unfortunate. Orphan of the same name. Moving from the workhouse to a gang of pickpockets to a kindly family, oliver's life goes through…
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.'Oliver Twist has asked for more!'Fleeing the workhouse, Oliver finds himself taken under the wing of the Artful Dodger and caught up with a group of pickpockets in Lo…
The novel was originally published in monthly instalments in the magazine Bentley's Miscellany, from February 1837 to April 1839. It was originally intended to form part of Dickens's serial, The Mudfog Papers. George Cruikshank provided one steel et…
Orphaned by his mother's death in childbirth and his father's mysterious absence, Oliver spends the first nine years of his life in the care of Mrs Mann. He is later sent to a workhouse and from there escapes to London. He meets Artful Dodger in Lon…
The new Oxford World's Classics edition of Oliver Twist is based on the authoritative Clarendon edition, which uses Dickens's revised text of 1846. It includes his preface of 1841 in which he defended himself against hostile criticism, and includes…
World's Classics Deluxe EditionThis book and other World's Classics Deluxe Edition are frequently included among the great literature of the 20th century, including the Modern Library 100 Best Novels, The Observer′s, BBC's and The Telegraph's…
The ultimate illustrated children's edition of one of the greatest classic tales of all time.The miserable and hungry orphan Oliver Twist is forced to flee his wretched life at the workhouse and ends up alone in London. Innocent and vulnerable, youn…
A set of 6 much-loved stories from classic English literature for children, brought together by Puffin Classics in beautiful paperback cover designs.The classic story of a young boy who seeks his fortune on the streets of London.After Oliver Twist a…
Enjoy the classic rising-from-adversity tale of the little boy who only wants more.A favorite among young readers and adults alike, Charles Dickens' second novel, Oliver Twist, was first published in 1838 and has been made into a number of stage, te…
"Oliver Twist" has always been among Dickens' most popular novels. It has been adapted for film, for the theatre and for television, and has also been turned into the stage musical Oliver! It tells the story of an unfortunate orphan boy from his ear…
Puffin Classics bring the very best children's stories to a new generation.The world-famous story of a young boy who seeks his fortune on the streets of London, introduced by the hugely popular children's author, Garth Nix.After Oliver Twist asks na…
As Oliver gave this first proof of the free and proper action of his lungs, the patchwork coverlet which was carelessly flung over the iron bedstead, rustled; the pale face of a young woman was raised feebly from the pillow; and a faint voice imperf…
IDW is proud to introduce a new line of graphic novels that adapt some ofthe best-loved books of all time. The second book in the line is CharlesDickens' Oliver Twist.Oliver Twist is the story of a young orphan who is subjected toill-treatment in in…
In this powerful new adaptation of Dickens' classic novel, Neil Bartlett brings back to the theatre one of the angriest, funniest and most deeply felt stories about childhood ever written. Taking their inspiration from the vivid world of Victorian m…
Dickens's second novel is a scalding indictment of child labor and the English Poor Laws, centering on the travails of an innocent child Orphaned at birth and abandoned to the hardships of the workhouse, Oliver Twist lives a grueling life of poverty…
'Look here! Here's a jolly life! What's the odds where it comes from?'Meet the Artful Dodger, as roistering and swaggering a young gentleman as ever stood four foot six. With him, you'll run down the dirty backstreets of London to be entertained by…
Charles Dickens's famous second novel recounts the story of a boy born in the workhouse and raised in an infant farm as he tries to make his way in the world. This is a facsimile reprint edition.
In the dark, dangerous streets of Victorian London Oliver enters the world of people so poor and desperate that they will take any risk and know no mercy. Relentlessly pursued by the menacing criminal world, who should Oliver trust? Are his true fri…
'The image of little Oliver Twist victimised by poverty, almost seduced by the specious excitement of crime, and then offered the possibility of a lucrative career in authorship is always compelling' GuardianOliver is an orphan living on the dangero…
This boxed set of Charles Dickens novels includes "Oliver Twist", "Great Expectations" and "Hard Times". The first two novels are introduced by Michael Slater while "Hard Times" is introduced by Philip Collins.
