Bøger af Charles Dickens

Kohtalokas Mugbyn risteys on seitsemän eri junaradan kohtaamispaikka. Risteyksessä tapahtuu outoja asioita – ihan kuin siellä kulkevia ihmisiä tarkkailtaisiin. Risteykseen ilmestyy aaveita ja henkiolentoja merkkinä lähestyvästä onnettomuudesta. Ja jokainen onnettomuus on edellistä pahempi... Junaonnettomuus, nuoren naisen kuolema ja aavistus päähenkilön omasta kuolemasta varjostavat elämää Mugbyn risteyksessä.Mugbyn risteys on novellikokoelma, jonka Charles Dickens kirjoitti yhteistyössä neljän aikalaiskollegansa – Charles Collinsin, Amelia B. Edwardsin, Andres Hallidayn ja Hesba Strettonin – kanssa. Dickensin käsialaa ovat muun muassa teoksen kehyskertomus sekä useita kertoja filmatisoitu kummitustarina "Signaalimies".Charles Dickens (1812–1870) on yksi viktoriaanisen ajan suurista englantilaisista kirjailijoista. Hänen teostensa taitavat juonikuviot, monipuoliset henkilöhahmot ja lämmin huumori ihastuttavat lukijoita yhä tänä päivänä. Hänen tunnetuimpia teoksiaan ovat Oliver Twist ja Saiturin joulu.

Esther Summerson, abandonada al nacer por sus padres, es la protegida de John Jarndyce, un poderoso bienhechor de buen corazón que lleva años pleiteando a causa de una herencia. Esther vive en la residencia de Jarndyce, Casa Desolada, desde los dieciocho años, junto con Ada Clare y Richard Carstone, primos adolescentes de John, huérfanos e indigentes a causa de la disputada herencia, a los que éste trata de orientar en la vida. Antes de alcanzar la absurda resolución jurídica, los jóvenes experimentan numerosas y dispares aventuras, de lo cómico a lo trágico pasando por lo melodramático y lo policíaco. Entre el humor y la gravedad, y los juegos y trampas de la intriga policial, Dickens logra en estas páginas momentos inolvidables.Casa desolada es sin dudas una de las mejores novelas de Charles Dickens, a través de la cual el autor construye una sátira acerca del sistema judicial inglés de aquellos años. Esta obra sirvió para apoyar el movimiento de reforma judicial, que culminó en la promulgación de una reforma legal en la década de 1870.Reconocido como uno de los mejores escritores de la era Victoriana, Charles Dickens (1812-1870) es recordado por sus personajes icónicos, desde el pequeño e inocente Oliver Twist a el viejo y amargado Ebenezer Scrooge. Sus cuentos han sido adaptados a la pantalla grande incontables veces, y son leídos alrededor del mundo hasta el día de hoy. Gozó de una popularidad inmensa mientras vivía, y los más grandes escritores del siglo XX alabaron su estilo realista y cómico, sus personajes extravagantes y su crítica social.

La historia comienza en el acogedor hogar de los Peerybingle, un matrimonio feliz que cuenta con un curioso huésped en la casa: un grillo, símbolo de la paz en los hogares humildes. El grillo es el eje del relato: en el primer canto, el grillo está feliz; en el segundo, guarda silencio; en el tercero, vuelve a cantar de nuevo.Cuando el viejo Tackleton cuestiona la lealtad de la joven Mary, John Peerybingle queda devastado y la historia parece convertirse en una tragedia. Sin embargo, en ese momento interviene el grillo, una deidad tutelar, símbolo de la confianza y la felicidad doméstica.Esta novela corta es una historia sobre el perdón, la confianza, el amor conyugal y filial, donde la magia y el teatro se mezclan, y el humor y la desdicha van de la mano.Reconocido como uno de los mejores escritores de la era Victoriana, Charles Dickens (1812-1870) es recordado por sus personajes icónicos, desde el pequeño e inocente Oliver Twist a el viejo y amargado Ebenezer Scrooge. Sus cuentos han sido adaptados a la pantalla grande incontables veces, y son leídos alrededor del mundo hasta el día de hoy. Gozó de una popularidad inmensa mientras vivía, y los más grandes escritores del siglo XX alabaron su estilo realista y cómico, sus personajes extravagantes y su crítica social.

