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121) Essential Classics
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Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea - Jules Verne, Pride and Prejudice- Jane Austen, The Count of Monte Cristo- Alexandre Dumas, Treasure Island- Robert Louis Stevenson, Heart of Darkness- Joseph Conrad, Jane Eyre- Charlotte Bronte, Wuthering Heights- Emily Bronte, The Island of Doctor Moreau- H. G. Wells, Oliver Twist- Charles Dickens, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn- Mark Twain, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, War...
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"Journey through the heart of London and Paris during tumultuous times. Discover love, honor, and heroism in Dickens' timeless masterpiece."
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Dive into Charles Dickens' most celebrated historical novel, painting a vivid portrait of a world in upheaval, where destinies intertwine and where love and sacrifice become the ultimate redemption.
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Experience the gripping narrative that brings to life the...
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Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, an English orphan who rises to wealth, deserts his true friends, and becomes humbled by his own arrogance. It also introduces one of the more colorful characters in literature: Miss Havisham. Dickens set Great Expectations during the time that England was becoming a wealthy world power. Machines were making factories more productive, yet people lived in awful conditions. Naïve Pip, creepy Miss Haversham,...
125) The Holly-Tree
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One of a series of Christmas-themed short stories that were serialized in Charles Dickens' own "Household Words" journal, "The Holly Tree Inn," (1859) uses the loneliness of the wayfaring traveler as a prism through which to examine society. A timeless reflection on the deeper meaning of the holiday, this holiday classic is the perfect fireside read.
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In "The Seven Poor Travellers" the narrator stumbles onto a charitable inn, offering a free night's stay and money enough for a simple meal to "six poor travellers". The description of a Christmas celebration among strangers is a reminder of how we may find true happiness by sharing with and being kind to our "fellow travelers" in this life. An inspirational tale perfect for the holidays.
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Originally published in Boston in 1898 as a small format gift book, complete with its own box, Holly Berries from Dickens seemed to promise a Christmas book of a sort. It isn't. At least not directly. Something quite different awaits inside. These holly berries comprise over 120 quotations from just over 20 works by Charles Dickens including his Christmas stories and the author himself. Presented as a series for each day from Day 1 to Day 31, some...
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Widely considered the greatest author of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, winning universal praise as a literary genius. Dickens' novels and beloved tales not only entertained the world, but helped to improve the lives of the lower classes and fight social injustices. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Dickens' complete works, with hundreds of illustrations...
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Compiled and edited by the Rev. Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, this collection of classic Dickens stories is sure to delight and entertain any child. Contains simple and short versions of some of Dickens' most famous children's tales, such as Oliver Twist, David Copperfield and Little Dorrit.
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Three classic novels of wealth, poverty, murder, and ambition from the greatest storyteller of the Victorian era.
Filled with drama, emotion, and suspense, these three novels have compelled and delighted readers for well over a century.
Martin Chuzzlewit: After losing his inheritance, a young man strives to make his own fortune, in this witty, wide-ranging saga.
Nicholas Nickleby: A young man fights to save his mother, his sister, and a group of...
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"A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, and The Cricket on the Hearth" contains three of Charles Dickens most popular Christmas-time stories. In "A Christmas Carol" we have the classic story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old man who is visited by ghosts prior to Christmas to show him the error of his ways. In "The Chimes" we have the story of Toby Veck, a poor working-class man who has lost his faith in human nature. On New Year's Eve he is visited by spirits...
132) A Christmas Treasury
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Here is A Christmas Treasury for all ages. Included are Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum, and other delightful poetry and fiction. Beautifully illustrated, this book will become part of your family's Christmas tradition for years to come.
133) The Magic Fishbone
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King Watkins the First is the father of the lovely and kind-hearted Princess Alicia and a tribe of eighteen other darlings. Between their money problems, the queen's illness, and the children's boisterous doings, the king and his eldest daughter are fairly overwhelmed by responsibilities. But a chance meeting with a good fairy at the fishmonger brings a bit of magic into their lives and leads the entire family toward health and happiness. Caldecott...
134) Callejón sin salida
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Novela de suspenso de Charles Dickens y Wilkie Collins que plantea una serie de misterios, conformando una trama atrapante. En la sección Aquí y ahora, se apela a los saberes informales de los lectores sobre el género suspenso. En Enfoques para analizar, se trabaja el concepto de novela y, en particular, las características de la novela.
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Extrait : "Monsieur l'employé ! o sommes-nous donc ? - A l'embranchement de Mugby, monsieur. - Il est bien éventé, ce me semble ? - Oh ! oui, monsieur, il l'est beaucoup en général. - La nuit est-elle encore pluvieuse ? - Oui, il pleut à verse. - Ouvrez-moi la porte, je veux descendre. - Vous avez trois minutes d'arrêt."
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Three of Dickens's most compelling orphan protagonists-Oliver Twist, Pip, and Esther Summerson-in three of his greatest novels. Perhaps no writer in the English language is more closely associated with orphaned characters than Charles Dickens. The trials and dangers for children without parental protection play a significant part in nearly all his work, as both a source of highly entertaining melodrama and pointed social criticism. Oliver Twist: Having...
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Originally published along with short stories in his weekly serial "Master Humphrey's Clock" from 1840 to 1841, "The Old Curiosity Shop" tells the tale of Nell Trent and her grandfather who both live in The Old Curiosity Shop in London. In an attempt to secure Nell's financial future, her grandfather dabbles with gambling but ends up losing it all. Convinced that Nell's grandfather has managed to save a small fortune for her, Nell's wastrel brother...
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No other author made a greater contribution to the literature of Christmas than Charles Dickens. Collected here are the five Christmas Novellas (A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life, and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain), plus twenty-three other short works on the theme of kindness and goodwill from "A Christmas Dinner" (1835) to "No Thoroughfare" (1867). Read and reread these heartwarming classics every...
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Chemistry teacher Redlaw is stuck in the past and obsessed with wrongs done to him. When faced with a phantom twin, Redlaw agrees to erase his memories of past grievances and must endure the unexpected consequences of doing so. The fifth and last of Dickens's Christmas novellas, "The Haunted Man" concentrates more on spirit of the holidays than the holidays themselves and is reminiscent of "A Christmas Carol". Dickens's Christmas novels perfectly...
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Extrait : "Il y avait une fois, dans un coin du Devonshire, un digne gentleman du nom de Godefroy Nickleby qui avait attendu un peu tard pour se marier. Comme il n'était ni assez jeune ni assez riche pour aspirer à la main d'une héritière, il avait épousé, par pure affection, une vieille inclination. Le revenu de M. Nickleby, au moment de son mariage, flottait entre 1500 et 2000 francs de rente, au plus."
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