Charles Dickens: 1999 books

**A Christmas Carol, just for kids! ** Enjoy this adaptation of Dickens’s classic written in 1843, made for children and their parents to enjoy together during the holiday season. The cast of characters is played by whimsical bugs and friendly animals who bring humor and charm to their roles.   In...

Probably the best-known of all Dickens' works, Oliver Twist was originally published as a serial, and sought to bring the public's attention to various contemporary social evils, including the workhouse, child labour and the recruitment of children as criminals.The novel is full of drama, sarcasm and...

Oliver Twist, um dos maiores clássicos da literatura inglesa, foi publicado originalmente em forma de capítulos seriados, nos anos 1830. Isso explica a história ser cheia de "ganchos", ou situações de suspense, que se resolvem no capítulo seguinte. O resultado é um livro dramático, baseado...

A gritty adaptation of Dickens' least sentimental love story with a cast of some of his most unforgettable characters. Whilst at his parents' graveside, Pip is accosted by Magwitch, a convict escaped from one of the prison ships. Terrified, he is forced to help the man to get away. An unexpected...

Never published in its author's lifetime and intended solely for his own children, to whom he read it every Christmas, The Life of Our Lord is an accessible and gently humorous take on the life of Jesus Christ and his teachings. Far removed from the sharp satire and social dimension of his more famous...

This story, one in Dickens' decades-long run of Christmas-themed tales, takes its name from a popular schoolyard game. It centers on a hermit who closes himself off from humanity as a result of painful childhood experiences -- and his quest to gradually reconnect with the world around him.

In this captivating work Dickens has dwelled upon the various types of Gentlemen available for the general pleasure of the ladies of elite class. A detailed sketch of these categories of men is penned in a marvellous style. A very light-hearted and witty work it often turns to sarcasm at the frivolous attitudes of the society.

Widely regarded as Dickens’s masterpiece, Bleak House centers on the generations-long lawsuit Jarndyce and Jarndyce, through which “whole families have inherited legendary hatreds.” Focusing on Esther Summerson, a ward of John Jarndyce, the novel traces Esther’s romantic coming-of-age and,...

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...

Having moved into an abandoned haunted house, the narrator, undaunted by the warnings of the locals, invites a party of friends over, setting them the task of driving out the ghosts from the various rooms and reporting back on Twelfth Night. The resulting ghost stories form the basis of a thrilling narrative.For...

This amazing work analyses and comments on the society and social behaviour that was prevalent around Dickens. He draws on the people roaming about the streets of London to create his amazing array of characters. From suspense-filled detective stories to narratives about the law enforcers the work covers all and sundry.

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MATTHEW PEARL The story of the fate of Edwin Drood is a mystery within a mystery. When young Edwin disappears after dinner on Christmas Eve and his watch and chain are later found in the nearby river, everyone suspects foul play. Could one of Edwin's acquaintances have...

Der Weihnachtsklassiker von Dickens. Erzählt wird, wie am Heiligen Abend dem alten Geizhals Ebenezer Scrooge der Geist seines verstorbenen Geschäftspartners Marley erscheint. Der Geist prophezeit Scrooge ein düsteres Ende für den Fall, dass dieser sein Leben nicht grundlegend ändere. Wird sich...

Kobolde, Geister und Gespenster treiben in den Weihnachtserzählungen ihr wundersames Spiel mit den Menschen. In Scharen steigen sie kettenrasselnd aus dunklen Kellern, dringen durch die Ritzen im Kamin und quellen aus den Silvesterglocken. Unheimliche Gestalten erscheinen dem zu Tode erschrockenen,...