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¿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¿If I must choose only one Dickens then it¿s his first novel. It¿s wonderfully funny, kind and good-natured- just like dear Mr Pickwick himself.¿-Edwina CurrieIn the picaresque series of sketches in Pickwick Papers, Charles Dickens wrote one of the masterpieces of comic fiction, and presented readers with some of the most colorful and beloved characters of all time. In Dickens¿ first novel, initially based on a series of illustrations, members of the eponymous club recount their various experiences and encounters as they travel around England. Without the dark themes that dominated so many of his novels, this is a refreshingly lighthearted and unabashedly fun read.Charles Dickens was 24 years old when he was asked to write the text of a series of illustrations for publication of a serial in nineteen installments. At the center of the novel are the members of The Pickwick Club; notably the head of the establishment, Mr. Samuel Pickwick; he has decided, at the outset of the book, to organize a travel society comprising of four members. At the Pickwick Club the members will be required to recount their exploits in the English countryside. As they venture out, the four men become entangled with a dizzying array of mishaps; including failed romance, debtors¿ prison, judicial and social injustice, and mix-ups of gargantuan heights. Warm-hearted and thoroughly entertaining, this is a wild romp through 19th Century England.With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Pickwick Papers is both modern and readable.

"Few novelists have ever captured more poignantly the feeling of childhood, the brightness and magic and terror of the world as seen through the eyes of a child and colored by his dawning emotions."-Edgar Johnson "The most perfect of all the Dickens novels" -Virginia Woolf"Like many fond parents, I have in my heart of heart a favorite child. And his name is David Copperfield" -Charles DickensIn Dickens' first-person narrative about an orphaned boy's experiences in Victorian England, David Copperfield chronicles the struggles and triumphs of youth. When David's widowed mother re-marries, his childhood is turned upside-down by his tyrannical stepfather. His unbearable life becomes worse when his Mother dies, and he is forced to work in child labor. David makes his way in the world, and through both the kindness and cruelty of others he forges his self-identity as a man.In his eighth novel, Charles Dickens masterfully fuses the comic and the tragic in exploring grief, recollection, and the social dilemmas of Victorian society. David Copperfield is also an examination of the interior; of an inner life taking shape. With its rich cast of colorful characters, energetic prose, and abundantly quotable text, this is an essential addition to any library. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of David Copperfield is both modern and readable.

Regarded as one of the author's finest and most ambitious works, Bleak House all but overflows with the imaginative inventiveness unique to Dickens as it holds the reader fast to his most involved and involving plot.First published in 1853, Bleak House is a Victorian epic with a court case of fiendish difficulty at its center. The legal system's inability to resolve a will effects the lives of a broad swath of interconnected characters, revealing secrets and drawing out emotions ranging from selfless love to murderous hatred. The author mercilessly satirizes British law of his era while playing out a masterful chain of linked sub-plots. Esther Summerson, the only female narrator the author ever employed, is accompanied by a cavalcade of vivid, living characters as the story sweeps across Victorian society. Comic moments blend with tragic turns, hidden motives and relations come to light, and murder is committed before the question of inheritance is resolved. Arguably a proto-legal thriller and containing a genuine murder mystery, Bleak House is much more than that, and, in truth, much more than most any novel of its era.With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Bleak House is both modern and readable.

¿The greatest writer of his time.¿-Edmund Wilson ¿One of the great poets of the novel, a genius of his art¿-Edgar Johnson¿His characters are marvelous, his insights wonderful¿you don¿t expect reality but you get something bigger and better.¿-Ruth RendellThe Old Curiosity Shop was initially published in a weekly serial, ¿Master Humphrey¿s Clock¿, between 1840 and 1841. Charles Dickens¿ story of the frail and innocent orphan had become such a phenomenon that New Yorkers stormed to the wharf in expectation of the ship carrying the final episode from England. The Old Curiosity Shop, ultimately published in book form in 1841, is considered a lesser known work from Dickens, yet its moving story is one of the finest examples of sentimental Victorian literature.Nell Trent, the protagonist of this novel, is an overwhelmingly good little girl who is orphaned into the care of her Grandfather, the purveyor of an odds and ends shop. Her grandfather is a benevolent man, yet he hides behind a dark secret; he has been consumed with the habit of gambling; eventually he gambles away his shop to his creditor Daniel Quilp, one of the most heinous of all of Dickens¿ villains. Nell and her grandfather flee London and, in their pursuit, they encounter a range of characters that are both goodhearted and the embodiment of evil. The Old Curiosity Shop is an insightful tragedy of sorrows that that brilliantly paints the range of human intention. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Old Curiosity Shop is both modern and readable.

