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eBook: "Society, taken in the lump, is all dwarfs (...) And when you've no more left to give, they'll laugh at you to your face..."A man sets up a circus in a respectable neighbourhood and draws an audience with the main a dwarf, named Mr. Chops. One day, Mr. Chops wins the lottery and leaves. But life outside the circus is not as he imagined.Going into Society is a dark story about naivety, humiliation and the disappointing importance of money. It is believed that Vladimir Nabokov's short story The Potato Elf (1929) about a dwarf named Fred who works in a circus, was inspired by this classic Charles Dickens story.

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eBook: Deep dive into one of the greatest coming-of-age stories by the master novelist of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens. Charting young Pip’s experiences of poverty, prison, and fights to the death, ‘Great Expectations’ follows the entwined fates of wealthy spinster Miss Havisham, the beautiful but aloof Estella, and unsophisticated yet kind blacksmith Joe. As Pip journeys through life, his expectations are shaped and shunned by the people around him. Weaving the ultimate tale of good over evil, he must question love and loss at a time when social struggles are rife. The novel has been adapted into countless films and stage adaptations, most notably the 2012 blockbuster hit ´Great Expectations´, starring Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham Carter. Challenging our preconceived judgements, social standing, and moral cues, ´Great Expectation´ is ideal for fans of Dev Patel’s ‘The Personal History of David Copperfield’ and fans of West End’s ‘Oliver!’ Celebrated as one of the greatest novelists of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic, known for creating some of the world’s best-known fictional characters. His works include ‘Oliver Twist’, ‘A Christmas Carol’, ‘David Copperfield’, and ‘Great Expectations’. Exploring the hypocrisy of British society at a time when social struggles were rife, Dickens' work probe the institutions, rules, and social codes that formed the bedrock of society as we know it today. Articulated with wit, charm, and plenty of human insight, his work is firmly embedded in modern culture today.

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Kdo by neznal Vánoční koledu o mrzoutském starém mládenci Hrabounovi, kterému teprve smrt jeho obchodního partnera Prachouna a následná návštěva tří duší otevřou oči a on zjistí, co je opravdu důležité. Ovšem Vánoční koleda zdaleka není jediný vánoční příběh, který Charles Dickens napsal. A tak si v tomto souboru můžete přečíst ty nejzajímavější z nich.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Oliver Twist has asked for more!' Fleeing the workhouse, Oliver finds himself taken under the wing of the Artful Dodger and caught up with a group of pickpockets in London. As he tries to free himself from their clutches he becomes immersed in the seedy underbelly of the Capital, amongst criminals, prostitutes and the homeless. Dickens scathing attack on the cruelness of Victorian Society features some of his most memorable and enduring characters, including innocent Oliver himself, the Artful Dodger, Fagin, Bill Sikes and Nancy.

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Objevte kouzlo nejoblíbenější vánoční pohádky na světě.Příběh vypráví o starém Ebenezeru Scroogovi, který miluje peníze a nenávidí Vánoce. Vždy sedává sám ve svém velkém a chladném domě a zlostně pozoruje rozsvícená okna okolních domů, kde si lidé v útulném kruhu rodin pochutnávají na štědrovečerní hostině. Scrooge si lehne do postele, ale nedokáže usnout. Vtom ho navštíví tři duchové a jeden po druhém ho berou na poučné cesty, které by tomuhle držgrešli měly otevřít oči. Scrooge zjistí, že nic není takové, jak si dosud myslel. Přehodnotí svůj životní postoj, nebo zůstane nadále plný zloby a nenávisti? Povídka Vánoční koleda vyšla poprvé 19. prosince 1843. První vydání se vyprodalo během několika dní a Londýňané stáli hodiny v nekonečných frontách, jen aby si ji mohli poslechnout v podání samotného Charlese Dickense. Čtenáři přijali nevšední příběh s nadšením a dodnes se tvrdí, že tato kniha ve viktoriánské společnosti znovu probudila zájem o vánoční tradice, včetně koled a posílání svátečních blahopřání. Zároveň ve Spojeném království vyvolala nečekanou vlnu dobročinnosti i mezi bohatými průmyslníky, nechvalně známými jako „loupežní baroni“. Autor původně své dílo zamýšlel jako kritiku kapitalistických vykořisťovatelů, dnes však patří k vánoční klasice. Vánoční koleda inspirovala ke vzniku mnohých divadelních her a animovaných nebo hraných filmů a neustále oslovuje malé i velké čtenáře na celém světě.

