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'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 s
Exam board: AQA B, Cambridge Assessment International Education Level & Subject: AS and A Level English Literature Next exams: 2026 This edition of Oliver Twist provides depth and context for A Level students, with the complete novel in an easy to read fo
With an Introduction and Notes by Doreen Roberts, University of Kent at Canterbury. Illustrations by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz). Bleak House is one of Dickens' finest achievements, establishing his reputation as a serious and mature novelist, as well as
With an Introduction and Notes by Peter Preston, University of Nottingham. Illustrations by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz) and George Cruickshank. The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-41), with its combination of the sentimental, the grotesque and the socially concerned
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary 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
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
Introduction and Notes by Dr T.C.B. Cook Illustrations by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz). Following the success of Pickwick Papers and Oliver Twist , Nicholas Nickleby was hailed as a comic triumph and firmly established Dickens as a 'literary gentleman'
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics. 'I am the Ghost of Christmas Present,' said the Spirit. 'Look upon me!' A celebration of Christmas, a tale of redemption and a critique on Victorian society, Dicken
This timeless tale of an arrogant miser's transformation into a paragon of warmhearted generosity, recounted by one of the English language's most popular authors, is as much a part of the season as holly and mistletoe. Lovers of fiction, Dickens
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 Carlyles great work The French Revolu
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 co
Ebenezer Scrooge is a miserly old skinflint. He hates everyone, especially children. But at Christmas three ghosts come to visit him, scare him into mending his ways, and he finds, as he celebrates with Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and their family, that genial
Introduction and Notes by Dinny Thorold, University of Westminster. Illustrated by F. Walker and Maurice Greiffenhagen. Unusually for Dickens, Hard Times is set, not in London, but in the imaginary mid-Victorian Northern industrial town of Coketown with i
With an Introduction and Notes by Karl Ashley Smith, University of St Andrews. Illustrations by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz). Mr Dombey is a man obsessed with his firm. His son is groomed from birth to take his place within it, despite his visionary eccentric
With illustrations by Edward Landseer, Daniel Maclise, Clarkson Stanfield, Frank Stone, Richard Doyle, John Leech and John Tenniel, and with a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex. In these five long storie
Interest in supernatural phenomena was high during Charles Dickens lifetime. He had always loved a good ghost story himself, particularly at Christmas time, and was open-minded, willing to accept, and indeed put to the test, the existence of spirits. His
Illustrations by Hablot K. Browne (Phiz) and George Cattermole, with a new Introduction by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex. This vivid historical and political novel by Dickens is centred on the infamous 'No Popery
Nu kan du læse Charles Dickens' klassiker David Copperfield genfortalt for børn historien om David, der vokser op uden far men sammen med sin mor og hadefulde og voldelige stedfar. Da David ikke klarer sig godt nok i skolen, bliver han sendt på kosts
Ebenezer Scrooge er en gnier, der kun tænker på at tjene penge, og han anser julen for noget pjat. Men julenat får han besøg af tre ånder, der giver ham en lærestreg og overtaler ham til at blive et bedre menneske. Charles Dickens udødelige klassiker &quo
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary 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 London
American Notes is a fascinating account of nineteenth-century America sketched with Charles Dickens's characteristic wit and charm. When Charles Dickens set out for America in 1842 he was the most famous man of his day to travel there - curious about
Never out of print since its initial appearance in 1843, A Christmas Carol has been adapted countless times to the stage, radio, television, film and opera. The selfish miser Scrooge's name has become synonymous with greed and indifference to the welf
Wealth and beggary, virtue and vice, repletion and the direst hunger, all treading on each other and crowding together Could any writer portray London better than Charles Dickens? Dickens knew the city inside out, walking the streets day and night, in all
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
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 many cl
Charles Dickens' brilliant comic adventure of a lamplighter, Tom Grig, who is called into the house of an eccentric astronomer who is searching for the philosopher's stone. He declares that the stars have foretold that Tom will marry the astronome
Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child. I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three gho
'The power of Dickens is so amazing, that the reader at once becomes his captive' WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY The story of the orphan Oliver, who runs away from the workhouse to be taken in by a den of thieves, shocked readers with its depiction o
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 of
Hard Times is Dickens's shortest novel, and arguably his greatest triumph. A useful appendix of the author's working notes, together with an enlightening introduction and full explanatory notes, will ensure that this edition becomes the obvious ch
From the agony of Charles Dickens' disenchantment with the Victorian middle class comes a profound novel of spellbinding mystery... An orphan living with his older sister and her kindly husband, Pip is hired by wealthy and embittered Miss Havisham as
Young Philip Pirrip, nicknamed Pip, is meant to become an apprentice for his brother-in-law, a poor blacksmith. But his destiny changes upon meeting three unusual people: an escaped convict, a tragic woman, and a captivating young girl. Pips life is alter
An illustrated adaptation of Charles Dickens's Victorian classic at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! Davids life isnt easy. His father is dead and his mother is getting married to the meanest man in the country. And when he is sent off
A new and beautiful edition ofA Christmas Carolby Charles Dickens first published in 1843 with John Leech's illustrations.Tole Publishing is pleased to offer this classic book with a modern touch.The first illustrator ofA Christmas Carol was John Leec
Charles Dickens describes in Night Walks his time as an insomniac, when he decided to cure himself by walking through London in the small hours, and discovered homelessness, drunkenness and vice on the streets. This collection of essays shows Dickens as o
'Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else' Dickens's novel honouring the value of the human heart in an age of materialism centres on Coketown, where Mr Thom
'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 benefac
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 include
'What was merry Christmas to Scrooge? Out upon merry Christmas! What good had it ever done to him?' Ebenezer Scrooge is a bad-tempered skinflint who hates Christmas and all it stands for, but a ghostly visitor foretells three apparitions who will
`... holding her solitary way among a crowd of wild, grotesque companions; the only pure, fresh, youthful object in the throng.' `Little Nell' cares for her grandfather in the gloomy surroundings of his curiosity shop. Reduced to poverty the pair
This is an adapted, abridged, graphic novel version of the original story. The story is told through pictures. This ELT Graded Reader is made for people learning English as an additional language. The short, simple text is also perfect for anyone looking
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 onlin
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 Two C
Pip is a poor orphan, a boy with no expectations being raised by his unkind sister and her husband in a small home on the marshes of Kent. But when Pip meets the bizarre Miss Havisham and her beautiful ward, Estella, he starts to yearn for a life as a gen
Ebenezer Scrooge has always hated Christmas, but in this particular Eve, he's given another reason to be wary of the holiday: the ghost of Jacob Marley comes to visit! Clad in heavy chains and burdensome weights, Marley's ghost warns Scrooge that
A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost-Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843. A Christmas Carol tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an old miser wh
The Mudfog Papers, a collection of sketches by Dickens published in Bentleys Miscellany between 1837 and 1838, describes the local politics of the fictional town of Mudfog such as the delusions of grandeur of its mayor Nicholas Tulrumble and his disastro
"One of the most famous and celebrated Victorian coming-of-age novels, David Copperfield charts the adventures and vicissitudes of its eponymous heros life, from the misery of his childhood after his mothers marriage to the tyrannical Mr Murdstone, t
Charles Dickens udgav i 1840erne fem juleromaner, hvoraf Et juleeventyr er den mest kendte. Den hjemsøgte mand og åndens tilbud er mindst lige så medrivende. Stemningen er mørk som en decembernat, og i alle afkroge lurer et prisme af skygger, der afbilder
'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...' Vividly interweaving epic historical drama with personal tragedy, Dickens's gripping novel depicts the lives of two very different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and S
A Christmas Carol is a novella by English author Charles Dickens. It tells the story of bitter old miser Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation resulting from supernatural visits by Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come
Dickens worked on David Copperfield for two years between 1848 and 1850, carefully planning out the plot and structure. Seven novels precede it, and seven novels would come after it, Copperfield being his mid-point novel. The story deals with the life of
