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'Wealth and beggary, virtue and vice, repletion and the direst hunger, all treading on each other and crowding together'Could any writer portray London better than Charles Dickens?

SOME CHRISTMAS STORIESby Charles DickensEDITION: Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font - 12 Point FontFONT: 12 point OpenDyslexic 3BOOK TRIM SIZE: 6" x 9" (15.2 cm x 22.9 cm)COVER: GlossyPAPER: CreamTABLE OF CONTENTS: YesCactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font editions are typeset in the open source OpenDyslexic 3 font. This font was designed to increase readability for readers with dyslexia. Many people with dyslexia find that this font helps with reading but it does not help everyone.Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font editions have a glossy cover, cream paper interior, wide margins, generous white space, extra space between lines of text, left justified text with jagged right side, indented paragraphs and minimal use of all capital letters. Bold text is used instead of italics.ABOUT THE BOOK AND AUTHORSome Christmas Stories is a collection of six short stories written by Charles Dickens (1812-1870). The short stories were originally published separately between 1850 and 1853.The short story titles are: A Christmas Tree What Christmas is, as We Grow Older The Poor Relation's Story The Child's Story The Schoolboy's Story Nobody's StoryCharles Dickens was a prolific writer of novels, novellas, short stories and other works. His most famous Christmas themed novella is A Christmas Carol.OTHER CHRISTMAS THEMED BOOKS BY CHARLES DICKENS ISBN: 9781773600536 - A Christmas Carol (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600543 - The Battle of Life (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600550 - The Chimes (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600567 - The Cricket on the Hearth (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600574 - The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600581 - Some Christmas Stories (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font)

THE HAUNTED MAN AND THE GHOST'S BARGAIN (With illustrations from the original 1848 edition.) by Charles DickensEDITION: Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font - 12 Point Font FONT: 12 point OpenDyslexic 3 BOOK TRIM SIZE: 6" x 9" (15.2 cm x 22.9 cm) COVER: Glossy PAPER: Cream TABLE OF CONTENTS: Yes TABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS: YesCactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font editions are typeset in the open source OpenDyslexic 3 font. This font was designed to increase readability for readers with dyslexia. Many people with dyslexia find that this font helps with reading but it does not help everyone.Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font editions have a glossy cover, cream paper interior, wide margins, generous white space, extra space between lines of text, left justified text with jagged right side, indented paragraphs and minimal use of all capital letters. Bold text is used instead of italics.ABOUT THE BOOK AND AUTHORThe Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain was written by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) and was first published in 1848. This edition contains illustrations from the original 1848 edition.The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain, which is also known as the Haunted Man, focuses on chemistry professor Redlaw, those close to him, a spirit who haunts him and the spirit of the holidays, similar to A Christmas Carol.The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain is the fifth of five Christmas novellas by Charles Dickens. The five novellas are A Christmas Carol (1843), The Chimes (1844), The Cricket on the Hearth (1845), The Battle of Life (1846) and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (1848). The most famous Christmas themed novella is A Christmas Carol.Charles Dickens was a prolific writer of novels, novellas, short stories and other works.OTHER CHRISTMAS THEMED BOOKS BY CHARLES DICKENS ISBN: 9781773600536 - A Christmas Carol (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600543 - The Battle of Life (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600550 - The Chimes (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600567 - The Cricket on the Hearth (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600574 - The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600581 - Some Christmas Stories (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font)

THE CHIMES (Illustrated with illustrations from the 1844 edition)by Charles DickensEDITION: Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font - 12 Point FontFONT: 12 point OpenDyslexic 3BOOK TRIM SIZE: 6" x 9" (15.2 cm x 22.9 cm)COVER: GlossyPAPER: CreamTABLE OF CONTENTS: YesTABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS: YesCactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font editions are typeset in the open source OpenDyslexic 3 font. This font was designed to increase readability for readers with dyslexia. Many people with dyslexia find that this font helps with reading but it does not help everyone.Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font editions have a glossy cover, cream paper interior, wide margins, generous white space, extra space between lines of text, left justified text with jagged right side, indented paragraphs and minimal use of all capital letters. Bold text is used instead of italics.ABOUT THE BOOK AND AUTHORThe Chimes (or its much longer title The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In) was written by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) and was first published in 1844. This edition contains illustrations from the original 1844 edition.In The Chimes, Trotty Veck is a poor ticket-porter who has lost his faith in humanity and wonders if people are wicket by nature. On New Year's Eve, spirits visit him to show that people are not born evil and they help restore his faith.The Chimes is the second of five Christmas novellas by Charles Dickens. The five novellas are A Christmas Carol (1843), The Chimes (1844), The Cricket on the Hearth (1845), The Battle of Life (1846) and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (1848). The most famous Christmas themed novella is A Christmas Carol.Charles Dickens was a prolific writer of novels, novellas, short stories and other works.OTHER CHRISTMAS THEMED BOOKS BY CHARLES DICKENS ISBN: 9781773600536 - A Christmas Carol (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600543 - The Battle of Life (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600550 - The Chimes (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600567 - The Cricket on the Hearth (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600574 - The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600581 - Some Christmas Stories (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font)

