Dickens Charles: 1999 books

Written with Dickens' characteristic wit and descriptive skill, and boasting contributions by four eminent Victorian writers, Somebody's Luggage is a wonderful composite of tales.

Anyone who has ever read a novel by Charles Dickens is well aware of the author's keen interest in social issues, especially the detrimental effects of poverty. This volume of essays brings together some of Dickens' best non-fiction writing on social issues, carried out in the form of letters to the editor, op-ed pieces, and correspondence.

Oliver Twist is de titel en de naam van het hoofdpersonage van een van de bekendste romans van de Britse schrijver Charles Dickens, gepubliceerd in 1838. Het boek verscheen aanvankelijk in afzonderlijke delen, die van februari 1837 tot april 1839 werden gepubliceerd. Oliver Twist was vooral...

De avonturen van Oliver Twist is de titel en de naam van het hoofdpersonage van één van de bekendste romans van de Britse schrijver Charles Dickens, gepubliceerd in 1838. Het boek verscheen aanvankelijk in afzonderlijke delen, die van februari 1837 tot april 1839 werden gepubliceerd....

Barnaby Rudge is, naast Londen en Parijs, een van de twee historische romans van Charles Dickens. Het verhaal behandelt de Gordon oproer uit 1780, een godsdienstig gemotiveerde aanval van protestanten op de Rooms-Katholieken. Dickens beschrijft deze gebeurtenissen aan de hand van het leven van Barnaby Rudge, een onschuldige dorpsgek die door de opstandelingen wordt meegesleept in het kwaad.

‘David Copperfield’, Charles Dickens’ eighth novel, was originally published in book form in 1850 with the title ‘The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery (Which He Never Meant to Publish on Any Account)’ The...

A Christmas Carol ("Een Kerstvertelling") (volledige titel: A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas) is een novellevan Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol verscheen op 19 december 1843 en was uitverkocht op de 22e. De eerste versie was geïllustreerd door John...

Oliver Twist is de titel en de naam van het hoofdpersonage van één van de bekendste romans van de Britse schrijver Charles Dickens, gepubliceerd in 1838. Het boek verscheen aanvankelijk in afzonderlijke delen, die van februari 1837 tot april 1839 werden gepubliceerd. Oliver Twist was vooral...

Hard Times is unusual in several respects. It is by far the shortest of Dickens' novels, barely a quarter of the length of those written immediately before and after it. Also, unlike all but one of his other novels, Hard Times has neither a preface nor illustrations. Moreover, it is his only novel...

`I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is DAVID COPPERFIELD,' wrote Dickens of what is the most personal, certainly one of the most popular, of all his novels. Dickens wrote the book after the completion of a fragment of autobiography recalling his employment as a child in a...

Christmas Summary Classics This series contains summary of Classic books such as Emma, Arne, Arabian Nights, Pride and prejudice, Tower of London, Wealth of Nations etc. Each book is specially crafted after reading complete book in less than 30 pages. One who wants to get joy of book reading especially...

Dickens’s story of solitary miser Ebenezer Scrooge, who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by a series of ghostly visitors, has proved one of his most well-loved works. Ever since it was published in 1843 it has had an enduring influence on the way we think about the traditions of Christmas....

This is the extraordinary story of a very nearly ordinary princess named Alicia. Given a magic fish-bone by a good fairy, Alicia can have whatever she wishes--provided she wishes for it at the right time. But it's never clear when the right time is, and sometimes the best magic is no magic at all.... Dickens...

Contents Dickens, C. : A Christmas Carol Sangster, M. E. : The Christmas Babe Corning, Mrs. W. H. : A Western Christmas Bacheller, I. : Joe's Search for Santa Claus Schayer, J. : Angela's Christmas, and The first Puritan Christmas Tree Butterworth, H. : First New England Christmas Dickens,...