"Dickens's classic morality tale of a starving orphan caught between opposing forces of good and evil is a powerful indictment of Victorian England's Poor Laws. Filled with dark humor and an unforgettable cast of characters - Oliver Twist, Fagin, Na…
Do you want to read Oliver Twist? If so then keep reading... The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous be…
Oliver Twist is the classic tale of a poor orphan boy who runs away from an abusive master, only to fall in with thieves and robbers on the cruel streets of 19th-century London. Eventually Oliver discovers the truth about his past, and finds a true…
"Oliver Twist" was Charles Dickens' second novel, further establishing him as one of England's greatest writers of the 19th century. Set in London in the midst of an industrial revolution, the novel treats issues such as child labor, poverty, and cr…
The classic Dickensian tale of a little boy who wanted more, beautifully repackaged for a new generation by Simon & Schuster Classics. Oliver Twist is orphaned and on the streets of London. Alone and vulnerable, he forms a new kind of family with a…
This edition of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens is given by Ashed Phoenix - Million Book Edition
Celebrate the bicentenary of Dickens' birth with this beautiful gift edition of Oliver Twist Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist is one of the best-loved stories ever written. The story of the young orphan is as powerful now as when it was first published…
A scholarly edition of a work by Charles Dickens. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.
One of Dickens most enduringly popular stories is Oliver Twist, his second novel, published in installments starting in February 1837 and continuing until 1838. Like many of his later novels, its central theme is the hardship faced by the dispossess…
The original story of Victorian London's most famous child. Oliver Twist created for everyone aged six and over. It will have you on the edge of your seat and wanting more.
'The monstrous thought came into my mind as I perused the fixed eyes and the saturnine face, that this was a spirit, not a man.'Three ghostly tales from a master of the form, 'The Signalman', 'The Trial for Murder' and the title story, 'To Be Read a…
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Den föräldralöse Oliver Twist, född på ett fattighus, är gatubarn i London. Där hamnar han i klorna på den ökände skurken Fagin, som lär upp pojkarna till skickliga ficktjuvar. Fagins gäng gör gatorna osäkra och de råkar ut för många äventyr. Men de…
Brings together five of Charles Dickens' best-known novels: "Oliver Twist", "A Christmas Carol", "David Copperfield", "Great Expectations" and "A Tale of Two Cities".
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material…
A young orphan, Pip, receives a fortune from a mysterious benefactor and travels to London in order to become a gentleman
Considered by many to be Dickens' finest novel, Great Expectations traces the growth of the book's narrator, Philip Pirrip (Pip), from a boy of shallow dreams to a man with depth of character. From its famous dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish ma…
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Pi…
An unknown benefactor provides Philip Pirrip with the chance to escape his poor upbringing. Aspiring to be a gentleman, and encouraged by his expectations of wealth, he abandons his friends and moves to London. His expectations prove to be unfounded…
One of Dickens's finest novels, Great Expectations chronicles the fortunes of its young protagonist Pip as he is unexpectedly endowed by a mysterious benefactor with the life of a gentleman, enabling him to escape to London from the prospect of a hu…
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'you are to understand, Mr. Pip, that the name of the person who is your liberal benefactor remains a profound secret...'Young Pip lives with his sister and her husband the blacksmith, with few prospects for advancement until a mysterious benefactio…
One of Charles Dickens's most renowned and enjoyable novels, Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, an orphan boy who wishes to transcend his humble origins and finds himself unexpectedly given the opportunity to live a life of wealth and respec…
Do you want to read Great Expectations? If so then keep reading... Charles Dickens's Great Expectations charts the course of orphan Pip Pirrip's life as it is transformed by a vast, mysterious inheritance. A terrifying encounter with the escaped con…
This series provides unabridged versions of pre-20th-century novels, complete with an introduction, glossary, extended writing questions and activities. Their sewn binding and hard laminated covers make them hardwearing for class use.