THE BATTLE OF LIFE: A LOVE STORY (With illustrations from the original 1846 edition.)by Charles DickensEDITION: Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font - 12 Point FontFONT: 12 point OpenDyslexic 3BOOK TRIM SIZE: 6" x 9" (15.2 cm x 22.9 cm)COVER: GlossyPAPER: CreamTABLE OF CONTENTS: YesTABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS: YesCactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font editions are typeset in the open source OpenDyslexic 3 font. This font was designed to increase readability for readers with dyslexia. Many people with dyslexia find that this font helps with reading but it does not help everyone.Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font editions have a glossy cover, cream paper interior, wide margins, generous white space, extra space between lines of text, left justified text with jagged right side, indented paragraphs and minimal use of all capital letters. Bold text is used instead of italics.ABOUT THE BOOK AND AUTHORThe Battle of Life: A Love Story was written by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) and was first published in 1846. This edition contains illustrations from the original 1846 edition.The Battle of Life is set in an English village that stood on the site of a historic battle and depicts battles and struggles that people face and their efforts to overcome them.It is the fourth of five Christmas novellas by Charles Dickens. The five novellas are A Christmas Carol (1843), The Chimes (1844), The Cricket on the Hearth (1845), The Battle of Life (1846) and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (1848). The most famous Christmas themed novella is A Christmas Carol.Charles Dickens was a prolific writer of novels, novellas, short stories and other works.OTHER CHRISTMAS THEMED BOOKS BY CHARLES DICKENS ISBN: 9781773600536 - A Christmas Carol (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600543 - The Battle of Life (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600550 - The Chimes (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600567 - The Cricket on the Hearth (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600574 - The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600581 - Some Christmas Stories (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (With illustrations from the original 1843 edition.)by Charles DickensEDITION: Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font - 12 Point FontFONT: 12 point OpenDyslexic 3BOOK TRIM SIZE: 6" x 9" (15.2 cm x 22.9 cm)COVER: GlossyPAPER: CreamTABLE OF CONTENTS: YesTABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS: YesCactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font editions are typeset in the open source OpenDyslexic 3 font. This font was designed to increase readability for readers with dyslexia. Many people with dyslexia find that this font helps with reading but it does not help everyone.Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font editions have a glossy cover, cream paper interior, wide margins, generous white space, extra space between lines of text, left justified text with jagged right side, indented paragraphs and minimal use of all capital letters. Bold text is used instead of italics.ABOUT THE BOOK AND AUTHORA Christmas Carol is a novella written by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) and was first published in 1843. It is among his most popular works. The original title was A Christmas Carol, in Prose: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. This edition contains illustrations from the original 1843 edition.A Christmas Carol tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come, as well as the ghost of his former business partner. After these visits, Mr. Scrooge transforms into a gentler, kinder man.A Christmas Carol is the first of five Christmas novellas by Charles Dickens. The five novellas are A Christmas Carol (1843), The Chimes (1844), The Cricket on the Hearth (1845), The Battle of Life (1846) and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (1848). The most famous Christmas themed novella is A Christmas Carol.Charles Dickens was a prolific writer of novels, novellas, short stories and other works.OTHER CHRISTMAS THEMED BOOKS BY CHARLES DICKENS ISBN: 9781773600536 - A Christmas Carol (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600543 - The Battle of Life (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600550 - The Chimes (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600567 - The Cricket on the Hearth (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600574 - The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600581 - Some Christmas Stories (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font)

Oliver Twist, an orphan set upon by misfortune and adversity, runs away from the workhouse and is lured into a den of thieves peopled by inimitable personages. Combining elements of romance and melodrama, Oliver Twist inaugurated a new kind of fiction. We're pleased to bring you Jørgen Veisland's introduction to Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist. To Veisland Oliver Twist shows that "concealed identity, like other hidden phantasmal objects, is the mark of the outcast." This edition combines Dickens' text with George Cruikshank's original illustrations, Veisland's introduction, and a newly written biography of Dickens. Know Your Classics is a collection of carefully selected texts offered in a new, informative and entertaining frame. With an informative introduction and a new biography each of our books in this series are given a modern, inviting typography that places them in our contemporary era. These are unmissable remixes of classics everyone should read.

THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH: A FAIRY TALE OF HOME (With illustrations from the original 1845 edition.) by Charles DickensEDITION: Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font - 12 Point Font FONT: 12 point OpenDyslexic 3 BOOK TRIM SIZE: 6" x 9" (15.2 cm x 22.9 cm) COVER: Glossy PAPER: Cream TABLE OF CONTENTS: Yes TABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS: YesCactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font editions are typeset in the open source OpenDyslexic 3 font. This font was designed to increase readability for readers with dyslexia. Many people with dyslexia find that this font helps with reading but it does not help everyone.Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font editions have a glossy cover, cream paper interior, wide margins, generous white space, extra space between lines of text, left justified text with jagged right side, indented paragraphs and minimal use of all capital letters. Bold text is used instead of italics.ABOUT THE BOOK AND AUTHORThe Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home was written by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) and was first published in 1845. This edition contains illustrations from the original 1845 edition.The Cricket on the Hearth follows John Peerybingle, who is a carrier (deliveryman), and his young wife Dot during three climatic days before their first wedding anniversary.The Chimes is the third of five Christmas novellas by Charles Dickens. The five novellas are A Christmas Carol (1843), The Chimes (1844), The Cricket on the Hearth (1845), The Battle of Life (1846) and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (1848). The most famous Christmas themed novella is A Christmas Carol.Charles Dickens was a prolific writer of novels, novellas, short stories and other works.OTHER CHRISTMAS THEMED BOOKS BY CHARLES DICKENS ISBN: 9781773600536 - A Christmas Carol (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600543 - The Battle of Life (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600550 - The Chimes (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600567 - The Cricket on the Hearth (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600574 - The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font) ISBN: 9781773600581 - Some Christmas Stories (Cactus Classics Dyslexic Friendly Font)

This Norton Critical Edition of a Dickens favorite reprints the 1846 text, the last edition of the novel substantially revised by Dickens and the one that most clearly reflects his authorial intentions.

"... Christmas is a time in which, of all times in the year, the memory of every remediable sorrow, wrong, and trouble in the world around us, should be active with us, not less than our own experiences. ..."The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain, a Fancy for Christmas-Time, bookends the series of five Christmas stories by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) that began in 1843 with A Christmas Carol.Originally published in 1848, this dark yet redemptive novella strikes a balance between the pathos and comedic characterizations found in the greatest of Dickens' works.This edition was adapted from the 1913 Chapman & Hall "cheap" Christmas Books edition (originally collected 1852) and the 1907 J.M. Dent and Co./E.P. Dutton & Co."gift" edition. It maintains the unabridged content and spelling of the original publications, though punctuation spacing and usage has been modernized and changed to American quotation style. Published for the Supernatural Fox Sisters' Supernatural History Series-collections of books and artifact reproductions focusing on places and events in supernatural history.