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Vánoční koleda je povídka o lakomém, chladném, necitelném a mrzoutském obchodníkovi Vydřigrošovi a jeho nápravě poté, co ho navštíví tři duchové o Štědrém večeru.Příběh začíná na Štědrý den, sedm let po smrti Ebenezerova obchodního partnera Vodrala. Během noci se Vydřigrošovi zjeví Vodralův duch a varuje ho, že jeho duše ponese těžká pouta na věčnosti, pokud nezmění své hrabivé způsoby. Předpovídá, že ho budou následovat další tři duchové. Ti Vydřigroše během následující noci skutečně navštíví.První duch, Duch minulých Vánoc, vezme pana Vydřigroše do doby jeho dětství a mládí, což se dotkne lakomcovy něžné stránky. Druhý, Duch současných Vánoc, mu ukáže tři různá místa s cílem vyvolat v obchodníkovi pocit zodpovědnosti. Třetí duch, Duch budoucích Vánoc, mučí Vydřigroše strašnou vizí budoucnosti, jaká ho čeká, pokud se nepoučí a nebude jednat podle toho, co viděl.Kniha byla prvně vydána 19. prosince 1843 s ilustracemi Johna Leeche a setkala se rychle s úspěchem a oslavou kritiků. Příběh byl vnímán jako obžaloba industriálního kapitalismu v 19. století a jako vrácení hodnoty svátkům a veselí ve Velké Británii i v Americe po období pochmurnosti. Vánoční koleda zůstává populární dodnes a byla adaptována ve filmu, opeře a dalších médiích.

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Nové vydání jednoho z vrcholných Dickensových románů, považovaného za autorovo formálně nejdokonalejší dílo, vybavené desítkami ilustrací tří nejznámějších anglických ilustrátorů 19. a počátku 20. století, s nimiž je Dickensovo dílo neodmyslitelně spjato. Příběh dvou měst, jehož děj se odehrává v Londýně a v Paříži v době před Velkou francouzskou revolucí a během ní, spatřil světlo světa roku 1859. Původně byl vydáván na pokračování v časopise All the Year Round, jejž založil a řídil sám autor. Na pozadí pohnutých osudů ústředních postav – francouzského emigranta Charlese Darnaye, doktora Manetta, jeho dcery Lucie či úředníka Jarvise Lorryho – podává autor mimořádně působivý a emotivní obraz dramatických revolučních časů, kdy se svévole, násilí, běsnění davů a posléze i teror staly běžnou normou. Titulními dvěma městy, v nichž se příběh odehrává, jsou Paříž a Londýn, přičemž anglický klasik líčí Paříž jako centrum nelidskosti a zvráceného běsnění, zatímco Londýn, i přes své stinné stránky, pro něj zůstává městem rozumu a přetrvávající naděje na normální život. Strhující příběh o odvaze, obětavosti, lásce a odplatě ve stínu gilotiny.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.''I am the Ghost of Christmas Present,'' said the Spirit. ''Look upon me!''A celebration of Christmas, a tale of redemption and a critique on Victorian society, Dickens'' atmospheric novella follows the miserly, penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge who views Christmas as ''humbug''. It is only through a series of eerie, life-changing visits from the ghost of his deceased business partner Marley and the spirits of Christmas past, present and future that he begins to see the error of his ways. With heart-rending characters, rich imagery and evocative language, the message of A Christmas Carol remains as significant today as when it was first published.

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A stunningly beautiful hardback edition of the most famous Christmas story in the world - Charles Dickens' beloved book A Christmas Carol. Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts take him on a scary journey to show him the error of his nasty ways. By visiting his past, present and future, Scrooge learns to love Christmas and the people all around him.

