Forfatter fødeår: 1812-1870
«Eran los mejores tiempos, eran los peores tiempos, era el siglo de la locura, era el siglo de la razón...» Situada en los comienzos de la Revolución Francesa, la historia... Læs mere
Ebenezer Scrooge era un hombre avaro. Su avaricia y frialdad arrugaron sus facciones, enrojecieron sus ojos y tornaron sus labios de color azul. Hasta su forma de caminar fue endurecida... Læs mere
Adaptada a la pantalla grande incontables veces, protagonizada por actores de renombre como Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham Carter, Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow y Anthony Hopkins, entre... Læs mere
Il Circolo Pickwick è il libro che rese di colpo famoso il ventiseienne Charles Dickens, aprendogli la strada del successo. Sullo sfondo della vecchia Inghilterra cordiale e ricca di... Læs mere
Thomas Grandgrin, come molti suoi contemporanei, ha commesso il tremendo errore di fare della Filosofia dei Dati di Fatto, cioè la filosofia utilitaristica, la teoria guida della propria... Læs mere
Fra Parigi e Londra, Dickens ambienta le vicende di un gruppo di persone coinvolte negli eventi della Rivoluzione francese e del periodo del Terrore: Charles Darnay, un aristocratico... Læs mere
When Mr. Julius Slinkton walks into Mr. Sampson’s insurance office to fetch some forms for his friend, Sampson has a strange suspicion that something isn’t quite right. And when Slinkton... Læs mere
"How do you do, ma'am?" said the captain. "I am very glad to see you. I have come a long way to see you."Who hasn’t dreamt of finding an old bottle between rocks on a beach... Læs mere
After beating up a little boy on Christmas Eve – as you do – Gabriel Grub, a grumpy and mean-spirited gravedigger, goes to dig a grave in the churchyard. His work is... Læs mere
"The silence was unbroken. I looked round, and the five couriers were gone: so noiselessly that the ghostly mountains might have absorbed them into its eternal snows."Thought recently... Læs mere
"Halloa! Below there!"Unable to sleep one cold winter’s night, a gentleman wanders aimlessly around the countryside and comes across the dark mouth of a railway tunnel. There he spots an... Læs mere
"Can you suppose there's any harm in looking as cheerful and being as cheerful as our poor circumstances will permit?"Nell is a 14-year-old orphan girl who lives with her caring... Læs mere