Pip, a young orphan living in the care of his older sister and her kind husband, is called upon in his youth under strange circumstances by the mysterious Miss Havisham to entertain her. After carrying out an apprenticeship in his brother-in-law's B…
On Christmas Eve, around 1812, Pip, an orphan who is about seven years old, encounters an escaped convict in the village churchyard, while visiting the graves of his parents and siblings. Pip now lives with his abusive elder sister and her kind husb…
"Psychologically the latter part of Great Expectations is about the best thing Dickens ever did." --George Orwell Philip Pirrip--known more commonly as Pip--is an orphan. His visits to the mysterious Miss Havisham are his only escape from his childh…
Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for hand-picked classics of English literature that are simplified and adapted for students in an accessible and engaging way. Great Expectations is one of Charles Dick…
In this unflaggingly suspenseful story of aspirations and moral redemption, humble, orphaned Pip, a ward of his short-tempered older sister and her husband, Joe, is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dares to dream of becoming a gentlema…
Using only Charles Dickens' extraordinary words and a chameleon ensemble of eight actors, Neil Bartlett's powerful stage version of this much-loved story brings its settings and characters to thrilling theatrical life. From its opening image of litt…
Regarded as one of Charles Dickens's masterpieces, Great Expectations is the story of the orphan Pip and his growth to adulthood. Supported by a mysterious anonymous benefactor, Pip travels to London to be educated as a gentleman and make himself wo…
From the opening passage itself of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, the reader is drawn into the world of the hero, Pip, who is at that time, seven years old. The author creates an unforgettable atmosphere: the gloom of the graveyard, the mela…
Pride, humility, love, loyalty and shame compete for Pip's emotions. Will his quest to become a gentleman enable him to melt the cold heart of the beautiful Estella, or will it destroy his happiness? Pip's tale is full of mystery and surprises. What…
Enjoy the classic tale of adolescence, growth, and loyalty, all set in Victorian London.What this cautionary tale of a young man raised high above his station by a mysterious benefactor lacks in length, it more than makes up for in its remarkable ch…
Great Expectations is the beloved coming-of-age classic by Charles Dickens that follows the life of an orphan named Pip and his quest to discover the truth about himself. With its timeless themes involving love, loyalty, and struggle to aspire to gr…
Pip's life as an ordinary country boy is destined to be unexceptional until a chain of mysterious events lead him away from his humble origins and up the social ladder. His efforts to become a London gentleman bring him into contact not just with th…
Originally published in serial form from December 1860 to August 1861, Great Expectations is the `autobiography' of Pip, as he transformed from apprentice village blacksmith to a London gentleman. Unlike many of Dickens's earlier works, the novel is…
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.'Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule.'Living with his sister and her husband, Pip is an orphan without any expectations. It…
Part of a beautiful collection of hardcover classics, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Pip doesn't expect much from life ... His sister makes it clear that her orphaned little brother is nothing but a burden on her. But suddenly…
My father's family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip. I give Pirrip as my father's family name, on…
One of Charles Dickens's most fascinating novels, Great Expectations follows the orphan Pip as he leaves behind a childhood of misery and poverty after an anonymous benefactor offers him a chance at the life of a gentleman. From young Pip's first te…
Great Expectations was first published as a weekly serial in All the Year Round, December 1860 - August 1861. Its first appearance in volume form was as three-volume novel, without illustrations, in July 1861. A one-volume edition, the next year, pr…
Pip, a poor orphan being raised by a cruel sister, does not have much in the way of great expectations between his terrifying experience in a graveyard with a convict named Magwitch and his humiliating visits with the eccentric Miss Havisham's beaut…
Pip is a humble orphan who suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor. But it is of mysterious origins, for Pip has an anonymous well-wisher. Just who, and why the mystery and why Pip mustn't inquire, are the theme of this b…
Great Expectations will form the centrepiece of the Dickens season this Christmas.Part thriller, part mystery, with a powerful love story at its heart, Sarah Phelps's (Oliver Twist, EastEnders) three-part adaptation embraces all of these qualities,…
Great Expectations, published in 1861, is the author's penultimate completed novel; narrated in the first person, it depicts the personal growth and personal development of an orphan nicknamed Pip. The novel contains some of Dickens' most…
No home library is complete without the classics! Great Expectations is a keepsake to be read and treasured.One of the most popular novelists ever, Charles Dickens wrote about what he saw in 19th century London: orphans, child labor, and the crime t…