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A rich and varied array of stories and vignettes, The Pickwick Papers is based around the investigations of the Corresponding Society of the Pickwick Club, consisting of its founder Mr Samuel Pickwick and Messrs Tracy Tupman, Augustus Snodgrass and Nathaniel Winkle, who travel around the country and then report back to the club concerning their extraordinary adventures and experiences.Dickens's first novel, The Pickwick Papers was an immediate success and caught the public imagination in a manner that few debuts have ever matched. Replete with colourful characters, fantastical anecdotes and a farcical plot, it catapulted its twenty-four-year-old author to literary stardom, and is widely considered to be one of the great comic masterpieces of nineteenth-century literature.

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This edition of A Christmas Carol is perfect for GCSE-level students: it comes complete with the novel, plus an introduction providing context, and a glossary explaining key terms. 'If I could work my will,' said Scrooge, indignantly, 'every idiot who goes about with "Merry Christmas" on his lips, should be boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart.' Miser and misanthropist Ebenezer Scrooge hates the festive season. Can the visitations of his dead business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas past, present and yet to come shake him from his habits, to show him the true value of Christmas? Dickens's 1843 story was written in response to the plight of the poor, the hungry, the exploited and the uneducated in Victorian society, suggesting that the true test of a society is the way it treats its children.

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Paddywax Library Charles Dickens, 170 g, Vonné svíčky Vůně do bytu, Vonná svíčka Paddywax Library Charles Dickens provoní váš domov nádhernou vůní a vytvoří tak útulnou atmosféru, díky níž se budete vždy cítit skvěle. Vlastnosti: svěží vůně citrusová vůně designový obal ideální jako dárek Složení: 100% sójový vosk bavlněný knot Jak používat: Svíčku pokládejte na dostatečně tepelně odolný povrch. Nenechávejte hořet déle než 4 hodiny. Nikdy nedovolte, aby svíčka dohořela až do úplného konce. Hořící svíčku nenechávejte nikdy bez dozoru a v blízkosti lehko vznětlivých předmětů. Uchovávejte mimo dosah dětí a domácích zvířat. Nechte vždy svíčku hořet minimálně po tu dobu, než se roztaví celá horní vrstva. Předejdete tak vzniku nežádoucí prohlubně ve vosku. Pro optimální hoření doporučejeme knot pravidelně zastřihávat na doporučenou délku.

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The author of 20 much-loved novels and novellas, Charles Dickens combined humour and pathos to explore Victorian society in all its shades. Widely praised for his rich narratives and larger-than-life characters, he was not only a celebrity author but also an admired social reformer. Moving from the refined drawing rooms of the upper classes to the horrors of the workhouse or the filthy back streets of London, Dickens' writings shone a light on the harsh inequalities of the times. The Little Book of Charles Dickens showcases wonderful quotes from the author's writings, alongside fascinating facts about his life and achievements. By turns witty, comic, insightful and wise, this delightful volume is a fitting tribute to a literary giant.

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Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.After reading Christmas Carol, the notoriously reculsive Thomas Carlyle was "seized with a perfect convulsion of hospitality" and threw not one but two Christmas dinner parties. The impact of the story may not always have been so dramatic but, along with Dickens other Christmas writings, it has had a lasting and significant influence upon our ideas about the Christmas spirit, and about the season as a time for celebration, charity, and memory.

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eBook: “The terrible bow was drawn taut. Men had let their powers be taken captive and had become the stooges of governments, they had become drinkers of the blood that fuelled their rage, they had become angels of evil, devils who spilled blood like water. A raven with shreds of corpses still stuck to its claws was perched on their shoulder and yet they saw nothing and understood nothing. The orders of platoon commanders were their reasoning and a ghastly rough and tumble was their home, each such home perishing piecemeal as bayonets made mincemeat of arms rising to take aim. Death was a day that had no dusk and horrors became the wont of armies.” Ploughshares into Swords is an expressionist anti-war novel in which Vančura tells the story of the denizens of the Ouhrov estate in language as baroque as the manor that ties them all together. The fragmented narrative introduces the reader to such characters as the Baron Danowitz, his sons, his French concubine, the farmhand František Horá, and the half-wit murderer Řeka in the autumn of 1913, before revealing their fates during the First World War. Spanning an area that stretches from the peaceful farmlands of Bohemia to the battlefields of Galicia, taking in the pubs of Budapest and the hospitals of Cracow, the novel constitutes an unsentimental and naturalistic approach to the war that created Czechoslovakia through a conscious subversion of the prophet Isaiah’s injunction that nations should beat their swords into ploughshares. Ploughshares into Swords is a stunning novel by one of Czech literature’s most important writers. This modernist masterpiece, akin to the work of Isaac Babel and William Faulkner, is now available in English for the very first time.

