Charles Dickens
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In autumn 1857, Charles Dickens embarked on a sightseeing trip to Cumberland with his friend, the rising star of literature Wilkie Collins. Writing together, they reported their adventures for Dickens' periodical Household Words, producing a showcase of both long-cherished and entirely novel sides of these well-loved men of letters. Boasting two ghost stories from undisputed masters of the genre, it also uniquely demonstrates their glee in caricaturing...
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David Copperfield es un niño al que su padrastro abandona tras la muerte de su madre. Sin embargo, el chico hace todo lo posible para demostrar que tiene lo necesario para triunfar. Ambientada en 1840, David viaja por un mundo que trata de apartarle mientras él busca un hueco en el que encajar.
43) The Chimes
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In the 1840s, Charles Dickens wrote 5 short stories with strong social and moral messages. The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rand an Old Year Out and a New Year In, is the second of these stories, whose predecessor was the famous A Christmas Carol. The Chimes focuses on Trotty, a poor elderly messenger who is filled with gloom over reports of crime and immorality in the newspapers. After losing faith in the society, Trotty follows a call...
44) Sketches by Boz
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Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was the most popular novelist to come from the Victorian era. Dickens' began by writing serials for magazines, and from 1833-1836 he used the pseudonym Boz, taken from a childhood nickname for his younger brother. "Sketches by Boz" contains 56 stories and, like most of Dickens' work, vividly portrayed the lives of Londoners around him in an effort to illustrate social injustices and promote reform. Unlike less successful...
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In Charles Dickens' adventure story, "The Perils of Certain English Prisoners", a silver mine is captured by brigands, who also kill a number of English colonists and take the rest hostage. In the ensuing narrative, the pluck of some intrepid women prisoners enables the captives to make a daring escape. Inspired by the real-life events of the Indian Mutiny in 1857, Dickens set this novella in Belize to blur the distinction.
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Six Christmas Stories from Charles Dickens. Some Christmas Stories by Charles Dickens is a collection of six short stories all revolving around the Christmas spirit. But these stories are first and foremost essays about life and about its struggles. Don't expect a Christmas Carol-type of atmosphere, instead expect some experimental Charles Dickens' story creation.
49) Doctor Marigold
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In "Doctor Marigold", a man sells cheap items and goods from a traveling cart/home he shares with his wife and his daughter. When the daughter dies and the mother commits suicide, Marigold's fortunes turn around when he adopts a deaf-mute girl and names her after his deceased daughter. This heartwarming classic story was originally published in 1865 in the Christmas edition of "All The Year Round".
50) Mugby Junction
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Mugby Junction is a collection of short stories centered around a fictionalized English railway station. In it, a man arrives at the station and befriends a workman and his invalid daughter. The subsequent short stories recount his explorations of the various lines leading to and from Mugby Junction. Not really a Christmas story per se, it is instead a story about a grumpy old man finding the Christmas spirit.
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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.
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In "Somebody's Luggage", an 1862 short story by Charles Dickens, the narrator stumbles upon some luggage left behind in the hotel where he works. Searching through it to help identify the owner, the workers find evidence of a wide variety of high-quality stories hidden away inside the luggage. When these stories are then published the mysterious author finally steps up to claim them.
53) 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 this Charles Dickens "framework" novel, first published in the Christmas edition of "All the Year Round" in 1861, visitors tell their personal stories to the hermit Mr. Mopes. Originally, some of the stories were written by Dickens, and the other short stories were contributed by some of Dickens' frequent collaborators, including Wilkie Collins. The name is taken from an old children's game.
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In Charles Dickens' short story Going into Society, a dwarf from the circus wins the lottery, and with it, a large sum of money. Taking two other members of the circus with him, he attempts to set up a business in "Society", only to discover that society is not all it's cracked up to be.
57) Hunted Down
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A rare detective story by one of the greatest writers in the English language A mysterious man named Julius Slinkton enters the life of Mr. Sampson, the manager of a life assurance office. Remarkably well-spoken and with insinuating manners, Slinkton initially seems to be the consummate gentleman. But as Sampson soon learns, appearances can be deceiving. Written in the uncanny style of his close friend Wilkie Collins, this detective story is an unusual...
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In Charles Dickens' short story, "Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings", a recently widowed landlady is called upon to bring up an abandoned child. Mrs. Lirriper and her longtime lodger, the Major, entertain the child by relating stories of their colorful fellow lodgers. Before long, the landlady and the Major are involved in their own suspenseful tale. Originally published in the 1863 Christmas issue of "All The Year Round", this story was a collaboration with...
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Under a pseudonym Timothy Sparks, the then 24 years old Dickens wrote a pamphlet entitled Sunday Under Three Headsin which he defended the people's right to pleasure, opposing a plan to prohibit games on Sundays. The pamphlet was dedicated (without permission) to the Bishop of London. It was published by Chapman and Hall on Friday, 8 July 1836. The full title is Sunday Under Three Heads. As it is; As Sabbath Bills would make it; As it might be made....
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Written in the style of a letter to a close friend, "Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy" resolves the story begun in "Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings". Full of stories of kindness and goodwill, the story reprises the issue of the parentage of an abandoned child and involves a bequest to the widow Lirriper which puts everything to right. Originally published in the 1864 Christmas issue of "All The Year Round", this story was a collaboration with other writers including...