This quintessential Christmas tale shows Dickens at his dazzling and provocative best, leaving Scrooge no doubts about the true spirit of Christmas, nor about the perils of ignoring the insistent ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come. Availa
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' A Tale of Two Cities is arguably the greatest story of mistaken identity ever told, interweaving a heart-break
'A revelation ... as well as being sympathetic to the plight of children, it is hilarious' A. N. Wilson The hero of Dickens's flamboyantly exuberant novel, Nicholas Nickleby, is left penniless after his father's death and forced to make hi
'Dickens's finest work in the genre of the detective story was his last' The Times Edwin Drood is contracted to marry orphan Rosa when he comes of age, but when they find that duty has gradually replaced affection, they agree to break off the
Charles Dickens' velkendte og højtelskede julefortælling "A Christmas Carol" er en smuk historie om at se sin fortid, nutid og mulige fremtid i øjnene - og om at blive et bedre menneske. "A Christmas Carol" er historien om den gnav
`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 autobio
Brought to you by Penguin.After reading Christmas Carol, the notoriously reculsive Thomas Carlyle was 'seized with a perfect convulsion of hospitality' and threw not one but two Christmas dinner parties. The impact of the story may not always have
It's Christmas Eve and bad-tempered miser Ebeneezer Scrooge is in his counting-house, refusing offers to join in the festive merriment and instead forcing his long-suffering clerk, Bob Cratchit, to work in freezing conditions. A visitation from the ch
In his "Ghostly little book," Charles Dickens invents the modern concept of Christmas Spirit and offers one of the world's most adapted and imitated stories. We know Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and
Hard Times by Charles Dickens. Hard Times - For These Times (commonly known as Hard Times) is the tenth novel by Charles Dickens, first published in 1854. The book surveys English society and satirises the social and economic conditions of the era. Hard T
I årevis har sagen om mr. Jarndyce testamente skabt splid mellem hans efterkommere og har drevet flere til vanvid i håbet om at overbevise retten om, at det testamente, der peger på dem som arving, er det rette. Den ældre og godmodige John Jarndyce bliver
'Every idiot who goes about with "Merry Christmas" on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding' Dickens's story of solitary miser Ebenezer Scrooge, who is taught the true meaning of Christmas by a series of ghostly visitors, h
'His novels will endure as long as the language itself' Peter Ackroyd Dickens's haunting late novel depicts the education and development of a young man, Pip, as his life is changed by a series of events - a terrifying encounter with an escape
Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean old man with no friends or family to love him - he's just so miserable and bitter! One freezing cold Christmas Eve, Marley's Ghost pays Scrooge a visit and an eerie night-time journey begins. The Christmas spirits are he
'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 Pessoa Few first novels have created as much popular excitement as The Pickwick Papers - a comic master
'Like Shakespeare, Dickens was able to embrace a whole world' John Mortimer When 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 fra
'His characters are marvellous, his insights wonderful ... You don't expect reality but you get something bigger and better' Ruth Rendell The Old Curiosity Shop was an instant bestseller that, even while it was criticized for its sentimentalit
"Oliver Twist" er Charles Dicken's fantastiske fortælling om den forældreløse dreng Oliver Twist, der lever et barskt liv i London gader. Han stifter bekendtskab med Fagin, Bill Sikes og Artful Doger, som alle er medlem af en kriminel bande.
The Penguin English Library Edition of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens "What do you think that is?' she asked me, again pointing with her stick; 'that, where those cobwebs are?" "I can't guess what it is, ma'am."
I Charles Dickens litterære mesterværk "A Tale of Two Cities" sammenvæves nervepirrende historisk drama med hjerteskærende personlige tragedier. Bogen foregår i et revolutionsramt Paris, hvor gaderne flyder over med blod og i et London, hvor de
Bleak House, Dickens's most daring experiment in the narration of a complex plot, challenges the reader to make connections - -between the fashionable and the outcast, the beautiful and the ugly, the powerful and the victims. Nowhere in Dickens's
'What dark history is this?' This is the question that hangs over Dickens's brooding novel of mayhem and murder in the eighteenth century. Set in London at the time of the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots, Barnaby Rudge tells a story of individuals
When millions suffer under iron-fisted oppression, when anger and resentment boil into bloody rebellion, when triumph leads to savage vengeancedoes one individual life matter? In A Tale of Two Cities , Charles Dickens interweaves the intensely personal dr
Rediscover Charles Dickens' timeless classic, A Christmas Carol, is a beloved tale, which has captivated generations of readers for over 150 years.
Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is acco
Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is acco
Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is acco
Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is acco
A Christmas Carol is the most famous, heart-warming and chilling festive story of them all. In these pages we meet Ebenezer Scrooge, whose name is synonymous with greed and parsimony: 'Every idiot who goes about with "Merry Christmas" on his
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
Dickens had already achieved renown with The Pickwick Papers. With Oliver Twist his reputation was enhanced and strengthened. The novel contains many classic Dickensian themes - grinding poverty, desperation, fear, temptation and the eventual triumph of g
Esther, at fourteen, has never known love. Determined to live well, earn some love and overcome the shadow of her birth, she takes her first steps into an unknown world. A family curse, a manipulating lawyer, poverty and secrets threaten to destroy Esther
A novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall in 1843. A Christmas Carol recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christ
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, st
Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is acco
Brighten the holiday season with five classic tales from the master of Christmastime fiction. Charles Dickens's most famous holiday story is the 1843 publication A Christmas Carol , but he was a prolific writer in the yuletide genre and a great contri
This classic 1843 tale by Charles Dickens has all your favorite characters in their original telling: Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, and the rest. This beautiful hard cover edition includes the original illustrations, in full color, by John Leech. The c
One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' 'The great poet of the city. He was created by London' Peter Ackroyd Our Mutual Friend centres on an inheritance - Old Harmon's profitable dust heaps - and its legatees: young Joh
'There's no writing against such power as this - one has no chance' William Makepeace Thackeray A compelling depiction of a man imprisoned by his own pride, Dombey and Son explores the devastating effects of emotional deprivation on a dysfunct
Now a major film directed by Armando Iannucci, starring Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi and Ben Whishaw 'The greatest achievement of the greatest of all novelists' Leo Tolstoy In David Copperfield - the novel he described as h
'Perhaps his best novel ... when Dickens wrote Bleak House he had grown up' G. K. Chesterton As the interminable case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada Clare a
Complete and unabridged. When A Christmas Carol was first published in 1843 it was an overnight success. A celebration of Christmas, a tale of redemption, and a critique on Victorian society, Charles Dickens' atmospheric novella follows the miserly, p
Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is acco
Dickens klassiske roman om Den Franske Revolution fortæller en historie om kærlighedens frelse på trods af ondskab, vold og ligegyldighed. Romanen, der foregår i London og Paris, udstiller den franske befolknings forfatning under aristokratiets brutale un
Während der langen dunklen Stunden des Weihnachtsabends bekommt der alte Geizhals Ebenezer Scrooge Besuch von vier Geistern. Jeder der vier zeigt Ebenezer auf seine Weise, was Weihnachten für ihn bedeuten könnte, wäre er nur bereit, ab und zu seinen Geiz
Oliver wächst ohne Eltern ungeliebt und misshandelt in einem Armenhaus auf. Als er es nicht länger ertragen kann, läuft er fort und schlägt sich nach London durch. Dort findet er bei einer Gruppe Dieben zum ersten Mal ein bisschen Glück. Doch das Leben be
Dickens' bevægende klassiker om den hårdt prøvede, godhjertede og lidt naive David Copperfield, som ser tilbage på en opvækst og en ungdom, der både rummer kærlige minder og barske realiteter. David Copperfield møder et væld af mennesker på sin vej ge
Study of the genesis of the novel is facilitated by the reproduction of Dickens working plans and, for the first time, by some thousands of meticulous textual notes. "Backgrounds" offers all of Dickens correspondence about Bleak House as well as
This Norton Critical Edition includes: The first edition of the novel (1859) accompanied by twenty-seven illustrations, from original images by Halbot Knight Browne (Phiz) to cartoons from The Simpsons. An expansive introduction and detailed explanatory a
Charles Dickens' romanklassiker fra 1854, "Hard Times", skildrer livet i den opdigtede britiske by Coketown efter den industrielle revolution og satiriserer Victoriatidens sociale og økonomiske forhold. Denne Norton Critical Edition af "
Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Chosen and introduced by the playwright J. B.
