Bøger af Charles Dickens

Christmas is just around the corner. People are cheery and excited, except for Ebenezer Scrooge for whom Christmas is just another day. Ebenezer is an old, bitter miser who has distanced himself from everyone and leads a lonely life by his own choice. He is greedy and selfish and the most important thing for him is hoarding money. However one night he gets a visit by the ghost of his old business partner Marley who is wandering the Earth shackled by heavy chains and money boxes. Marley gives Scrooge the option to rethink his values and let go of the load he carries while still alive. Will Scrooge manage to do it? It is only up to him. B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.Charles Dickens was an English author who lived in the period 1812 – 1870. He is regarded as one of the best and most influential authors of the Victorian era as he provided a portrait of the underclass and the poor conditions that people lived in in this period. This led to social awareness and furthered change. Charles Dickens’ style was a vivid combination of fantasy and realism, personal life experience and fiction, and because of the way he conveyed his ideas, his literature appealed to both the rich and the poor. Some of his best known works are "David Copperfield", "A Christmas Carol", "Oliver Twist" and many more. His popularity remains strong today and it may be due to the fact that "amid all the variety of 'readings', those of Mr. Charles Dickens stand alone" as "The Times" wrote in 1868.

"The Christmas Stories of Charles Dickens" is a precious collection of Christmas tales. Christmas spirit, joy, excitement, cheer and Christmas trees against low classes living in despair and poverty. There are two sides to the story but the holiday and its meaning come from the heart no matter what the social status is. "The Christmas Stories of Charles Dickens" is a collection which makes the reader immerse in a parallel universe, so complex in its nature that it almost seems unreal. This is real life joy and misery set against unexplainable occurrences and ghosts.B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.Charles Dickens was an English author who lived in the period 1812 – 1870. He is regarded as one of the best and most influential authors of the Victorian era as he provided a portrait of the underclass and the poor conditions that people lived in in this period. This led to social awareness and furthered change. Charles Dickens’ style was a vivid combination of fantasy and realism, personal life experience and fiction, and because of the way he conveyed his ideas, his literature appealed to both the rich and the poor. Some of his best known works are "David Copperfield", "A Christmas Carol", "Oliver Twist" and many more. His popularity remains strong today and it may be due to the fact that "amid all the variety of 'readings', those of Mr. Charles Dickens stand alone" as "The Times" wrote in 1868.

Nicholas Nickleby is a young boy left without a father. Nicholas has to take care of his mother and sister and is forced by his uncle to work as an assistant to the schoolmaster Wackford Squeers. Squeers’ intentions are however not good and his only goal is to make Nicholas’ life miserable. At the same time Squeers’ wife convinces herself that Nicholas loves her and this gets the young boy in even greater trouble. Nicholas’ uncle is colluding with the schoolmaster and it seems like everybody is against him. Will Nicholas manage to save his sister and mother from his uncle’s clutches? Will he find a better future for himself? Will Squeers and the uncle get what they deserve? B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.Charles Dickens was an English author who lived in the period 1812 – 1870. He is regarded as one of the best and most influential authors of the Victorian era as he provided a portrait of the underclass and the poor conditions that people lived in in this period. This led to social awareness and furthered change. Charles Dickens’ style was a vivid combination of fantasy and realism, personal life experience and fiction, and because of the way he conveyed his ideas, his literature appealed to both the rich and the poor. Some of his best known works are "David Copperfield", "A Christmas Carol", "Oliver Twist" and many more. His popularity remains strong today and it may be due to the fact that "amid all the variety of 'readings', those of Mr. Charles Dickens stand alone" as "The Times" wrote in 1868.

Baron Grogzwig lives a life full of pleasure, drinking and hunting with his friends. But when he decides ´ to marry one of his fellow baron’s daughter, his days change drastically. First he has to send his friends away as per his wife’s demands. Then his responsibilities start growing bigger with time as his wife gifts him with twelve children. When the thirteenth child is on the way, baron Grogzwig’s despair and lack of money become unbearable. He decides to end his life. Will he commit suicide or will someone or something be able to make him rethink his decision? Find out the answers in "The Baron of Grogzwig".B. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.Charles Dickens was an English author who lived in the period 1812 – 1870. He is regarded as one of the best and most influential authors of the Victorian era as he provided a portrait of the underclass and the poor conditions that people lived in in this period. This led to social awareness and furthered change. Charles Dickens’ style was a vivid combination of fantasy and realism, personal life experience and fiction, and because of the way he conveyed his ideas, his literature appealed to both the rich and the poor. Some of his best known works are "David Copperfield", "A Christmas Carol", "Oliver Twist" and many more. His popularity remains strong today and it may be due to the fact that "amid all the variety of 'readings', those of Mr. Charles Dickens stand alone" as "The Times" wrote in 1868.

- Este audiolibro está narrado en Español neutral.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 otros, Grandes Esperanzas es una de las últimas novelas de Charles Dickens y es un clásico de la literatura británica que es hasta el día de hoy muy popular en el Reino Unido. Sigue el camino que el joven Pip vivirá en su búsqueda por una vida plena, libre de pobreza y peligros. A través de los años, Pip se encontrará con amigos, enemigos, amores y desamores. La vida es una interminable serie de altos y bajos, pero al final, las cosas terminarán mejor que peor.Reconocido como uno de los mejores escritores de la era Victoriana, Charles Dickens 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.