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'Hold your noise! Keep still, you little devil, or I'll cut your throat!'Little orphan Pip scarcely imagines how a terrifying encounter with a convict on the lonely marshes will later transform his life. Pip is more troubled by his visits to strange…
Pip is a young blacksmith's apprentice, who is one day accosted by an escaped convict, who he aids by providing him with food and a file. Soon after, he is called upon by the mysterious and wealthy Miss Havisham to entertain her. He meets the beauti…
'One of my life's greatest tragedies is to have already read Pickwick Papers - I can't go back and read it for the first time' Fernando PessoaFew first novels have created as much popular excitement as The Pickwick Papers - a comic masterpiece that…
With an Introduction and Notes by David Ellis, University of Kent at Canterbury. With Illustrations by R.Seymour, R.W. Buss and Hablot K. Browne (Phiz).The Pickwick Papers is Dickens' first novel and widely regarded as one of the major classics of c…
Written for publication as a serial, The Pickwick Papers is a sequence of loosely-related adventures. The action is given as occurring 1827-8, though critics have noted some seeming anachronisms. It has been stated that Dickens satirized the case of…
When young Charles Dickens was commissioned to write the text for a series of sporting illustrations in 1836, no one could have suspected that this journeyman task was to turn in to one of the great comic novels in English literature. After the prem…
'The Pickwick Papers' has delighted readers since its first publication with the comedic adventures of the unforgettable members of the Pickwick Club, the unusual tales they hear, and the remarkable characters they meet in their travels around Engla…
In 1836 the 23-year-old Dickens was invited by his publishers to write `a monthly something' illustrated by sporting plates. Thus the Pickwick Club was born: its supposed `papers' soom outgrew their origins and became a brilliantly comic novel, stil…
Mr. Pickwick, a convivial old gentleman, resolves that he and three other "Pickwickians" -- Mr. Nathaniel Winkle, Mr. Augustus Snodgrass, and Mr. Tracy Tupman -- should travel beyond London to add to their experiences of the quaint and curious pheno…
Read Charles Dickens's first novel.The Pickwick Papers was Dickens' first novel and was a huge success when it was first published. It tells the tale of the irrepressible Mr Pickwick and his fellow Pickwick Club members who travel around the English…
A rich and varied array of stories and vignettes, The Pickwick Papers is based around the investigations of the Corresponding Society of the Pickwick Club, consisting of its founder Mr Samuel Pickwick and Messrs Tracy Tupman, Augustus Snodgrass and…
Recounts the travels and comic experiences of Samuel Pickwick, his friends, and the members of his club.
On the Clarendon Dickens "The Oxford University Press continues its outstanding contribution to Dickens scholarship....This is a far more sophisticated scholarly edition of Dickens than has ever been attempted."--Times Literary Supplement. The Pickw…
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity dur…
'Sets out the London of the 1830s before you, streets, people, pleasures, low life, prisons' Claire TomalinCharles Dickens's first published book, Sketches by Boz is a funny and touching collection of observation, fancy and fiction showing the Londo…
Before he was a world-famous storyteller, Charles Dickens was Boz, a reporter for the London tabloids. This collection of his brief essays and tales, published in book form in 1836, met with critical and commercial success but was quickly overshadow…
This edition of Sketches by Boz by Charles Dickens is given by Ashed Phoenix - Million Book Edition
This edition of Sketches by Boz illustrative of everyday life and every-day people by Charles Dickens is given by Ashed Phoenix - Million Book Edition
A graphic deluxe edition to mark its 150th anniversary. A terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the bitter, decaying Miss Havisham and her beautiful, cold-hearted ward Estella; the su…
'Like Shakespeare, Dickens was able to embrace a whole world' John MortimerWhen Charles Dickens set out for America in 1842, he was the most famous man of his day to make the journey, and embarked on his travels with an intense curiosity. His frank…
American Notes for General Circulation is a travelogue by Charles Dickens detailing his trip to North America from January to June 1842. While there he acted as a critical observer of North American society, almost as if returning a status report on…
In the midst of the chaos two men - an exiled French aristocrat and a dissolute English lawyer - are both redeemed and condemned by their love for the same woman, as the shadow of La Guillotine draws closer...
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After serving 18 years as a political prisoner in the Bastille, the ageing Alexandre Manette is finally released and united with his daughter Lucie in England. As their lives intertwine with those around them, the rising tensions in France and the v…
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Dickens's classic story of the French Revolution. While the turmoil of the Revolution rages around them, the lives of the members of the Evremonde family are profoundly affected by the actions of one man - Sydney Carton. Classics Illustrated tells t…
"Adapted from the original novel by Charles Dickens."
A Tale of Two Cities is Dickens' tale of London and Paris leading up to, and during, the dramatic upheavals of the French Revolution. After being released from Bastille prison, Doctor Manette is reunited with his daughter, Lucie, in London. When Luc…