Denne udødelige juleklassiker genudgives med nyt omslag. Børsmægleren Ebenezer Scrooge, en gnaven, ubehagelig, ensom gnier, hader julen af et godt hjerte. Efter kompagnonens død har han mistet enhver forbindelse med omverdenen, og den forestående juls kra
'Sets out the London of the 1830s before you, streets, people, pleasures, low life, prisons' Claire Tomalin Charles Dickens's first published book, Sketches by Boz is a funny and touching collection of observation, fancy and fiction showing th
A Christmas Carol is one of Charles Dickens' most loved books - a true classic and a Christmas time must-read. Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts take him on a scary journey to s
The Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. A Story of France and the French Revolution.
Complete and unabridged. One of BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World. Dickens exposes the corrupting power of money in his last complete novel, Our Mutual Friend , with its expansive cast of characters and interweaving plots. Part of the Macmillan C
A classic and much-loved novel of the French Revolution with deep social commentary and an intriguing cast of characters. One of the best-selling novels of all time, Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities recounts the story of Alexandre Manette, a Fre
Den forældreløse Pip vokser op hos sin svoger, grovsmeden Joe, i en lille engelsk landsby. Da Pip en dag møder en undsluppen straffefange på heden, bliver han presset til at komme med mad til manden. Pip er bange og kæmper med sin samvittighed, da han stj
Charles Dickens udødelige juleklassiker fra 1843, der minder om, at det aldrig er for sent at ændre sit syn på tilværelsen. Ebenezer Scrooge er en nærig gammel stivstikker. Han hader alle, især børn. Men ved juletid det tidspunkt på året, Scrooge hader a
Oliver Twist er Dickens klassiske fortælling om den fattige og forældreløse dreng Oliver, der vokser op under den barske britiske fattigdomsforsorg på et børnehjem, hvor han sammen med de andre børn sulter og bliver udsat for en brutal behandling. Til sid
Oliver Twist is born in a workhouse in 1830s England. His mother, whose name no one knows, is found on the street and dies just after Oliver's birth. Oliver spends the first nine years of his life in a badly run home for young orphans and then is tran
'What was merry Christmas to Scrooge? Out upon merry Christmas! What good had it ever done to him?' Ebenezer Scrooge is a bad-tempered skinflint who hates Christmas and all it stands for, but a ghostly visitor foretells three apparitions who will
Discover our abridged, Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of David Copperfield, designed for readers aged 9-12 years. Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable gift editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - including this irresis
Pip er en forældreløs dreng, der vokser op på landet under beskedne kår hos sin diktatoriske ældre søster og dennes godmodige mand Joe. Joe og Pip har et nært forhold, og det er meningen, at Pip skal følge i Joes fodspor som grovsmed. Langsomt begynder Pi
A gorgeously giftable special hardback edition of A Tale of Two Cities , abridged for readers aged 9-12 years. Bound in high-quality cloth with a dazzling new foil-stamped cover design, Puffins Clothbound Classics are a gift that book lovers of all ages w
Pip ist es vorherbestimmt, der Schmied in einem kleinen Dorf zu werden, doch das Schicksal hat etwas anderes mit ihm vor. Das Aufeinandertreffen mit einem Sträfling und die Freundschaft zu einer exzentrischen älteren Dame sowie einem wunderschönen Mädchen
Charles Dickens' klassiker Et juleeventyr med mageløse illustrationer af Roberto Innocenti udkom første gang på dansk i 1999. Nu udkommer den igen, og mesteren har tegnet 7 nye vignetter til denne nye udgave.Charles Dickens' menneskesyn var præget
A Christmas Carol has had an enduring influence on the way we think about the traditions of Christmas ever since it was first published in December 1843. Dickens's story of solitary miser Ebenezer Scrooge, who is taught the true meaning of Christmas b
Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of A Christmas Carol Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable gift editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - get into the Christmas spirit and celebrate the 180th anniv
Complete and unabridged. Bleak House is not only a love story and a tightly plotted murder mystery, but also a condemnation of the corruption at the heart of English society. Part of the Macmillan Collectors Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pock
In the mid-nineteenth century, the great age of railway building, Charles Dickens could not but be aware of their transformative impact on society. So he wrote about it - to a remarkable extent. He wrote a classic ghost story, 'The Signalman'; in
Do you want to read Hard Times? If so then keep reading... Hard Times Charles Dickens Hard Times - For These Times (commonly known as Hard Times) is the tenth novel by Charles Dickens, first published in 1854. The book appraises English society and highli
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. Coke
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 &#
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. Pip
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. Afte
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 Bastille for
Young Pip lives with his sister and her husband the blacksmith, with few prospects for advancement until a mysterious benefaction takes him from the Kent marshes to London. Pip is haunted by figures from his past - the escaped convict Magwitch, the time-w
I 1843 skrev Charles Dickens "Et juleeventyr", som siden sin udgivelse er blevet fortalt til mange børn i den søde juletid. "A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings" indeholder denne fortælling og andre fine juleventyr, som alle
This book presents the story of Scrooge, a miser who becomes a different man when he is presented with visions of past, present and future by Marley's ghost.