Charles Dickens erzählt seine Lieblingsgeschichte. Sie handelt von David Copperfield. David kommt zur Welt, wächst heran und trifft im Laufe seines Lebens viel, zwischenzeitlich berühmt gewordene Menschen. Dabei erzählt der Autor auch ein wenig aus seinem eigenen Leben.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (With illustrations from the original 1843 edition.) by CHARLES DICKENSEDITION: Cactus Classics Large Print - 16 Point Font FONT: 16 point Garamond BOOK TRIM SIZE: 6" x 9" (15.2 cm x 22.9 cm) COVER: Glossy PAPER: Cream TABLE OF CONTENTS: Yes TABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS: YesCactus Classics Large Print (16 point size) editions are typeset with the Garamond font. These editions have a glossy cover, cream paper interior, wide margins, generous white space and good spacing between lines of text.ABOUT THE BOOK AND AUTHORA Christmas Carol is a novella written by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) and was first published in 1843. It is among his most popular works. The original title was A Christmas Carol, in Prose: Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. This edition contains illustrations from the original 1843 edition.A Christmas Carol tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come, as well as the ghost of his former business partner. After these visits, Mr. Scrooge transforms into a gentler, kinder man.A Christmas Carol is the first of five Christmas novellas by Charles Dickens. The five novellas are A Christmas Carol (1843), The Chimes (1844), The Cricket on the Hearth (1845), The Battle of Life (1846) and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (1848). The most famous Christmas themed novella is A Christmas Carol.Charles Dickens was a prolific writer of novels, novellas, short stories and other works.OTHER CHRISTMAS THEMED BOOKS BY CHARLES DICKENSISBN: 9781773600000 - A Christmas Carol (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600017 - The Battle of Life (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600024 - The Chimes (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600031 - The Cricket on the Hearth (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600048 - The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600055 - Some Christmas Stories (Cactus Classics Large Print)

Published in Charles Dickens' periodical All the Year Round in 1866 & 1867 respectively, Mugby Junction and No Thoroughfare display Dickens' great prowess as storyteller. Mugby Junction tells the story of a railway signalman bewildered and confused by a ghost that is haunting him, while No Thoroughfare follows a quest to find a missing heir.

Part panoramic social satire and - with the introduction of the indefatigable police investigator Mr Bucket - part prototype of the detective genre, this dark, complex and intricately plotted book is considered by many to be both Dickens's greatest work and the finest novel of the Victorian age.

SOME CHRISTMAS STORIESby Charles DickensEDITION: Cactus Classics Large Print - 16 Point FontFONT: 16 point GaramondBOOK TRIM SIZE: 6" x 9" (15.2 cm x 22.9 cm)COVER: GlossyPAPER: CreamTABLE OF CONTENTS: YesCactus Classics Large Print (16 point size) editions are typeset with the Garamond font. These editions have a glossy cover, cream paper interior, wide margins, generous white space and good spacing between lines of text.ABOUT THE BOOK AND AUTHORSome Christmas Stories is a collection of six short stories written by Charles Dickens (1812-1870). The short stories were originally published separately between 1850 and 1853.The short story titles are: A Christmas Tree What Christmas is, as We Grow Older The Poor Relation's Story The Child's Story The Schoolboy's Story Nobody's StoryCharles Dickens was a prolific writer of novels, novellas, short stories and other works. His most famous Christmas themed novella is A Christmas Carol.OTHER CHRISTMAS THEMED BOOKS BY CHARLES DICKENS ISBN: 9781773600000 - A Christmas Carol (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600017 - The Chimes (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600024 - The Cricket on the Hearth (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600031 - The Battle of Life (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600048 - The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600055 - Some Christmas Stories (Cactus Classics Large Print)

THE HAUNTED MAN AND THE GHOST'S BARGAIN (With illustrations from the original 1848 edition.) by Charles DickensEDITION: Cactus Classics Large Print - 16 Point Font FONT: 16 point Garamond BOOK TRIM SIZE: 6" x 9" (15.2 cm x 22.9 cm) COVER: Glossy PAPER: Cream TABLE OF CONTENTS: Yes TABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS: YesCactus Classics Large Print (16 point size) editions are typeset with the Garamond font. These editions have a glossy cover, cream paper interior, wide margins, generous white space and good spacing between lines of text.ABOUT THE BOOK AND AUTHORThe Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain was written by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) and was first published in 1848. This edition contains illustrations from the original 1848 edition.The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain, which is also known as the Haunted Man, focuses on chemistry professor Redlaw, those close to him, a spirit who haunts him and the spirit of the holidays, similar to A Christmas Carol.The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain is the fifth of five Christmas novellas by Charles Dickens. The five novellas are A Christmas Carol (1843), The Chimes (1844), The Cricket on the Hearth (1845), The Battle of Life (1846) and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (1848). The most famous Christmas themed novella is A Christmas Carol.Charles Dickens was a prolific writer of novels, novellas, short stories and other works.OTHER CHRISTMAS THEMED BOOKS BY CHARLES DICKENS ISBN: 9781773600000 - A Christmas Carol (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600017 - The Battle of Life (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600024 - The Chimes (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600031 - The Cricket on the Hearth (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600048 - The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600055 - Some Christmas Stories (Cactus Classics Large Print)

THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH: A FAIRY TALE OF HOME (With illustrations from the original 1845 edition.)by Charles DickensEDITION: Cactus Classics Large Print - 16 Point FontFONT: 16 point GaramondBOOK TRIM SIZE: 6" x 9" (15.2 cm x 22.9 cm)COVER: GlossyPAPER: CreamTABLE OF CONTENTS: YesTABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS: YesCactus Classics Large Print (16 point size) editions are typeset with the Garamond font. These editions have a glossy cover, cream paper interior, wide margins, generous white space and good spacing between lines of text.ABOUT THE BOOK AND AUTHORThe Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale of Home was written by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) and was first published in 1845. This edition contains illustrations from the original 1845 edition.The Cricket on the Hearth follows John Peerybingle, who is a carrier (deliveryman), and his young wife Dot during three climatic days before their first wedding anniversary.The Chimes is the third of five Christmas novellas by Charles Dickens. The five novellas are A Christmas Carol (1843), The Chimes (1844), The Cricket on the Hearth (1845), The Battle of Life (1846) and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (1848). The most famous Christmas themed novella is A Christmas Carol.Charles Dickens was a prolific writer of novels, novellas, short stories and other works.OTHER CHRISTMAS THEMED BOOKS BY CHARLES DICKENS ISBN: 9781773600000 - A Christmas Carol (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600017 - The Battle of Life (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600024 - The Chimes (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600031 - The Cricket on the Hearth (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600048 - The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600055 - Some Christmas Stories (Cactus Classics Large Print)

THE BATTLE OF LIFE: A LOVE STORY (With illustrations from the original 1846 edition.)by Charles DickensEDITION: Cactus Classics Large Print - 16 Point FontFONT: 16 point GaramondBOOK TRIM SIZE: 6" x 9" (15.2 cm x 22.9 cm)COVER: GlossyPAPER: CreamTABLE OF CONTENTS: YesTABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS: YesCactus Classics Large Print (16 point size) editions are typeset with the Garamond font. These editions have a glossy cover, cream paper interior, wide margins, generous white space and good spacing between lines of text.ABOUT THE BOOK AND AUTHORThe Battle of Life: A Love Story was written by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) and was first published in 1846. This edition contains illustrations from the original 1846 edition.The Battle of Life is set in an English village that stood on the site of a historic battle and depicts battles and struggles that people face and their efforts to overcome them.It is the fourth of five Christmas novellas by Charles Dickens. The five novellas are A Christmas Carol (1843), The Chimes (1844), The Cricket on the Hearth (1845), The Battle of Life (1846) and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (1848). The most famous Christmas themed novella is A Christmas Carol.Charles Dickens was a prolific writer of novels, novellas, short stories and other works.OTHER CHRISTMAS THEMED BOOKS BY CHARLES DICKENS ISBN: 9781773600000 - A Christmas Carol (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600017 - The Battle of Life (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600024 - The Chimes (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600031 - The Cricket on the Hearth (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600048 - The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600055 - Some Christmas Stories (Cactus Classics Large Print)

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. He was influenced by the experiences of his own youth and by the Christmas stories of other authors including Washington Irving and Douglas Jerrold. Dickens had written three Christmas stories prior to the novella, and was inspired following a visit to the Field Lane Ragged School, one of several establishments for London's street children. The treatment of the poor and the ability of a selfish man to redeem himself by transforming into a more sympathetic character are the key themes of the story.

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 a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader.

A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost-Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novel by Charles Dickens, first published in 1843. A Christmas Carol tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, an old miser who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come. After their visits Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man. Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol at a time when the British were examining and exploring Christmas traditions from the past, such as carols, as well as new customs such as Christmas trees. With A Christmas Carol, Dickens captured the zeitgeist of the mid-Victorian revival of the Christmas holiday. He has been acknowledged as an influence on the modern Western observance of Christmas and inspired several aspects of Christmas, such as family gatherings, seasonal food and drink, dancing, games and a festive generosity of spirit.The Commentary and Introduction contains material released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. : BackgroundLiterary influencesSocial influencesWriting historyCharactersThemesPublicationReceptionAftermathPerformances and adaptationsLegacy

