Bøger af Charles Dickens

Pip, a poor village boy, finds two chance meetings set his life on an unexpected course. At the water's edge, he has a terrifying encounter with an escaped convict. In the decaying grandeur of Miss Haversham's house, he falls hopelessly in love with the heartless Estella. When an anonymous benefactor helps him move to Calcutta, the heart of the British Raj, Pip pursues his great expectations and his dream of winning Estella's heart. Relocating Pip's extraordinary journey to nineteenth-century India, this coming-of-age story, evoking some of Dickens' most colourful characters, is faithful to the period of the book and the richness of Dickens' language - a vivid theatrical retelling of a universally loved masterpiece.

Charles Dickens ranks amongst the greatest novelists of all time. However, often overshadowed by his famous novels is Dickens'' extensive body of ghost tales, which mark him out as one of the true masters of the genre. Collected here are his greatest spooky stories, including ''The Signal Man'', ''The Ghost Chamber'' and ''The Haunted Man and the Ghost''s Bargain''.

From the mysterious Druids and noble King Alfred to the notorious Henry VIII and the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the English storyteller traces his country's history in lively, highly subjective vignettes.

'It is a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done.'

Set in London and Paris, 'A Tale of Two Cities' paints a story of economic and political unrest at the time of the French Revolution.

Ebenezer Scrooge er en gnier, der kun tænker på at tjene penge, og han anser julen for noget pjat. Men julenat får han besøg af tre ånder, der giver ham en lærestreg og overtaler ham til at blive et bedre menneske.Charles Dickens’ udødelige klassiker "Et juleeventyr" er filmatiseret flere gange, og hovedpersonen Scrooge blev også inspiration for tegneren Carl Barks, da han skabte Joakim von And.Charles Dickens (1812-70) er et af de store navne i engelsk litteratur, hans bøger læses stadig og lever både på teatret og filmlærredet. I hans bøger fokuserer han ofte på klasseskel og den lille mands kår. Foruden romaner har han forfattet mange kortere prosatekster samt skuespil, rejsebøger og børnebøger.

Nu kan du læse Charles Dickens’ klassiker David Copperfield genfortalt for børn – historien om David, der vokser op uden far men sammen med sin mor og hadefulde og voldelige stedfar. Da David ikke klarer sig godt nok i skolen, bliver han sendt på kostskole Salem. Her regerer den ubarmhjertige rektor Creakle. Men her finder David også vennerne James Steerforth og Tommy Traddles.Charles Dickens (1812-70) er et af de store navne i engelsk litteratur, hans bøger læses stadig og lever både på teatret og filmlærredet. I hans bøger fokuserer han ofte på klasseskel og den lille mands kår. Foruden romaner har han forfattet mange kortere prosatekster samt skuespil, rejsebøger og børnebøger.

Denne roman af Dickens blev, ligesom så mange andre af hans romaner, udgivet som føljeton i et månedsskrift. Han syntes selv, at det var en af hans bedste historier, men den var ikke særlig populær i starten. Dickens havde netop været i USA i 1843, hvorfor han fandt på, at henlægge noget af handlingen til dette kontinent. - -så kom der gang i læsningen.

Part of Alma Classics Evergreens series at 4.99, this edition of Great Expectations includes pictures and a section on Dickens's life and works.

Word count 24,770 Bestseller

A graphic novel that features Scrooge who gets a rude awakening to how his life is, and how it should be.

Oliver Twist is an adapted Intermediate level reader written by Charles Dickens. This is a classic story and one of Dickens's most famous novels about the trials of a poor young orphan boy called Oliver Twist. Explaining how he was brought up in the terrible conditions of a 19th century English workhouse.

A scathing portrait of Victorian industrial society and its misapplied utilitarian philosophy, "Hard Times" is a daring novel of ideas--and ultimately a celebration of love, hope, and limitless possibilities of the imagination. Revised reissue.

The first of Dickens's historical novels, Barnaby Rudge, written in 1841, is set at the time of the anti-Catholic riots of 1780, with the real Lord George Gordon, leader of the riots, appearing in the book.

John Harmon returns to England as his father's heir. He is believed drowned under suspicious circumstances - a situation convenient to his wish for anonymity until he can evaluate Bella Wilfer whom he must marry to secure his inheritance.

Presenting a tale of imprisonment, both literal and metaphorical, this novel highlights its concern with personal responsibility in private and public life.

Mr Dombey is a man obsessed with his firm. His son is groomed from birth to take his place within it, despite his visionary eccentricity and declining health. But Dombey also has a daughter, whose unfailing love for her father goes unreturned.

Each of these short stories was written specifically for Christmas. They combine concern for social ills with the myths and memories of childhood and traditional Christmas spirit-lore. The stories include "A Christmas Carol", "The Chimes", "The Battle of Life" and "The Cricket on the Hearth".

Features characters that range from the iniquitous Wackford Squeers and his family, to the delightful Mrs Nickleby, taking in the eccentric Crummles and his travelling players, the Mantalinis, the Kenwigs, and many more.

Amy Dorrit's father is not very good with money. But Amy's fortunes are about to change: the arrival of Mrs. Clennam's son Arthur, back from working in China, heralds the beginning of stunning revelations not just about Amy but also about Arthur himself.

"Please, sir, I want some more," Oliver says, holding out his bowl for more gruel, a Dickens scene recognisable to most. A young orphan, Oliver Twist has only ever seen the tough side of life and having to suddenly live on the streets does not make surviving any easier. But being the sweet and innocent boy he is, Oliver eventually manages to attract the compassion of others, and time will reveal secrets about his past that could radically change his bleak future. Originally published in instalments, Oliver Twist (1839) is Charles Dickens‘ second – and hugely successful – novel. It introduced the concept of the child protagonist in the Victorian novel, and while doing so, plainly criticised the social injustices in England.Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English author, social critic, and philanthropist. Much of his writing first appeared in small instalments in magazines and was widely popular. Among his most famous novels are Oliver Twist (1839), David Copperfield (1850), and Great Expectations (1861).

Indehaveren af det store firma "Dombey og Søn" er en hård og hjerteløs mand - . Da sønnen Paul kommer til, viser det sig at han ikke helt falder i faderens smag. Paul er en mærkelig og svagelig dreng der stiller mærkelige spørgsmål. Kun søsteren Florence forstår ham, men megen glæde for de ikke af hinanden. Denne gamle roman kan holde een vågen hele natten.

Den forældreløse dreng, Oliver Twist, bor på en dyster, kold fattiggård, indtil den dag han vover at bede om mere suppe. Han stikker af til London, hvor han møder nye venner og tror, han endelig har fået et hjem. men hans problemer er først lige begyndt ...Lix: 18,8 - ml=6,6 lo=12,2

I oktober 1859 forliste "Royal Charter" udfor Wales klippefyldte kyst. Det var på vej hjem fra Australien med bl. a. en stor ladning guld foruden en mængde passagerer. Omkring 500 mennesker omkom. Dickens besøgte stedet umiddelbart efter, og giver her en skildring af forholdende, hvor dykkere leder efter guld og lig. Dette er fornem journalistik - her kunne nutiden lære en del.

Vi befinder os omkring 1850 - industrialiseringens tidsalder er begyndt - dampmaskinerne hamrer og larmer og tyk, sort røg vælter op af skorstenene og dækker byer og landskaber med kulstøv og aske. Liberalismen udfolder sig i al sin grusomhed og midt i dette infereno lever der mennesker, der gennem Dickens geniale måde at skildre mennesker på, bliver levende for os i al deres armod, styrke og fejltagtighed. På god Dickensk maner indflettes der også en kriminalhistorie