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Classic / British EnglishScrooge is a cold, hard man. He loves money, and he doesn’t like people. He really doesn’t like Christmas. But when some ghosts visit him, they show him his past life, his life now, and a possible future. Will Scrooge learn from the ghosts? Can he change?

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Classic / British EnglishThis great story is set against the background of the French Revolution. Two men – one French, one English, but very similar in appearance – are in love with the same woman. The three of them, like the people of France, are faced with the dangers of life at a time when the guillotine never rests.This Pack contains a Book and MP3

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eBook: Charles Dickens is renowned as one of the best writers of the Victorian era, and his after-dinner speeches were very much in demand during his lifetime. Dickens spoke on public occasions as a literature representative, and in sympathy with humanitarian movements. He even delivered a speech at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, London on Wednesday, 27th June 1855. On one occasion, Dickens became critical of the administrative costs of running a charity and certainly didn\'t hold back in saying so. \"I say openly, and plainly, that this fund is pompously and unnaturally administered at great expense, instead of being quietly administered at small expense.\" Can you imagine enjoying a meal in the 19th century and suddenly Charles Dickens stands up to deliver a speech?

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eBook: Charles Dickens\' ‘Children Stories’ is a collection of tales for kids from one of history’s finest storytellers. In this wonderful anthology, children are introduced to characters who also appear in Dickens’ adult fiction including; Tiny Tim from ‘A Christmas Carol’, Trotty Veck and his daughter Meg from ‘The Chimes’, Oliver Twist and Little David Copperfield among other entertaining characters that we already know and love. These stories are the perfect bedtime reading, with wonderful tales to read out loud. Children and adults alike will delight in hearing them. Regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens is best known for creating some of the world’s best known fictional characters who feature in his most popular novels, including The Artful Dodger in \'Oliver Twist’, Ebenezer Scrooge in ‘A Christmas Carol’, and Miss Havisham in ‘Great Expectations’. Dickens’ timeless novels and short stories are still widely read today and many have been adapted into countless TV programmes and films including the Academy Award-winning musical ‘Oliver’, and \'A Christmas Carol\' which is well known worldwide and is a huge favourite movie for families to watch together at Christmas time.

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eBook: Příběh o hamižném obchodníkovi, který má rád jen svoje peníze a ani o Vánocích neumí být štědrý. Na Štedrý den se mu zjeví tři duchové, kteří mu mají pomoct stát se lepším člověkem. Po tom, co mu ukážou, se pak má rozhodnout, zda svůj život změní…

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eBook: Charles Dickens\' \'The Lamplighter\' is a short story that will take the reader on a comical adventure bringing together the philosopher\'s stone, some fortune-telling stars, an eccentric astronomer, and all-in-all, some downright hilarious characters. In this novella, we meet Tom Grig, a lamplighter who ends up in the home of a strange astronomer. It seems \'the stars\' have decreed that Tom will marry the astronomer\'s beautiful niece and not only that - Grig is then to inherit the secret of the philosopher\'s stone, making him the richest man on earth. Happy days! There\'s just one problem though. The stars have also predicted Tom\'s imminent death, just two short months from now, which leads to other members of the household coming up with their own alternative theories and ideas resulting in laugh-out-loud consequences.