Barnaby Rudge es una historia de misterio y suspenso que comienza con un doble asesinato sin resolver y luego involucra conspiración, chantaje, secuestro y retribución. A lo largo de la novela, padres e hijos se oponen, los aprendices conspiran contra sus amos y los levantamientos anticatólicos de 1780 arrasan las calles. Y, cuando Londres estalla en disturbios, el propio Barnaby Rudge lucha por escapar de la maldición de su propio pasado. Con descripciones dramáticas de violencia pública y horror privado, extraños secretos y duplicaciones fantasmales, Barnaby Rudge es una poderosa e inquietante obra que mezcla realismo histórico y melodrama gótico.Reconocido como uno de los mejores escritores de la era Victoriana, Charles Dickens (1812-1870) es recordado por sus personajes icónicos, desde el pequeño e inocente Oliver Twist a el viejo y amargado Ebenezer Scrooge. Sus cuentos han sido adaptados a la pantalla grande incontables veces, y son leídos alrededor del mundo hasta el día de hoy. Gozó de una popularidad inmensa mientras vivía, y los más grandes escritores del siglo XX alabaron su estilo realista y cómico, sus personajes extravagantes y su crítica social.

El entusiasmo que ha despertado el último tomo de Harry Potter entre susseguidores se podría equiparar al que en su día tuvo esta novela de Dickens, que representó la cumbre de su carrera literaria. Fue por entregas, entre 1841 y 1842, como los lectores de "La tienda deantigüedades" fueron siguiendo las aventuras del abuelo y su pequeña nieta huérfana, un pintoresco dúo que, al verse acuciados por las deudas, se embarcan en una aventura en la que nos llevarán a recorrer la Inglaterra del siglo XIX.Con ellos haremos un viaje pasando por los pueblecitos típicos de las postales de la campiña inglesa pero también la miseria de las ciudadcubiertas de hollín; en esta peregrinación abuelo y nieta se encontraránademás con personajes de lo más variopinto, algunos de ellos sacados delcirco, feriantes, carboneros que leen brasas, ponis, dandis, domadores quelo que doman no son leones sino perros, maestros y dueñas de museosambulantes...La atmósfera que logró crear Dickens fue de tal nivel de tristeza e intensidad emocional que quizás al acabar de leer la última página tú también querrías, como los lectores estadounidenses de la época, aglutinarte en el puerto de Nueva York reclamando noticias del destino que encontraron los marineros a su regreso a Inglaterra...Reconocido como uno de los mejores escritores de la era Victoriana, Charles Dickens (1812-1870) es recordado por sus personajes icónicos, desde el pequeño e inocente Oliver Twist a el viejo y amargado Ebenezer Scrooge. Sus cuentos han sido adaptados a la pantalla grande incontables veces, y son leídos alrededor del mundo hasta el día de hoy. Gozó de una popularidad inmensa mientras vivía, y los más grandes escritores del siglo XX alabaron su estilo realista y cómico, sus personajes extravagantes y su crítica social.

En Coketown, ciudad industrial de la Inglaterra victoriana, el rígido y práctico director de escuela Thomas Gradgrind y su socio Josiah Bounderby, un presuntuoso y mezquino empresario, imponen su filosofía utilitarista y su estrecha visión de la vida a los alumnos y los obreros, cada uno en su respectivo ámbito. A través de una entretenida trama, esta novela entremezcla las vidas y las peripecias, las ilusiones y las desdichas de estos personajes, y de los hijos del director, Tom y Louisa, y su compañera Sissie Jupe, y del obrero Stephen Blackpool.Esta novela arroja una visión inolvidable de la Inglaterra victoriana sumida en la revolución industrial, en la que Dickens expresa que no hay acción sin consecuencia, pero que la esperanza siempre es posible.Reconocido como uno de los mejores escritores de la era Victoriana, Charles Dickens (1812-1870) es recordado por sus personajes icónicos, desde el pequeño e inocente Oliver Twist a el viejo y amargado Ebenezer Scrooge. Sus cuentos han sido adaptados a la pantalla grande incontables veces, y son leídos alrededor del mundo hasta el día de hoy. Gozó de una popularidad inmensa mientras vivía, y los más grandes escritores del siglo XX alabaron su estilo realista y cómico, sus personajes extravagantes y su crítica social.

Denne samling indeholder følgende noveller og eventyr:Lampepudserens Historie - En falsk Shillings Biographie - Manden efter Døden - Alan Skeene - Gnieren Mustapha - Det gyldne QvasFortællingerne spænder over så forskelligartede begivenheder som stjernetydning i London; en falsk mønts vej mellem sælgere og købere; en rejse på Gambiafloden; en duel i Rom; en selvmordskult i Paris; en hærgende storbrand i Konstantinopel; og ikke mindst historien om gnieren Ebenezer Scrooge, der konfronteres med sin egen nærighed af et natligt spøgelse.Fortællingerne er skrevet eller redigeret af Charles Dickens, og udvalgt fra følgende oversættelser:Mariboe, W. (1863). Lampepudserens Historie og andre Fortællinger. Mariboe, W. (1853). Fortællinger af Dickens ”Household words”.Winther, E. (1856). Phantasus eller Folkeeventyr for Gamle og Unge III.