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. The
The celebrated P.J. Lynch captures the spirit of Dickens's beloved tale in a richly illustrated unabridged edition. The story of Ebenezer Scrooge opens on a Christmas Eve as cold as Scrooge's own heart. That night, he receives three ghostly visito
When millions suffer under iron-fisted oppression, when anger and resentment boil into bloody insurrection, when triumph leads to savage vengeancedoes one individual life matter? In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens interweaves the intensely personal
In The Pickwick Papers we are introduced not just to one of the greatest writers in the English language, but to some of fiction's most endearing and memorable characters, starting with the 'illustrious, immortal and colossal-minded' Samuel Pi
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 premature
Part of the Chiltern Classics range. In 1843 Charles Dickens took up his pen to begin his 'ghostly little book' and so created A Christmas Carol and the mean-spirited Ebenezer Scrooge, one of the most memorable characters in literature. In weaving
Den forældreløse Oliver Twist havner i kløerne på den berygtede skurk Fagin, som lærer børn at blive lommetyve. Det kriminelle liv i Londons mørke, skumle gader er ikke noget for Oliver, men det er farligt at stikke af fra byens værste skurke. Letlæste kl
En materialistisk indstillet fader giver sin to børn en jordbunden opdragelse, der bliver til ulykke for dem begge
Ufuldendt roman om en ung mand der forsvinder sporløst, netop som han skal fortælle sin familie, at han ikke agter at gifte sig med den pige, der siden hans barndom har været bestemt for ham
A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Dickens's spooky but wonderfully Christmassy tale, complete with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon. JOIN THE OBSESSION 'These might be the most beaut
A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Dickens's irrepressible great novel, the story of Pip, the little boy with great expectations. It comes complete with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon.