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eBook: Anyone who has read Dickens’ novels such as ‘Oliver Twist’ will know that the writer was a moralist, satirist, and social reformer, and this volume of non-fiction essays brings together some of the writer’s most interesting views on social issues. ‘Miscellaneous Papers’ contains such papers as \'The Agricultural Interest\', \'Threatening Letter to Thomas Hood from an Ancient Gentleman\', \'Crime and Education\', \'Capital Punishment\', and \'The Spirit of Chivalry in Westminster Hall\' among others.

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eBook: Příběh malého sirotka Olivera a jeho putování Londýnem plným chudoby, hladu a zločinů dojímá čtenáře už téměř dvě století. Oliver Twist, vyrůstající v sirotčinci krutého pana Bumbla, se ve svém životě potýká s různými ústrky, až nakonec své trýznitele opustí a zakotví ve zlodějské bandě žida Fagina. Tam jej zlodějskému řemeslu učí obratný a prohnaný Ferina Lišák, při jedné loupežné akci však Olivera zatknou a postaví před soud. Zdá se, že se na Olivera nakonec i obrátí štěstí, když se jej ujme dobrotivý pan Barlow, ale parta zlodějů nenechá Olivera tak snadno odejít a jednoho dne jej jednoduše unesou zpátky k Faginovi. Pak ho čekají další spletité události, související s jeho nejasným a tajemným původem. Ukáže se, že Oliver má pravděpodobně nárok na značné dědictví, je tu však ještě jeho nevlastní bratr Edward Leeford zvaný Monks, který se s Oliverem v žádném případě nehodlá o majetek podělit…

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eBook: Teenage angst and rebellion might feel like a modern phenomenon but, Bella and Edward, Ferris Bueller and Mean Girls couldn't have happened without 'Hard Times'. Family, work and rebellion are all at the heart of this, one of Dickens' shortest works. Mr Gradgrind gives his two children Tom and Louisa a totally Utilitarian upbringing, disregarding the value of the human heart. What this creates, is the first traces of the modern teenager - rebelliousness and emotional turmoil create more problems than he could have imagined. Louisa, living in a loveless marriage to the greedy Josiah, and Tom, a hardened and unfeeling criminal – leaves their father questioning everything he believes in. A strong critique of industrialisation, full of passionate characters and tempestuous social clashes, this novel still resonates in the modern day. No one writes about the gulf between rich and poor as passionately as Charles Dickens. Full of controversy, arguments and social insight.

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eBook: 'Little Dorrit' is a highly personal novel by Charles Dickens that many critics state is one of his finest later works. The story revolves around Amy Dorrit, a kind-hearted young woman who resides in Marshalsea prison as her family cannot afford to pay their debts. Amy and her family's fortune changes as Arthur Clennam, a wealthy businessman, takes an interest in her family while attempting to solve a mystery about his lineage. 'Little Dorrit' is a sprawling family saga that involves unrequited love, blackmail, and a timeless rags-to-riches story with a twist. Dickens' celebrated social satire is displayed in this tale as he criticises the cruel prison system of Victorian England which his father spent many years in, unable to work or repay his debts. While this is a darker novel than Dickens' early work, it still entertains through its cast of comical characters and lyrical prose. A thrilling novel that is equally poignant and entertaining, 'Little Dorrit' is still as relevant today as when it was written and is a must-read for fans of Dickens and 'The Shawshank Redemption'.

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eBook: David Copperfield is the story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr Murdstone; his brilliant, but ultimately unworthy school-friend James Steerforth; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; the eternally humble, yet treacherous Uriah Heep; frivolous, enchanting Dora Spenlow; and the magnificently impecunious Wilkins Micawber, one of literature's great comic creations. In David Copperfield - the novel he described as his 'favourite child' - Dickens drew revealingly on his own experiences to create one of the most exuberant and enduringly popular works, filled with tragedy and comedy in equal measure. This edition uses the text of the first volume publication of 1850, and includes updated suggestions for further reading, original illustrations by 'Phiz', a revised chronology and expanded notes. In his new introduction, Jeremy Tambling discusses the novel's autobiographical elements, and its central themes of memory and identity.

