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Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world''s best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the 20th century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are still widely read today.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final novel by Charles Dickens, originally published in 1870. Though the novel is named after the character Edwin Drood, it focuses more on Drood''s uncle, John Jasper, a precentor, choirmaster and opium addict, who is in love with his pupil, Rosa Bud. Miss Bud, Edwin Drood''s fiancée, has also caught the eye of the high-spirited and hot-tempered Neville Landless. Landless and Edwin Drood take an instant dislike to one another. Later Drood disappears under mysterious circumstances.

"Mugby Junction" is a set of short stories written in 1866 by Charles Dickens and collaborators Charles Collins, Amelia B. Edwards, Andrew Halliday, and Hesba Stretton. It was first published in a Christmas edition of the magazine All the Year Round. Dickens penned a majority of the issue, including the frame narrative in which "the Gentleman for Nowhere," who has spent his life cloistered in the firm Barbox Brothers, makes use of his new-found freedom in retirement to explore the rail lines that connect with Mugby Junction. Dickens''s collaborators each contributed an individual story to the collection.

Sketches by Boz is the first volume of the new Oxford Dickens. This critical edition of the collection of sixty pieces which first appeared as contributions to magazines and newspapers in the mid 1830s presents afresh his sharp and often satirical observation of social situations and London characters.

Thrilling full-cast radio dramatisations of three of Charles Dickens' classic novels. Charles Dickens is one of the most renowned novelists of all time, and this second volume of the dramatised canon of his work includes the gripping historical novel Barnaby Rudge, picaresque comedy Martin Chuzzlewit and bittersweet tale of family relationships Dombey and Son. Barnaby Rudge Against the background of the anti-Catholic riots of the 1780s, young Barnaby Rudge becomes entangled with the fanatical George Gordon and his campaign for 'No Popery'. But mob violence, the burning of Newgate Prison and the shadow of murder put his life in danger... Martin Chuzzlewit Disinherited by his wealthy grandfather because of his love for the beautiful Mary, Martin Chuzzlewit sets sail for America to seek his fortune. Dombey and Son Wealthy Paul Dombey is desperate for a male heir to continue the family business, and neglects his six-year-old daughter Florence. Then, at last, the longed-for son is born - but Dombey's hopes for him go unfulfilled... With a star cast including Simon Cadell, Bill Nighy, Alex Jennings, Robert Glenister, Geraldine James and Pam Ferris, these BBC radio adaptations bring out all the suspense, adventure, satire and social realism of Dickens' three classic masterpieces. Duration: 19 hours approx.

Un joven cirujano, en Londres Victoriano, espera su primer cliente. Esa tarde llovía torrencialmente y quedó realmente sorprendido cuando su asistente le informó que alguien esperaba en la puerta.Una entidad misteriosa y alta, cubierta con una pesada capa negra que escondía su figura y un grueso velo negro que no permitía ver su cara entró al despacho del joven cirujano. Era una señora devastada por tristeza y desesperación. Necesitaba la ayuda del cirujano para curar a un hombre afligido por algo desconocido, pero no podía saber qué era, ni lo podía ayudar en ese momento, sino que al día siguiente.Teniendo nada más que una dirección a la que llegar, el cirujano se encaminó a ver al hombre que la misteriosa mujer le encomendó.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.

Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world''s best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the 20th century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are still widely read today.

Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world''s best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the 20th century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are still widely read today.

David Copperfield is the eighth novel by Charles Dickens. The novel''s full title is The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery. It was first published as a serial in 1849-50, and as a book in 1850. The novel features the character David Copperfield, and is written in the first person, as a description of his life until middle age, with his own adventures and the numerous friends and enemies he meets along his way. It is his journey of change and growth from infancy to maturity, as people enter and leave his life and he passes through the stages of his development. It has been called his masterpiece, "the triumph of the art of Dickens", which marks a turning point in his work, the point of separation between the novels of youth and those of maturity.

David Copperfield is the eighth novel by Charles Dickens. The novel''s full title is The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery. It was first published as a serial in 1849-50, and as a book in 1850. The novel features the character David Copperfield, and is written in the first person, as a description of his life until middle age, with his own adventures and the numerous friends and enemies he meets along his way. It is his journey of change and growth from infancy to maturity, as people enter and leave his life and he passes through the stages of his development. It has been called his masterpiece, "the triumph of the art of Dickens", which marks a turning point in his work, the point of separation between the novels of youth and those of maturity.

The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home is a novella by Charles Dickens, published in 1845. Like all of Dickens''s Christmas books, it was published in book form, not as a serial. Dickens described the novel as "quiet and domestic [...] innocent and pretty." It is subdivided into chapters called "Chirps", similar to the "Quarters" of The Chimes or the "Staves" of A Christmas Carol. It is the third of Dickens''s five Christmas books, preceded by A Christmas Carol (1843) and The Chimes (1844), and followed by The Battle of Life (1846) and The Haunted Man and the Ghost''s Bargain (1848).