Merestä, ajopuiden seasta löytyy pullo, ja pullosta viesti. Vesi on huuhtonut osan viestin sanoista pois. Kapteeni Jorgan haluaa selvittää viestin salaisuuden. Onko viestin lähettänyt haaksirikossa kuollut merimies? Mitä merimiehen isä on tehnyt? Kapteeni Jorgan ryhtyy tutkimaan asiaa merimiehen veljen kanssa."Sanoma mereltä" on Charles Dickensin kertomus vuodelta 1860. Se julkaistiin suomeksi vuonna 1882.Charles Dickens (1812–1870) oli englantilainen romaanikirjailija. Hän oli yksi merkittävimmistä eurooppalaisista 1800-luvun kirjailijoista. Monet Dickensin teoksista julkaistiin alun perin jatkokertomuksina sanomalehdissä. Hänen kuuluisimpia teoksiaan ovat muun muassa "Oliver Twist" ja "Kolea talo".

Charles Dickens schreef over zijn 8e roman: "Zoals zoveel trotse ouders, heb ik één favoriete favoriet onder al mijn geliefde kinderen, zijn naam is ... David Copperfield."De roman werd in 1850 uitgegeven en vertelt het verhaal van David Copperfield van kinds af tot hij van middelbare leeftijd is, over alles wat hij meemaakt en de uitgebreide persoonlijke galerij van vrienden en vijanden die hij op zijn weg tegenkomt. De verteller van het boek is David zelf en hij is een gevoelige gastheer die na een brute jeugd en vele beproevingen schrijver en beroemd wordt. Klinkt dat bekend? De roman heeft veel weg van een gecamoufleerde autobiografie, wat het ongetwijfeld is geweest.Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is de grote Britse auteur van het Victoriaanse tijdperk, die zowel een prikkelend plot beheerst als een uitgebreide galerij van persoonlijkheden voorbij laat komen, terwijl hij tegelijkertijd zowel sociale kritiek als humor laat zien.Dickens zelf moest van school om in een fabriek te werken toen zijn vader in de gevangenis belandde. In een periode van 20 jaar was hij toen redacteur van een weekblad en schreef hij 15 belangrijke romans, vijf kleinere en meer dan 100 verhalen, naast talrijke artikelen. Tegelijkertijd intensiveerde hij zijn inzet voor sociale hervormingen en kinderrechten. Onder zijn meest beroemde titels zijn "Oliver Twist", "David Copperfield", "Nicolas Nickleby", "Great Expectations" en "A Christmas Adventure".

La giovane Nell vive sola col nonno materno - il cui nome non viene mai rivelato - in una vecchia casa di Londra chiamata The Old Curiosity Shop perché al piano terra ha un negozio pieno di oggetti d'antiquariato. A seguito di tutta una serie di debiti contratti al gioco, il vecchio è costretto nottetempo a fuggire accompagnato dalla piccola orfana Nell.Charles Dickens (Portsmouth, 1812 – Gad’s Hill, Kent, 1817) è uno dei romanzieri più popolari e amati di tutti i tempi. Dopo un’infanzia e una giovinezza difficili, trova il successo per la prima volta a ventisei anni, con la pubblicazione del suo primo romanzo, Il Circolo Pickwick. La sua inarrestabile attività narrativa continua poi senza sosta, con la pubblicazione di numerosi romanzi e dispense appartenenti a diversi generi letterari. Tra le sue opere più famose ricordiamo Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Le due città, La piccola Dorritt e Grandi speranze.

Esta es una recopilación de relatos de Charles Dickens en torno a la Navidad. Algunos de ellos son un breve canto a esa época tan especial del año, vivida como el gran momento de la hospitalidad, la ocasión para no cerrar las puertas a nadie, ni siquiera a los ausentes. Otros, en cambio, son relatos en los que se representa a distintos personajes alrededor del fuego que cuentan historias en Nochebuena. Grandes relatos, pequeñas joyas, todas ellas del mejor Dickens y su «espíritu navideño».Charles Dickens (1812-1870) es considerado uno de los mejores escritores británicos. Creador de personajes icónicos como Oliver Twist o Ebenezer Scrooge, sus historias han sido adaptadas a la gran pantalla incontables veces y todavía hoy son leídas alrededor de todo el mundo.

Oliver Twist è un bambino che ha vissuto fino a nove anni all'orfanotrofio dei poveri. Ma questa è solo la prima delle sue sfortune: dopo essere stato mandato a lavorare per un'impresa di pompe funebri, Oliver riesce a fuggire e a raggiungere Londra, dove viene costretto a unirsi a una banda di ladruncoli e a partecipare a furti e a rapine agli ordini del sinistro Fagin. Sarà solo dopo innumerevoli e tragiche peripezie, e con l'aiuto di chi si affezionerà a lui, che Oliver troverà la strada verso la felicità e la sicurezza di sé.Charles Dickens (Portsmouth, 1812 – Gad’s Hill, Kent, 1817) è uno dei romanzieri più popolari e amati di tutti i tempi. Dopo un’infanzia e una giovinezza difficili, trova il successo per la prima volta a ventisei anni, con la pubblicazione del suo primo romanzo, Il Circolo Pickwick. La sua inarrestabile attività narrativa continua poi senza sosta, con la pubblicazione di numerosi romanzi e dispense appartenenti a diversi generi letterari. Tra le sue opere più famose ricordiamo Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Le due città, La piccola Dorritt e Grandi speranze.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood was Charles Dickens final novel, and remained unfinished at the time of his death. In this edition, beloved children's author Leon Garfield gives the story a satisfying ending.