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eBook: 'Barnaby Rudge' is a historical novel by Charles Dickens, depicting the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots of 1780 in England. It is a novel in which danger lurks around every corner, as the titular character and his mother venture across England to evade a mystery man that is haunting them. After arriving in London, the protagonists are swept up in the vortex of violence surrounding them as Barnaby is mistakenly captured by a group of soldiers and must escape before he is sentenced to death. 'Barnaby Rudge' is not simply a recollection of the riots but a sprawling story about lovers torn apart by their families and unsolved murders. Dickens' celebrated social criticism is portrayed in this novel as the urban decay in the London slums fosters 'the very scum and refuse' that return as a violent mob to destroy it. A terrifying addition to Dickens' collection, 'Barnaby Rudge' is recommended for fans of Dickens and Shakespeare.

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eBook: "Bleak House" is a long and complex novel by Dickens, exploring the machinations of the English legal system. At the centre of its narrative stands the "Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce" lawsuit, and all the characters are drawn to it like moths to a flame. An obvious and satirical attack on the judicial system, the novel is also a tragic human story about family issues, romance, betrayals, and secrets. It is a novel drowned in fog and hopelessness, where people's sin-ridden souls wade in mud-covered streets. A five-star recommendation for fans of Dickens.

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eBook: "The good old times, the good old times ... what times they were!" Set during the Christmas period, 'The Chimes' is an affecting examination of social structure, hypocrisy, and emotional poverty. The central figure, Trotty Veck, is gradually losing his faith in humanity. However, the church bells and a horde of goblins may have the answer to his melancholy. Written in four parts, 'The Chimes' sees Dickens dissect the smug attitudes of the wealthy and the bleak fortunes of the poor while focusing on the good that is in everyone.

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eBook: While on holiday, four children let their imaginations run wild and tell each other fantastical stories. They picture themselves married to one another, living at sea, having magic godmothers, and one imagines a land without grownups in which they are parents to their own parents! Holiday Romance is an endearing story with amazing insight into children's way of thinking. Written in such authentically childish voices, you almost forget that Charles Dickens is in fact behind all of it. Fun and charming, Holiday Romance transports you to the time and place of these four children's lives , and it's truly the place to be.

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eBook: Doctor Marigold, named for the man who delivered him, is a "cheap-jack" who hawks sundries from a traveling cart. His lonely fortunes reverse when he adopts a deaf and mute girl whose mother is dead and whose stepfather, owner of a traveling circus, beats her.

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eBook: "Once upon a time, and of course it was in the Golden Age, and I hope you may know when that was, for I am sure I don't, though I have tried hard to find out, there lived in a rich and fertile country, a powerful Prince whose name was Bull. Bull is one of the many characters you will meet in this wonderful Charles Dickens collection of sketches and short stories. The anthology includes sad must-reads like A Child's Dream of a Star and amusing satirical pieces like A Monument of French Folly. The stories originally appeared in his journal Household Words.

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eBook: When I began to settle down in this right-principled and well-conducted House, I noticed, under the bed in No. 24 B (which it is up an angle off the staircase, and usually put off upon the lowly-minded), a heap of things in a corner. When a waiter in a hotel stumbles upon some luggage that has been left behind, he searches through it to identify its owner only to find a handful of stories instead. The writing is so good that he gets the stories published. One day, a visitor comes calling...Somebody's Luggage is a thoroughly entertaining and cleverly written mystery, and as always with Dickens' work, the characters and places come alive on the page.

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eBook: Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens is a classic novel that tells the story of an orphan boy who is forced to live a life of crime. The novel is set in the early 19th century in London and follows Oliver as he tries to escape from a life of poverty and violence. The novel is considered to be one of Dickens' best works and is still popular today.

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eBook: Kdo by neznal Vánoční koledu o mrzoutském starém mládenci Hrabounovi, kterému teprve smrt jeho obchodního partnera Prachouna a následná návštěva tří duší otevřou oči a on zjistí, co je opravdu důležité. Ovšem Vánoční koleda zdaleka není jediný vánoční příběh, který Charles Dickens napsal. A tak si v tomto souboru můžete přečíst ty nejzajímavější z nich.

