Charles Dickens
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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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Charles Dickens ranks amongst the greatest novelists of all time. However, often overshadowed by his famous novels is Dickens' extensive body of ghost tales, which mark him out as one of the true masters of the genre. Collected here are his greatest spooky stories, including 'The Signal Man', 'The Ghost Chamber' and 'The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain'.
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First published serially between 1864 and 1865, "Our Mutual Friend" is the last novel completed by Charles Dickens. The death of a wealthy miser, who is estranged from all except his trusted employees, Nicodemus and Henrietta Boffin, brings his son John Harmon back to London in order to claim his inheritance. The patrimony carries with it one condition, that he marries a woman he has never met, Miss Bella Wilfer. When a body is found floating in the...
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Read about the cruelty of the industrial age
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Oliver Twist is a young boy down on his luck. This young orphan runs away to London, and soon joins a gang of young pickpockets under the command of Fagin, a professional thief. Then, we follow his thrilling adventures and the heart-wrenching...
85) On London
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Dickens' London is a thing of legend. The sense of place was of the utmost importance for Dickens, and nowhere is more synonymous with his name than London. The most splendid of all his characters, the city was the subject of scrupulous research: Dickens spent several hours a day exploring its streets and inhabitants. The pieces collected here reveal London to be the primary inspiration for one of the geniuses of English literature.
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Nadie podrá dejar de amar y compadecer a George Silverman una vez conozca su historia, la que narra esta fascinante novela corta, una de las menos conocidas pero más bellas de su autor, el gran novelista británico del siglo XIX.
George es pobre y siempre tiene hambre; ha pasado su corta existencia en un lúgubre sótano; sus padres acaban de morir... Pero, por fin, va a salir al exterior; a una vida más pura, como insinúa cínicamente su nuevo...
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No other author made a greater contribution to the literature of Christmas than the master himself, Charles Dickens. Collected here in one volume are his five famous Christmas Books: A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life, and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain. Read and reread these heartwarming classics to yourself or to a loved one every holiday season.
90) Hunted Down
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Catchy detective tales. A fascinating selection of Dickens' detective stories about the law officers and the circumstances in which they work.
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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.
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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.
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Introduce Classic Dickens Stories to Kids. This compilation of stories about children from Charles Dickens' classic books have been modified to be easier to read. These stories will make the readers fall in love with the charming children and are a great introduction to classic novels like Great Expectations, Oliver Twist and more.
94) Ghost Stories
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Frighteningly believable, spine-tingling stories of prophetic dreams and visions, as well as more fantastical adventures with goblins and apparitions. These short works display the imagination of a master storyteller given free rein.
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This elegant edition gathers seven spirited Yuletide fables by Charles Dickens. The heartwarming tales tell of people rescued from their own folly by mysterious strangers - including goblins, ghosts, and other supernatural creatures. In addition to the author's most famous holiday tale, "A Christmas Carol," this collection features "The Cricket on the Hearth," "The Chimes," "The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain," "The Seven Poor Travellers," "The...
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The following book is a collection of short stories inspired by the Canadian wildlife and natural wonders, written by Reverend Egerton Ryerson Young. The same cast can be found in most of the stories featured in this book, such as the minister Mr. Hewitt and John Herald Fitzgerald, a successful game-warden who is entertaining his cousin at his estate for the season.
100) 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.