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Author: Peter Ackroyd Publisher: Random House ISBN: 0099437090 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 627
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Based upon an examination of original sources, this is a biography in which the figure of Charles Dickens and the moving spirit of his age are combined. The author also wrote "The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde", "Hawksmoor", "Chatterton", "T.S.Eliot" and "First Light".
Author: Peter Ackroyd Publisher: Random House ISBN: 0099437090 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 627
Book Description
Based upon an examination of original sources, this is a biography in which the figure of Charles Dickens and the moving spirit of his age are combined. The author also wrote "The Last Testament of Oscar Wilde", "Hawksmoor", "Chatterton", "T.S.Eliot" and "First Light".
Author: Sally Ledger Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 0521887003 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 429
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Charles Dickens, a man so representative of his age as to have become considered synonymous with it, demands to be read in context. This book illuminates the worlds - social, political, economic and artistic - in which Dickens worked. Dickens's professional life encompassed work as a novelist, journalist, editor, public reader and passionate advocate of social reform. This volume offers a detailed treatment of Dickens in each of these roles, exploring the central features of Dickens's age, work and legacy, and uncovering sometimes surprising faces of the man and of the range of Dickens industries. Through 45 digestible short chapters written by a leading expert on each topic, a rounded picture emerges of Dickens's engagement with his time, the influence of his works and the ways he has been read, adapted and re-imagined from the nineteenth century to the present.
Author: Adam Long Publisher: ISBN: 9780881454482 Category : Languages : en Pages : 86
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A fast-paced musical comedy in which a cast of five Dickens devotees bring hundreds of his best-loved characters to life in 90 minutes of madcap Dickensian mayhem. From Great Expectations complete with flaming bride, to A Christmas Carol in which Tiny Tim rocks the house with a soaring electric guitar solo, DICKENS (ABRIDGED) also features scenes from David Copperfield, Bleak House, A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby. "Gloriously absurd." -The Daily Mail (London) "Highly original, fast moving and witty." -The Daily Express (London) "[An] irresistible comic romp. " -The Hollywood Reporter "Dickens meets Bill and Ted meets Tenacious D meets Monty Python." -Londonist
Author: Evan Galt Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 334
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The definitive abridgement, this version of Great Expectations contains the full plot and characters, and also retains the core of the feeling and humor of Dickens' classic novel. It's crafted for the modern reader to be much easier to follow along with than the original, but it is not meant as a replacement. Hopefully you will be inspired to read the original after reading this abridgement. This is the story of Pip, a poor boy in Victorian England, who dreams of becoming a wealthy gentleman and winning the heart of the beautiful and proud Estella. Suddenly, a mysterious benefactor makes his dream come true by making him rich. But, who is it? Will his expectations for his future turn out the way he always hoped they would?
Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: Om Books International ISBN: 9383202823 Category : Languages : en Pages : 240
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Oliver Twist is a story of a young orphan, Oliver, and his attempts to stay good in a depraved society. The book exposes the miseries of poverty and its degrading effects through society. Oliver embodies innocence and incorruptibility. He was born and raised in a workhouse, then forced to live with a group of petty criminals and finally was adopted by a generous old man to live with him happily. He faces many obstacles and lives through many horrors throughout the novel. The cruelty of institutions and bureaucracies towards the unfortunate is perhaps the pre-eminent theme of the book, and essentially what makes it a social novel. Like a true Dickensian narrative, the dichotomy between Good and Evil are very clearly marked out. The story with many twists and turns keeps the reader engaged and imparts hope that benevolence can overcome and depravity.
Author: John Atkinson Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 006274786X Category : Humor Languages : en Pages : 180
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John Atkinson has illustrated and summarized the books you don’t want to read but nevertheless feel you should. — the Paris Review Turns out you can summarize Proust’s In Search of Lost Time with two pictures. — Lithub This book will appeal to people that read the New Yorker for the cartoons, or enjoy Tom Gauld’s reading-themed cartoons. — ComicsDC “Very funny stuff…There is a lot going on in Atkinson’s deceptively simple cartoons…and the magic is in how he achieves the maximum impact with as little as possible. So, it makes total sense for Atkinson to tackle some of the most celebrated books–with hilarious results.” — Comics Grinder He compiles super-succinct summaries of literary classics in the light-hearted, humorous style that his blog readers have grown to love. — Wordpress John Atkinson, is giving all book lovers a chuckle with his condensed literary classic cartoons, which include abbreviations of famous works of literature. — Buzzfeed
Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: Welbeck Editions ISBN: 9781913519599 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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It's never too soon to share your favourite classics with the next generation... This edition of A Christmas Carol has has been adapted for younger readers and features: * Simplified text * A child-friendly layout, designed for young readers * Full-colour illustrations by award-winning artist Robert Ingpen. This seasonal tale of self-discovery is one of Charles Dickens's most famous and best-loved works. A full-colour illustrated edition of one of the world's best loved stories. 'Ingpen's drawings are utterly compelling' - Michael Morpurgo
Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: ISBN: 9781948696180 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 122
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A new and beautiful edition of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens first published in 1843 with John Leech's illustrations. Tole Publishing is pleased to offer this classic book with a modern touch. The first illustrator of A Christmas Carol was John Leech and our book contains his illustrations set in the story and printed with the best scans available. They are of print quality, you will not be disappointed in them. Our book also includes... 13 more of some of the best illustrations over the years in our Gallery of Illustrations by Arthur Rackman, Frederick Simpson Coburn, A.C. Michael, and Sol Eytinge (added to the end of the book) Easy-to-read text in a beautiful typeset The original preface by Dickens (not all modern versions contain this) A Christmas Carol is a story about Ebenezer Scrooge's redemption from greed. He is a miser who, before Christmas day, is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and three Christmas spirits: past, present, and future. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kind and loving soul.
Author: Peter Ackroyd
Author: Peter Ackroyd
Author: Sally Ledger
Author: Adam Long
Author: Charles Dickens
Author: Evan Galt
Author: Charles Dickens
Author: Peter Ackroyd
Author: John Atkinson
Author: Charles Dickens
Author: Charles Dickens