Forfatter fødeår: 1812-1870
Aims to catch the imagination of a public besieged by hack journalism. This title includes writings that are a blend of public and private, news and recollection, reality... Læs mere
A classic ghost story by Charles Dickens, introduced by Simon Bradley, author of The Railways.
QUIET AND DARK, BESIDE HIM STOOD THE PHANTOM, WITH ITS OUTSTRETCHED HANDA Christmas Carol, first published in 1843, is Charles Dickens’s timeless festive tale of transformation and redemption.
‘Wealth and beggary, virtue and vice, repletion and the direst hunger, all treading on each other and crowding together’Could any writer portray London better than Charles Dickens?
Dickens' celebrated novel of innocence betrayed and then triumphant. It recreates the London underworld populated by such characters as Fagin, Bill Sikes, Nancy and the Artful Dodger, who are contrasted with the friends and family of the orphaned Oliver.
Presenting a tale of imprisonment, both literal and metaphorical, this novel highlights its concern with personal responsibility in private and public life.
Part of Alma Classics Evergreen series at GBP4.99, this edition includes pictures and a section on Dickens's life and works.
When David’s mother marries the malevolent Mr Murdstone, David’s childhood happiness is destroyed for ever.
Charles Dickens' well-loved classic filled with unforgettable characters
A collection of all Dickens' ghost stories – twenty in all – including several long tales.
This edition of one of Dickens's earlier novels is based on the accurate Clarendon edition of the text and includes the prefaces to the 1850 and 1867 editions and Dickens's Number Plans.