A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman and Hall in 1843 and illustrated by John Leech. A Christmas Carol recounts the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an elderly miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man. Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol during a period when the British were exploring and re-evaluating past Christmas traditions, including carols, and newer customs such as Christmas trees.

The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In, commonly referred to as The Chimes, is a novella written by Charles Dickens and first published in 1844, one year after A Christmas Carol and during Dickens'' year-long visit to Italy. It is the second in his series of "Christmas books," five novellas with strong social and moral messages that he published during the 1840s. In addition to A Christmas Carol and The Chimes, the Christmas books include The Cricket on the Hearth (1845), The Battle of Life (1846), and The Haunted Man and the Ghost''s Bargain (1848).

Bleak House is a novel by Charles Dickens, first published as a 20-episode serial between March 1852 and September 1853. The novel has many characters and several sub-plots, and is told partly by the novel''s heroine, Esther Summerson, and partly by an omniscient narrator. At the centre of Bleak House is a long-running legal case in the Court of Chancery, Jarndyce and Jarndyce, which comes about because a testator has written several conflicting wills. In a preface to the 1853 first edition, Dickens claimed there were many actual precedents for his fictional case. One such was probably the Thellusson v Woodford case in which a will read in 1797 was contested and not determined until 1859. Though the legal profession criticised Dickens''s satire as exaggerated, this novel helped support a judicial reform movement which culminated in the enactment of legal reform in the 1870s.

An illustrated adaptation of Charles Dickens's Victorian classic - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages!

Der bedeutendste Bildungsroman der englischen Literatur: Die Erzählung begleitet David Copperfield beim Erwachsenwerden von seiner Kindheit bis zum mittleren Lebensalter. Neben dem Protagonisten sind es auch viele andere Figuren – Freunde wie Feinde – die seinen Lebensweg streifen, begleiten oder beeinflussen. Charles Dickens (1812-1870) war ein englischer Schriftsteller, der es mit seinen Romanen und ikonischen Helden bereits zu Lebzeiten zu Weltruhm gebracht hat und als einer der besten Romanautoren des viktorianischen Zeitalters gilt. Zu seinen bekanntesten Werken zählen u.a. „Oliver Twist", „David Copperfield" und „Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte".

It's Christmas Eve and Scrooge is refusing to join in the festivities. A visit from the ghost of Jacob Marley warns Scrooge that three spirits will show him who he really is: but will this be enough to move his stubborn soul? This Essential Student Texts edition of Dickens's classic tale comes with accessible and informative notes.

El propio Charles Dickens escribió sobre su octava novela: "como muchos padres, tengo un hijo preferido, un hijo que es mi debilidad; este hijo se llama David Copperfield."La novela se publicó en 1850 y cuenta la historia de David Copperfield desde su infancia hasta que llega a la madurez, sobre todo, lo que experimenta y la extensa galería de amigos y enemigos que encuentra en su camino. El narrador es el mismo David, un joven sensible que, después de una infancia brutal y muchas dificultades, se convierte en un escritor famoso. ¿Suena familiar? David Copperfield es probablemente la obra más autobiográfica de Dickens. Charles Dickens (1812-1870) es el gran escritor inglés de la era victoriana. Sus novelas dominan la técnica de entretejer una trama emocionante poblada por una extensa galería de personajes con la crítica social y el humor.El propio Dickens tuvo que abandonar la escuela para irse a trabajar a una fábrica cuando su padre fue encarcelado por deudas. Durante un período de 20 años, fue editor de una revista semanal y escribió 15 grandes novelas, cinco más pequeñas y más de 100 cuentos, además de numerosos artículos. Al mismo tiempo, agitó agresivamente las reformas sociales y los derechos de los niños.

Rollercoasters now extends up to GCSE! This edition of A Christmas Carol has a durable flexi-cover format so it lasts longer in the classroom.

Little treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by two other tales: The Chimes and The Haunted Man.

-Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano.Un joven doctor acaba de abrir una pequeña consulta en una ciudad rural del sur de Inglaterra. Ilusionado, espera la llegada de su primer paciente. Van pasando los días, pero no llega ninguno. Hasta que, una noche, su ayudante,  abandonando momentáneamente su afición por los caramelos de menta, le comunica que hay una dama esperando a poder hablar con él en su consulta. Emocionado ante su primer paciente, el médico recibe a la señora, a la que apenas puede distinguir, como consecuencia de un velo negro que le tapa casi completamente el rostro. Finalmente, y después de algún llanto, le dice que está allí no por ella, sino por alguien que está a punto de morir y que necesita la ayuda del doctor.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.