Dickens: 2109 books

Nicholas Nickleby Charles Dickens Cet ouvrage a fait l'objet d'un véritable travail en vue d'une édition numérique. Un travail typographique le rend facile et agréable à lire. La mort de son père laisse Nicholas Nickleby sans le sous. Il est contraint par son oncle, un homme dur et avare, de...

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.

Craving some feel-good fiction? Curl up with Doctor Marigold, a heartwarming tale from the pen of beloved author Charles Dickens. The story follows the tragedies and triumphs of a street vendor who loses a child and then adopts a young deaf girl and raises her to adulthood. The story is both a masterpiece of social realism and a reminder of the inherent potential inside every person.

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,...

Aventures de Monsieur Pickwick: tome premier by Charles Dickens..

L'Abme by Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins.

The Manchester Ship Canal was a huge engineering achievement. It included seven swing bridges and the aqueduct at Barton, and helped turn the cotton-producing capital of Great Britain into an inland seaport. This was a feat many at the time believed could not be achieved. One of the wonders of the...

A book aimed at teenagers and young adults of English history from ancient Roman times to 1688, written by the great Victorian author, Charles Dickens.

Master of Victorian fiction Charles Dickens was at his best when comparing and contrasting different classes of society. In this imaginative short story, a traveling circus sets up shop in an affluent neighborhood. When the performers begin mingling with the community's bankers and businessmen, hijinks ensue.

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...

Dieses eBook wurde mit einem funktionalen Layout erstellt und sorgfältig formatiert. Die Ausgabe ist mit interaktiven Inhalt und Begleitinformationen versehen, einfach zu navigieren und gut gegliedert. Inhalt: Stolz und Vorurteil (Jane Austen) Sturmhöhe (Emily Brontë) Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)...

Dickens schrieb diesen Roman 1859, als sein eigenes Leben starke Veränderungen erfuhr. Er ließ sich scheiden, seine britische Wochenzeitschrift Household Words ging ein, während er eine neue Zeitschrift All the Year Round startete. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age...

Bei jeder Schurkentat hat der zwergenhafte Wucherer Quilp seine Hand im Spiel! Die kleine Nell und ihren Großvater stürzt er ins Elend, sodass sie als Bettler die Flucht ergreifen; dem Jungen Kit, den er wegen seiner Ehrlichkeit hasst, spielt er einen noch übleren Streich. Aber zum Glück gibt...