A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Dickens's unforgettable novel with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon. Oliver is an orphan living on the dangerous London streets with no one but himself
Discover this selection of the best of Dickens' Christmas stories and writings in one beautiful gift edition. The ultimate Christmas present. It is said that Charles Dickens invented Christmas, and within these pages you'll certainly find all the
Considered by many readers, including Shaw, Chesterton, Conrad and Trilling, as one of Dickens's finest achievements, Bleak House tells the complex story of a notorious lawsuit in which love and inheritance are set against the classic urban background
Amy Dorrit's father is not very good with money. She was born in the Marshalsea debtors' prison and has lived there with her family for all of her twenty-two years, only leaving during the day to work as a seamstress for the forbidding Mrs. Clenna
In his last completed novel, published in 1864-5, Dicens confirmed his reputation as a story-teller of genius while extending the sphere of his imagination to new worlds. Like all Dickens' novels, OUR MUTUAL FRIEND weaves together many stories, unitin
The first of Dickens's historical novels, Barnaby Rudge , written in 1841, is set at the time of the anti-Catholic riots of 1780, with the real Lord George Gordon, leader of the riots, appearing in the book. The characters are caught up in the resulti
Bleak House is one of Charles Dickens's major novels, first published as a serial between March 1852 and September 1853. The novel has many characters and several sub-plots, and the story is told partly by the novel's heroine, Esther Summerson, an
Central to the plot is John Jasper: in public he is a man of integrity and benevolence; in private he is an opium addict. And while seeming to smile on the engagement of his nephew, Edwin Drood, he is, in fact, consumed by jealousy, driven to terrify the
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 Dickenss earlier works, the novel is not so m
Part of the Chiltern Classics range. Afternoon eighteen years as a prisoner in the Bastille, Dr Manettee settles in London with his long-lost daughter Lucie. But their tranquil existence is shattered when the family is drawn back to Paris, a city in the g
Part of the Chiltern Classics range. In Great Expectations, one of his best-loved novels, Dickens tells the enthralling story of the orphaned Pip and introduces us to a gallery of unforgettable characters including Joe, the kindly blacksmith, the mysterio
Dickens' bevægende klassiker om den hårdt prøvede David Copperfield, der skal gå så meget igennem, før han falder til ro som forfatter og i ægteskabet med barndomsveninden Agnes. Det er den aldrende David Copperfield, der ser tilbage og fortæller om s
"Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress is Charles Dickens's second novel, and was first published as a serial 1837-39. 1] The story centres on orphan Oliver Twist, born in a workhouse and sold into apprenticeship with an undertaker. Aft
This timeless tale of an arrogant miser's transformation into a paragon of warmhearted generosity, recounted by one of the English language's most popular authors, is as much a part of the season as holly and mistletoe. Lovers of fiction, Dickens
This classic 1843 tale by Charles Dickens has all your favorite characters in their original telling: Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit, and the rest. This beautiful hard cover edition includes the original illustrations, in full color, by John Leech. The c
Oliver is an orphan living on the dangerous London streets with no one but himself to rely on. Fleeing from poverty and hardship, he falls in with a criminal street gang who will not let him go, however hard he tries to escape. One of the most swiftly mov
Charles Dickens's classic tale A Christmas Carol , along with more of his Christmas writings, now freshly repackaged for the Union Square & Co. Signature Gilded Editions line. Dickens's widely adapted A Christmas Carol follows Ebenezer Scrooge, a
THE TABLE OF CONTENTS Book the First-Recalled to Life I.The Period II.The Mail III.The Night Shadows IV.The Preparation V.The Wine-shop VI.The Shoemaker Book the Second-the Golden Thread I.Five Years Later II.A Sight III.A Disappointment IV.Congratulator
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
Genudgivelse med nyt omslag. Store forventninger er en af Charles Dickens absolutte klassikere, der på humoristisk vis undersøger forholdet og det store skel mellem rig og fattig i 1800-tallets London. Den lille Pip fra den fattige underklasse får et tilb
Chiltern Publishing creates the most beautiful editions of the world's finest literature. Your favorite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before; the tactile layers, fine details and beautiful colors of these remarkable covers make thes
I "Spøgelseshistorier" er en samling af 16 af Charles Dickens spøgelseshistorier. Vi kender alle Charles Dickens for hans klassiske fortællinger som "Oliver Twist", "David Copperfield" og "Et juleeventyr". Men bland
Charles Dickens roman Oliver Twist fra 1838 er en af engelsk litteraturs absolut mest berømte værker. Den er en letlæst og medrivende tåreperser om den forældreløse dreng Olivers grumme skæbne i Londons underverden af ludere og lommetyve. Men den er samti