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eBook: Proceedings includes materials of the international scientific conference «Science, society, progress - 2019», held in Czech Republic, Karlovy Vary-Russia, Moscow, June 28-29, 2019 and entries of the II International Championship "Quality of Education - 2018/2019". The main objective of the conference - the development community of scholars and practitioners in various fields of science. Conference was attended by scientists and experts from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Uzbekistan.

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eBook: \'Like a chaotic magic-lantern show, fascinated both by the spectacle it offers and by himself as spectator.\'Pictures from Italy is a travelogue by Charles Dickens.In 1844 Charles Dickens took a break from writing novels and travelled through Italy. While there he visited the sites of Rome, Naples, Venice and Florence, however, it was the Italians themselves and their streets and lifestyle that caught Dickens\' imagination.This book is a treasure for anyone wanting to dig a little more into the life of Charles Dickens and find out about the man behind the famous stories.

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eBook: A spooky house full of ghosts, a brother and sister as odd as the house itself, bizarre sounds and goings-on in the dark of the night. Who would want to live here?John and his sister Patty, that\'s who. The siblings boldly decide to live in the old manor house situated close to a railroad stop mid-way between Northern England and London. The house is dark and dreary, cold and full of rats and, of course, haunted. They invite a group of friends to come and occupy the house for three months just to \'see what happens.\' Will they all survive their time there?These brilliant slightly sinister tales by Charles Dickens and a few other authors are all very different but each has its element of strangeness.

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eBook: ‘Bardell v. Pickwick’ is an episode from Charles Dickens’ classic novel, ‘The Pickwick Papers’. Reminiscent of a John Grisham novel, this work by Charles Dickens is packed full of broken marriage promises, legal documents, clever police sergeants, and a trial by jury. Our hero is accused of breaching the promise of marriage and is taken to trial where the honourable Mr. Justice Stareleigh presides at the City of London courtroom. Is he innocent or will he be proven guilty? Let the trial begin in one of ‘The Pickwick Papers’ most popular episodes. So popular, in fact, it was often dramatized or read aloud as living room entertainment.

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eBook: Román líčí osudy mladého Mikuláše Nicklebyho, který se po smrti svého otce vydá na dobrodružnou pouť, aby našel obživu pro matku a mladičkou sestru.

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eBook: Mikuláš Nickleby (1838-1839) - román líčící osudy Mikuláše Nicklebyho a jeho rodiny, která po otcově smrti hledá pomoc u strýce v Londýně. Ten však o chudé příbuzné nestojí a snaží se jich zbavit.

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eBook: Family Christmas gatherings are always very... interesting.A wedding, sports on ice, Sexton stealing Goblins, merry voices carolling and jolly faces. The Pickwickians\' Christmas trip to the Manor Farm in Dingley Dell is full of good-humoured adventures!Characterised by mischief and fun, this lovely little story is not your average Dickens Christmas tale.

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eBook: Few first novels have created as much popular excitement as The Pickwick Papers–-a comic masterpiece that catapulted its 24-year-old author to immediate fame. Readers were captivated by the adventures of the poet Snodgrass, the lover Tupman, the sportsman Winkle &, above all, by that quintessentially English Quixote, Mr Pickwick, & his cockney Sancho Panza, Sam Weller. From the hallowed turf of Dingley Dell Cricket Club to the unholy fracas of the Eatanswill election, via the Fleet debtor’s prison, characters & incidents sprang to life from Dickens’s pen, to form an enduringly popular work of ebullient humour & literary invention.

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eBook: What to expect when you're reading "Great Expectations" may sound like a sequel to the American pregnancy bible "What to Expect When You're Expecting" (1984), but for new readers whose familiarity with the novel might start and end with that one terribly received "South Park" (1997-) episode centered around it, it is intriguing to learn whether Dickens manages to eventually meet the eponymous expectations or crush them in a stroke of social commentary. Speaking of crushing expectations, this book will ultimately answer no such question – being part I of II. For now, meet Pip – a li'l orphan boy around the time of the War of 1812, 1812, with big aspirations despite him being used and abused both at home and on the street. Part I is mainly an introduction to the novel's large host of peculiar characters – one of the first being an escaped convict, and how they affect the lives of a pliable lad of modest means whose only crime it is to dream(!) A textbook coming-of-age story, "Great Expectations" is quite literally one of the great literary classics and has been adapted for film, television and stage numerous times... and at least one time too many (see above).

