Charles Dickens: 1999 books

‘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,...

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. A short story collection that includes: Dickens, C....

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: One of Dickens’ Christmas stories, this was first published as part of the Christmas number of Household Words for 1854. The first chapter relates Dickens’ visit to the ancient Richard Watts’s...

Cuentan que una frutera del mercado de Londres, al conocerse la muerte de Dickens, exclamó: "¿Ha muerto Dickens? Entonces, ¿morirá también Papá Noel?". Una Navidad sin Dickens sería, ciertamente, como una Navidad sin Papá Noel, sin villancicos, sin el mejor de los regalos...

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De Schetsen van Boz dateren uit de leerjaren van de Britse (roman)schrijver Dickens. 'Hij had een aantekenboek vol met schetsen,' aldus zijn biograaf Chesterton, 'niet alleen van mensen, maar ook van plaatsen die persoonlijk meer voor hem betekenden dan de mensen.' In 1833 publiceerde Dickens zijn...