Charles Dickens forfatterskab er enormt alsidigt, og hans karakterer er så mangfoldige, som det er muligt og så løber der en rød tråd gennem hans værkproduktion, hvor der lurer en modfortælling lige under historiernes overflade. Det er mesterligt. Efters
Charles Dickens pen er altid skarp, men ofte er den også humoristisk, som det er tilfældet i denne bog. Londons farverige karakterer trækkes én efter én frem i lyset, og vi griner ad dem, selvom de spejler os selv også næsten 200 år efter fortællingerne
One Christmas Eve, after being particularly cruel to his employee, the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his dead business partner, Jacob Marley, who tells him that he will be visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, Future. Eac
Charles Dickens's story of selfless Little Nell and her ailing grandfather and their persecution by the magnificently malignant villain Quilp has seized the imaginations and wrung the hearts of generations of readers. Dickens's talent was superabu
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. As t
Now a major film directed by Armando Iannucci, starring Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi and Ben Whishaw Dickens's great coming-of-age novel, now in a beautiful clothbound Penguin edition This is the novel Dickens regarded as his &
Bleak House is a novel by Charles Dickens, published in twenty monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853. It is held to be one of Dickens's finest novels, containing one of the most vast, complex and engaging arrays of minor character
Lucie Manette had been separated from her father for eighteen years while he languished in Paris's most feared prison, the Bastille. Finally reunited, the Manettes's fortunes become inextricably intertwined with those of two men, the heroic aristo
When John Harmon--who has been left a fortune if he will marry the girl his miserly father chose for him--is found floating dead in the Thames, he sets in motion a story overflowing with cases of deception and mistaken identity, of murder and attempted mu
When David Copperfield escapes from the cruelty of his childhood home, he embarks on a journey to adulthood which will lead him through comedy and tragedy, love and heartbreak and friendship and betrayal. Over the course of his adventure, David meets an a
Amy Dorrit's father is not very good with money. She was born in the Marshalsea debtors' prison and has lived there with her family for all of her twenty-two years, only leaving during the day to work as a seamstress for the forbidding Mrs. Clenna
Charles Dickens had an understanding of mid-Victorian society second to none, and genius and energy massive enough to make the absurdities and terrors of that society come alive on the page. Nicholas Nickleby, with its episodes of chicanery in finance and
En fortælling om London og Paris under den franske revolution. Lægen Manette, der har været fange i Bastille i 18 år, genforenes med sin datter Lucie i England. To mænd; en fransk aristokrat og en engelsk advokat forelsker sig begge i Lucie Manette. Mod d
John Harmons er på vej tilbage til England efter mange år i udlandet. Hans griske, menneskefjendske far, som han ikke har talt med i årevis, er død og har efterladt sin søn al sin rigdom på én underlig betingelse: Han skal gifte sig med Bella Wilfer, en k
Charles Dickens's "A Tale of Two Cities" transports readers to the tumultuous era of the French Revolution. This meticulously prepared edition of the classic historical fiction novel vividly portrays life in both Paris and London during this
On the night of Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three Christmas spirits. The Ghost of Christmas Past confronts Scrooge with his youth, the Ghost of Christmas Present reveals the Cratchits' struggle amid poverty, and the Ghost of Christma
In this classic social commentary from Dickens, Mr. Samuel Pickwick, retired business man and confirmed bachelor, is determined that after a quiet life of enterprise the time has come to go out into the world. Together with the other members of the Pickwi
First published in 1859, "A Tale of Two Cities" is a historical novel by Charles Dickens. Set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution, it tells the story of the 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris of French Doc
"The Christmas Books" contains five Christmas novels by Charles Dickens, including: "A Christmas Carol", "The Chimes", "The Cricket on the Hearth", "The Battle of Life", and "The Haunted Man and the G
En endeløs arveproces skildret som satire over datidens engelske retsvæsen
Many readers know Victorian England through the writings of Charles Dickens. Not only did Dickens put a face on the era through his memorable characters, he also captured the spirit of his age in entertaining fiction spun from its social concerns and hist
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 Lo
Den forældreløse Pip vokser op hos sin svoger, grovsmeden Joe, i en lille engelsk landsby. Da Pip en dag møder en undsluppen straffefange på heden, bliver han presset til at komme med mad til manden. Pip er bange og kæmper med sin samvittighed, da han stj
Nelly lever sin barndom hos sin bedstefar, der spiller sin antikvitetsforretning bort, så de sammen må friste landstrygernes tilværelse
En gerrig, egoistisk arkitekt i en engelsk provinsby forsøger med alle midler at blive enearving til en formue
Forbitret af sorgen over sin eneste søns død støder den stolte og hårde forretningsmand Dombey sin kone og datter fra sig og forsømmer sin forretning