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eBook: There could only ever be three reasons as to why you find yourself reading this text. 1: You finished and liked part 1 and want to continue the The hummus on your finger brought your here by accident or 3: You're one of those... special readers who, three chapters into part 1, just NEED to know how the story ends - right now!Regardless, you shan't be spoiled today.Pip, now 23, beset by ill fortune and spectres of the past, continues his quest to wrest the fair princess Estella from the evil sorceress Miss Havisham's clutches. Fortunately, Pip uses his first wish to have the Genie turn him into a prince to help his chances. If this sounds like a completely different story, it's basically not - especially if you add a cup of frock coats, a pinch of Victorian stiff upper lip and finally that 4th Cumin of Age. Read it before you watch the Bruce Lee drama "An Orphan's Tragedy" or one of the eight other film adaptations.

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eBook: A satiric masterpiece about the allure and peril of money, Our Mutual Friend revolves around the inheritance of a dust-heap where the rich throw their trash. When the body of John Harmon, the dust-heap’s expected heir, is found in the Thames, fortunes change hands surprisingly, raising to new heights “Noddy” Boffin, a low-born but kindly clerk who becomes “the Golden Dustman.” Charles Dickens’s last complete novel, Our Mutual Friend encompasses the great themes of his earlier works: the pretensions of the nouveaux riches, the ingenuousness of the aspiring poor, and the unfailing power of wealth to corrupt all who crave it. With its flavorful cast of characters and numerous subplots, Our Mutual Friend is one of Dickens’s most complex—and satisfying—novels.

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eBook: 'Dombey and Son' follows Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of a shipping firm who is frustrated by his lack of a male heir. His disappointment and frustration triggers his own financial and personal downfall as he spurns the love and support of those around him. It is a brilliant character study as this complex and interesting character comes to grips with his own personal failings. The tragedy in this story comes from Paul's inability to reconcile himself with the world around him, refusing to accept his circumstances until his life takes a devastating turn. Dickens weaves a captivating plot in this melancholic tale, sprinkled with his trademark satire and wit, it is a brilliant and engaging read, perfect for anyone who loves to immerse themselves in world of stark reality.

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eBook: "Mother had the gripe and clutch of poverty upon her face, upon her figure, and not least of all upon her voice." After a traumatic childhood spent locked in a cellar, the orphaned George Silverman embarks on adolescence with the belief that he is completely worthless and that the people he cares about are better off without him. Not even when he falls in love with his beautiful student does he allow himself the luxury of happiness. And people like George are easy to take advantage of...One of Dickens' last writings, George Silverman's Explanation is one of his finest psychological achievements. A dark and fascinating story.

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eBook: "Treachery don't come natural to beaming youth; but trust and pity, love and constancy, –they do, thank God!" In this follow-up to Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings, in which Mrs. Lirriper took in lodgers to make ends meet following her husband's death, the sweet and heart-warming stories of life in Mrs. Lirriper's house continue. Amidst trouble with her brother-in-law, a continuous rivalry and a neighbourhood fire, Mrs. Lirriper discovers that a dying man in Paris is trying to get a hold of her. All the hopefulness of the first book come to fruition in Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy and it is a worthy conclusion.

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eBook: Minerva House ... was a finishing establishment for young ladies, where some twenty girls of the ages from thirteen to nineteen inclusive, acquired a smattering of everything and a knowledge of nothing. In Sketches by Boz you will meet a group of scientists, who have researched and invented the most useless and absurd things imaginable. You'll meet Mr. Minns, who hates children and dinner parties but ends up in his cousin's loud and tumultuous house. And you'll meet Mrs. Tibbs, who walks all over her stupid husband. And so, in this collection of short pieces, a young Dickens establishes himself, not only as the sharpest political commentator of his time, but also one of the wittiest and most insightful.

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