Charles Dickens
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Charles Dickens needs no formal introduction, having been the most popular English writer of the 19th century and still one of the most popular writers in history today. Dickens was obsessed with reading, making him a natural journalist by the age of 20, when he began a career in journalism. Along the way, he also began writing his own short stories and materials, often serializing them in monthly installments in publications, a popular
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Three tales that showcase the nineteenth-century novelist's famous flair for suspense and plot twists.
This volume includes three titles by Victorian England's greatest storyteller.
Hunted Down: The manager of a life assurance office finds his suspicions growing after becoming acquainted with a mysterious gentleman in this rare detective story by Charles Dickens.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood: In this unfinished puzzler-the basis for the Broadway...
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Three of the brilliant novelist's best-known classics in one volume, offering a wide-ranging portrait of nineteenth-century British society.
A perfect introduction to the world of Charles Dickens, this volume contains three of his greatest novels.
Little Dorrit: An epic tale of two families in Victorian England, one wealthy and the other living in a debtors' prison, and their shifting fortunes.
David Copperfield: A sprawling masterpiece-and the...
5) Oliver Twist
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Numa pequena cidade de Inglaterra, uma jovem dá à luz um menino e morre em seguida. O pequeno órfão recebe o nome de Oliver Twist e vive os seus primeiros nove anos em instituições de caridade. Não suportando tantos maus-tratos,Oliver foge para Londres, onde inadvertidamente se junta a um bando de marginais comandado por um grande vilão: Fagin...
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Charles Dickens da, con su Cuento de Navidad, forma a nuestras ideas sobre la Navidad. La historia se centra en un solitario avaro, Ebenezer Scrooge, al que una serie de visitantes fantasmales le enseñan el verdadero significado de la festividad y le dan una segunda oportunidad. Una historia plagada de ternura y redención humana.
En el libro no solo se rescatan las tradiciones que llegaron hasta la sociedad victoriana sino que se consolidan las...
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Publicado originalmente na forma de folhetim entre 1849 e 1850, "David Copperfield" é o romance mais autobiográfico de Charles Dickens. Mas não só: nas palavras do grande escritor, que inspirou outros gigantes da literatura ocidental como Tolstói, Kafka, Woolf, Nabokov e Cortázar, este é seu "filho predileto".
Nele, acompanhamos a jornada do herói, nascido na Inglaterra dos anos 1820: órfão de pai desde o nascimento, David Copperfield pertence...
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"David Copperfield" is considered by many critics to be the finest work of legendary English novelist Charles Dickens and a masterpiece of English literature. The story chronicles the early adventures of its title character and the plot closely mirrors the real-life youth of Dickens himself. From surviving the abuse of his evil stepfather to befriending the hapless and kindly pauper Mr. Micawber and his family, David's life is an endless series of...
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"Oliver Twist" is one of the most popular books of all time, a masterpiece from the legendary English storyteller, Charles Dickens. The story follows the plight of young Oliver, an orphan who is consigned to a workhouse until he is able to escape his captors and flee to London. Alone in the city, Oliver joins a gang of young pickpockets run by a veteran criminal named Fagin, becomes entangled in the criminal underworld and eventually - after many...
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Anthology of Christmas Stories is a unique collection of Christmas tales, reflections, and poems from beloved authors across the centuries and makes the perfect gift for the reader in your life. This beautiful treasury will take you back to firesides, simple gifts, and warm family moments of Christmases past as you cherish the timeless truths and joys of the season.
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Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol
The Chimes
G.K. Chesterton
A Christmas...
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"El Auxiliar de la Parroquia. Un cuento de amor verdadero" es una obra del prolífico autor británico Charles Dickens que cuenta la historia de un joven y apasionado asistente de iglesia, llamado John, que se enamora de la encantadora y devota Susan. Sin embargo, su amor se ve obstaculizado por las dificultades sociales y económicas que enfrentan, así como por la oposición de ciertos miembros de la comunidad. A medida que la narrativa avanza,...
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"La Historia de los Duendes que Secuestraron a un Enterrador" de Charles Dickens es un cuento caprichoso que se desarrolla en un pequeño pueblo inglés. La historia gira en torno a un sepulturero que es secuestrado por traviesos duendes conocidos como "duendes" y llevado a un viaje fantástico a través del inframundo. En el camino, el sepulturero se encuentra con un colorido elenco de personajes, incluidos fantasmas, brujas y otros seres sobrenaturales....
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When young Pip accidentally meets a convict out in the marsh one Christmas Eve, he has no idea that his life is about to change-forever. The amazing events following that encounter, and the strange tale of Miss Havisham and her adopted daughter Estella, have made Great Expectations a must-read since it was first serialized in 1860. Now, young readers can enjoy Dickens's engrossing story in this simplified yet thrilling version. When young Pip accidentally...
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William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic fiction read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly abridged and remastered stories are now available to download for the first time.
What was it like to love, live, and rebel in Britain during the 19th and 20th centuries? These beloved British novels offer three dramatically different...