This coming of age tale follows the adventures of David Copperfield and his friends as he grows and matures out of his cruel circumstances.

"Out-and-out young gentlemen may be divided into two classes – those who have something to do, and those who have nothing."In Sketches of Young Gentlemen Charles Dickens presents this list of types of men that young ladies might encounter in society; a sort of Buzzfeed article of the 19th century. How’s about The Censorious Young Gentlemen, who expresses all opinions "with a dubious sneer, accompanied with a half smile"? No? Maybe The Poetical Young Gentleman, who "is lounging on a sofa with his eyes fixed upon the ceiling" then? or maybe The Domestic Young Gentleman, "who lives at home with his mother"?Dickens isn’t too impressed with these bachelors and doesn’t think the ladies should be either. Sketches of Young Gentlemen is an excellent and quick read, just as amusing as it is accurate.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).

"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.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).

"No landlord is my friend and brother, no chambermaid loves me, no waiter worships me, no boots admires and envies me."Let the character of The Uncommercial Traveller take you on a journal through Britain, Europe and America, into pubs, workhouses and graveyards to meet tramps, lawyers and everyone in between. These sketches, which Charles Dickens wrote late in life, are based on his own travel experiences. In true Dickensian form it is apparent that his sympathies lie with the hidden underclass of Victorian England. But in between the dark and poignant stories, his wit and humour shines through as always.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).

"The total number of legs belonging to the manufacturing population of one great town in Yorkshire was, in round numbers, forty thousand, while the total number of chair and stool legs in their houses was only thirty thousand (...) Ten thousand individuals were either destitute of any rest for their legs at all, or passed the whole of their leisure time sitting upon boxes."The Mudfog Papers is a collection of sketches about the very local politics of the town of Mudfog (originally the hometown of Oliver Twist). Follow the shenanigans of its crazy mayor and sit in on the meetings of the Society for the Advancement of Everything. The Mudfog Papers is Dickensian satire at its best.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).

"The village street was like most other village streets: wide for its height, silent for its size, and drowsy in the dullest degree."In Tom Tiddlers Ground – the name of an ancient children’s game – Dickens introduces us to a hermit named Mr. Mopes. An interesting and reflective story, it talks about solitude and how different people respond to it.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).

Near the English colony of Belize, a silver mine is attacked by pirates. They murder a number of the British colonist and take the rest hostage. When all hope seems lost, the colonists’ survival is suddenly down to a couple of remarkable and brave imprisoned English women.Co-written by Dickens’ friend Wilkie Collins, The Perils of Certain English Prison is a thrilling adventure novel filled with murder, intrigue and strong female characters. Told in the first person and with the same sense of adventure, the novel is similar in style to Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe.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).

"Remember to the last, that while there is life there is hope."Onboard the ship The Golden Mary we meet a dignified woman in black, a man who wants to try his luck in the gold rush in California, a mother and her daughter heading to meet the father, and of course Captain Ravender, a great believer in duty before self. When the ship is struck by an iceberg and sinks, the crew and passengers are moved to lifeboats. But they are still far from safety.Like in the 1997 movie about the Titanic starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, The Wreck of the Golden Mary lets us get well-invested in its passengers before things start to derail. It’s an emotional and bleak story at times, but one little girl represents a glimmer of hope for the passengers and for the reader that will make it all worth it.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).

"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.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).

A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. With well over 200 million copies sold, it is among the most famous works of fiction. The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution, the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, and many unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. It follows the lives of several protagonists through these events. The most notable are Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton. Darnay is a French once-aristocrat who falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolution despite his virtuous nature, and Carton is a dissipated British barrister who endeavours to redeem his ill-spent life out of his unrequited love for Darnay's wife, Lucie Manette.

"Strictly speaking, there were only six poor travellers; but, being a traveller myself, though an idle one, and being withal as poor as I hope to be, I brought the number up to seven."A poor traveller discovers a humble inn that offers six poor travellers a bit of money and free lodgings for the night of Christmas Eve. Though poor himself, the narrator is determined to contribute something as well and secures a delicious Christmas meal for everyone.The Seven Poor Travellers is a heart-warming Christmas story about sharing and helping others even you do not have much for yourself.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).

"That sprung up between us. You are not truly happy"Before their deaths, Edwin and Rosa’s fathers made them betrothed to one another. Now that they are of age, though, Edwin finds that he does not want to marry Rosa, and they break off the engagement. Shortly thereafter, on Christmas, Eve Edwin disappears without a trace.The Mystery of Edwin Drood was Dickens’ final, unfinished novel. But despite its abrupt ending it leaves the reader with a clear picture of a killer. The novel has been adapted to film four times and was referenced in a 2005 episode of Doctor Who starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper. 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).