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This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality images, and table elements, giving our readers the feel of holding a 'fresh and newly' reprinted and/or revised edition, as opposed to other scanned & printed (Optical Character Recognition - OCR) reproductions.2. Correction of imperfections: As the work was re-created from the scratch, therefore, it was vetted to rectify certain conventional norms with regard to typographical mistakes, hyphenations, punctuations, blurred images, missing content/pages, and/or other related subject matters, upon our consideration. Every attempt was made to rectify the imperfections related to omitted constructs in the original edition via other references. However, a few of such imperfections which could not be rectified due to intentional\unintentional omission of content in the original edition, were inherited and preserved from the original work to maintain the authenticity and construct, relevant to the work.We believe that this work holds historical, cultural and/or intellectual importance in the literary works community, therefore despite the oddities, we accounted the work for print as a part of our continuing effort towards preservation of literary work and our contribution towards the development of the society as a whole, driven by our beliefs. We are grateful to our readers for putting their faith in us and accepting our imperfections with regard to preservation of the historical content. HAPPY READING!

Charles Dickens was already famous when he wrote "Great Expectations", the story of Pip and his striving against circumstance and poverty and finding himself unexpectedly well off later in life. Set in England in the early 1800s, the backdrop of the stark differences between the rich and the poor and the rise of industrialization, "Great Expectations" is filled with twists and turns that capture the interest of readers still today, more than a hundred years later.

A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralised 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 period. It follows the lives of several characters through these events. A Tale of Two Cities was published in weekly instalments from April 1859 to November 1859 in Dickens's new literary periodical titled All the Year Round. All but three of Dickens's previous novels had appeared only as monthly installments. It was the time of the French Revolution - a time of great change and great danger. It was a time when injustice was met by a lust for vengeance, and rarely was a distinction made between the innocent and the guilty. Against this tumultuous historical backdrop, Dickens' great story of unsurpassed adventure and courage unfolds. Unjustly imprisoned for 18 years in the Bastille, Dr. Alexandre Manette is reunited with his daughter, Lucie, and safely transported from France to England. It would seem that they could take up the threads of their lives in peace. As fate would have it though, the pair are summoned to the Old Bailey to testify against a young Frenchman - Charles Darnay - falsely accused of treason. Strangely enough, Darnay bears an uncanny resemblance to another man in the courtroom, the dissolute lawyer's clerk Sydney Carton. It is a coincidence that saves Darnay from certain doom more than once. Brilliantly plotted, the novel is rich in drama, romance, and heroics that culminate in a daring prison escape in the shadow of the guillotine. Novel by Charles Dickens, published both serially and in book form in 1859. The story is set in the late 18th century against the background of the French Revolution. Although Dickens borrowed from Thomas Carlyle's history, The French Revolution, for his sprawling tale of London and revolutionary Paris, the novel offers more drama than accuracy. The scenes of large-scale mob violence are especially vivid, if superficial in historical understanding. The complex plot involves Sydney Carton's sacrifice of his own life on behalf of his friends Charles Darnay and Lucie Manette.

Sissy is a poor young girl whose father works in circus and who attends school in Coketown, run by Superintendent Mr. Gradgrind. After he caught two of his children going to circus, Mr. Gradgrind dismiss Sissy from the school because of her bad influence on the other children. Soon Sissy discovers that her father has abandoned her thereto, in hope that she will lead a better life without him. Members of the circus appear at Superintendent's door and Mr. Gradgrind gives Sissy a choice: to return to the circus and forfeit her education, or to continue her education and work for Mrs. Gradgrind, never returning to the circus. Sissy accepts the latter, hoping to be reunited with her father.

Paul Dombey is the wealthy owner of the shipping company, whose dream is to have a son to continue his business. When his son is born, Dombey's wife dies shortly after giving birth. The child, named Paul after his father, is a weak and sickly child, who does not socialize normally with others. He is intensely fond of his sister Florence, who is deliberately neglected by her father as irrelevant and a distraction. Young Paul's health declines even further and he dies, still only six years old, and he is left only with his daughter, whom he pushes away while she futilely tries to earn his love.

Barnaby Rudge is a story of a forbidden love in the time of great London riots in 1780. Both Edward's father, John Chester, and Emma's uncle, the Catholic Geoffrey Haredale - these two are sworn enemies - oppose their union after Sir John untruthfully convinces Geoffrey that Edward's intentions are dishonourable. Sir John intends to marry Edward to a woman with a rich inheritance, to support John's expensive lifestyle and to pay off his debtors. Edward quarrels with his father and leaves home for the West Indies.