Selected Novels of Charles Dickens


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This special ebook edition includes some of the most popular novels written by Charles Dickens: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, The Old Curiosity Shop, A Christmas Carol, The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times, Little Dorrit, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations.




Charles Dickens Books


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The Chimes A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In, a short novel by Charles Dickens, was written and published in 1844, one year after A Christmas Carol. It is the second in his series of Christmas books five short books with strong social and moral messages that he published during the 1840's.







Charles Dickens


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No library's complete without the classics! This new edition collects the greatest works of Charles Dickens, one of the most popular novelists of all time. Oliver Twist. Pip. The ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future. The characters of Charles Dickens live on in our imaginations long after we've read his renowned works of social commentary and vivid storytelling. And though these novels were written more than one hundred years ago, no home library today would be complete without them. This Canterbury Classics edition of Charles Dickens collects some of his most famous and beloved works--The Adventures of Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations--into a single volume. For those who've never read Dickens, it's the perfect opportunity to experience his unique and compelling writing. And for those who are already Dickens devotees, an introduction by a renowned scholar will provide additional context and food for thought.




Christmas Books


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Selected Journalism 1850-1870


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Throughout his writing career Charles Dickens was a hugely prolific journalist. This volume of his later work is selected from pieces that he wrote after he founded the journal Household Words in 1850 up until his death in 1870. Here subjects as varied as his nocturnal walks around London slums, prisons, theatres and Inns of Court, journeys to the continent and his childhood in Kent and London are captured in remarkable pieces such as 'Night Walks', 'On Strike', 'New Year's Day' and 'Lying Awake'. Aiming to catch the imagination of a public besieged by hack journalism, these writings are an extraordinary blend of public and private, news and recollection, reality and fantastic description.




Charles Dickens and the Street Children of London


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The motivations behind Dickens' novels and the poverty-stricken world of 19th century London.




The Shorter Novels of Charles Dickens


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A collection which brings together perhaps the four finest of Charles Dickens' shorter novels, filled with event, character, and the brilliance of his story-telling.




History and Ideology in Charles Dickens’s and Orhan Kemal’s Selected Novels


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History and ideology are important concepts to consider when going through a literary work. Since ancient times, they have been key tools for the examination of literature. By means of these two concepts, a given work is analyzed and evaluated more profoundly. Both English and Turkish literature show traces of history and contesting ideologies. Charles Dickens and Orhan Kemal are prominent authors, the works of whom reveal the historical and ideological background of their respective contexts. This book extensively accounts for history and Althusser's ideology in Charles Dickens's and Orhan Kemal's selected novels.




Lamda


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Toneelbewerking van de roman van de Britse schrijver waarin een jonge wees een gevluchte misdadiger helpt. Met woordverklaringen in het Nederlands.