The classic Victorian tale of the little orphan who dared to ask for `more' retains its heartwarming charm and relevance in our era. Oliver's story is full of pathos and excitement, from abandonment in a workhouse to falling in with Fagin's gang in London's murky underworld and his eventual rescue by the kindly Mr Brownlow, who is able to reveal Oliver's true parentage.

On Christmas Eve, young Pip, an orphan being raised by his sister and her husband, encounters a convict in the village churchyard. The man, a convict who has escaped from a prison ship, scares Pip into stealing him some food and a file to grind away his leg shackle. On Christmas Eve, young Pip, an orphan being raised by his sister and her husband, encounters a convict in the village churchyard. The man, a convict who has escaped from a prison ship, scares Pip into stealing him some food and a file to grind away his leg shackle. This incident is crucial: firstly, it gives Pip, who must steal the goods from his sister's house, his first taste of true guilt, and, secondly, Pip's kindness warms the convict's heart. The convict, however, waits many years to truly show his gratitude. At his sister's house, Pip is a boy without expectations. Mrs. Joe beats him around and has nothing good to say about her little brother. Her husband Joe is a kind man, although he is a blacksmith without much ambition, and it's assumed that Pip will follow in his footsteps. Only when Pip gets invited unexpectedly to the house of a rich old woman in the village named Miss Havisham, does Mrs. Joe, or any of her dull acquaintances, hold out any hope for Pip's success.

דער לייענער דאַרף ניט דערוואַרטן צו וויסן ווו איך לעבן. דערווייַל, עס איז אמת, מיין וווינונג קען זיין אַ קשיא פון קליין אָדער קיין ימפּאָרט צו ווער עס יז; אָבער אויב איך זאָל פירן מיין לייענער מיט מיר ווי איך האָפֿן צו טאָן, און עס זאָל זיין געפֿירט צווישן זיי און מיר געפילן פון כאָומלי ליבשאַפט און באַטראַכטן אַטאַטשינג עפּעס פון אינטערעס צו ענינים טאָמיד פֿאַרבונדן מיט מיין פאָרטשונז אָדער מיין ספּעקולאַטיאָנס, אפילו מיין אָרט פון וווינאָרט קען אַ טאָג האָבן אַ מין פון כיין פֿאַר זיי. מיט דעם מעגלעך קאַנטינדזשאַנסי אין זינען, איך ווינטשן זיי צו פֿאַרשטיין, אין די אָנהייב, אַז זיי מוזן קיינמאָל דערוואַרטן צו וויסן עס. דער לייענער דאַרף ניט דערוואַרטן צו וויסן ווו איך לעבן. דערווייַל, עס איז אמת, מיין וווינונג קען זיין אַ קשיא פון קליין אָדער קיין ימפּאָרט צו ווער עס יז; אָבער אויב איך זאָל פירן מיין לייענער מיט מיר ווי איך האָפֿן צו טאָן, און עס זאָל זיין געפֿירט צווישן זיי און מיר געפילן פון כאָומלי ליבשאַפט און באַטראַכטן אַטאַטשינג עפּעס פון אינטערעס צו ענינים טאָמיד פֿאַרבונדן מיט מיין פאָרטשונז אָדער מיין ספּעקולאַטיאָנס, אפילו מיין אָרט פון וווינאָרט קען אַ טאָג האָבן אַ מין פון כיין פֿאַר זיי. מיט דעם מעגלעך קאַנטינדזשאַנסי אין זינען, איך ווינטשן זיי צו פֿאַרשטיין, אין די אָנהייב, אַז זיי מוזן קיינמאָל דערוואַרטן צו וויסן עס.

A Tale of Two Cities is a classic tale of injustice and sacrifice set in London and Paris in the years surrounding the French Revolution.

In this series of sketches Dickens brings the city of London and its inhabitants vividly to life. His travels take him to the workhouse, the theatre, and further afield to the Liverpool docks and the Paris morgue. Combining autobiography with reportage, the book showcases Dickens's characteristic wit, humour, and social concerns.

Read one of the greatest classics of all time.The definitive edition.Features an extended biography of the life and experiences of Charles DickensLarge Print editions available in hardback and paperbackOne of the best-selling novels of all time, A Tale of Two Cities is arguably Charles Dickens' best historical fiction stories. It explores the intricacies of a pre-revolution France and the simmering anger that led to the end of a monarchy.Follow Doctor Manette, newly released from an eighteen-year imprisonment in the infamous Bastille, as he moves away from the tyrannical French monarchy."Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, or Death!"Walk with Manette through the streets of nineteenth-century London as the anger of the people reached its boiling point. The political tensions are high, they've had enough, and they are not afraid anymore.This story is one of conflicts, brutality, and of a history-altering revolution. Charles Dickens' best-selling novel is a roller coaster that will carry readers through some of the most tumultuous events in history. Stand in the shoes of the people who lived it and leave with a completely new perspective on what it means to be human.