Forfatter fødeår: 1812-1870
As the interminable case of 'Jarndyce and Jarndyce' grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is... Læs mere
Tells a story spanning all levels of Victorian society. This book centre's on an inheritance - Old Harmon's profitable dust heaps - and its legatees, young John Harmon, presumed... Læs mere
Pip's life as an ordinary country boy is destined to be unexceptional until a chain of mysterious events lead him away from his humble origins and up the social ladder. Pip's desire... Læs mere
A first-ever trade edition of the original manuscript of the beloved Christmas classic.
Against a background of government incompetence and financial scandal, Arthur Clennam searches for the key to the affairs of the Dorrit family, prisoners for debt in the Marshalsea. Mixing... Læs mere
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.
Contains many Dickensian themes - poverty, desperation, fear, temptation and the eventual triumph of good in the face of adversity. This book features some of the characters, such as Oliver... Læs mere
Celebrate the holidays with A Classic Christmas Treasury, a collection of favorites from around the globe, including well-known stories and new, lesser-known tales to discover this holiday season with friends and family.
Let Charles Dickens, Selma Lagerlöf, H.C. Andersen and Louisa May Alcott immerse you in a world of Christmas magic. Moving, tender, happy and sad – four Christmas... Læs mere
A Christmas Carol has become a phenomenal touchstone of English festive fiction and an enduring favourite internationally. Repeatedly adapted, parodied, stages and filmed, this richly influential novella is powerfully vivid and infallibly moving.
Charles Dickens’s classic tale A Christmas Carol, along with more of his Christmas writings, now freshly repackaged for the Union Square & Co. Signature Gilded Editions line.
Her er Dickens berømte beskrivelse af hans rejse til Amerika - hvor han bl a. må konstatere, at jo flere mennesker der henrettes, jo værre bliver forbrydelserne og deres antal. Interessant læsning - her i den originale engelske udgave.