Books with title The Works of Charles Dickens

2012 is the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of one of our greatest and most important novelists, Charles Dickens. To celebrate we're publishing six of his works in this exclusive and sumptuous boxed set of lavish, clothbound editions, designed by Penguin's own award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.

Widely considered the greatest author of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, winning universal praise as a literary genius. Dickens’ novels and beloved tales not only entertained the world, but helped to improve the lives of the lower classes and fight social injustices. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Dickens’ complete works, with hundreds of illustrations, many rare texts, informative introductions and a treasure trove of Delphi bonus material. (Version 13)* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Dickens’ life and works* Original introductions to the novels and other works* ALL 15 novels, with individual contents tables* The novels are illustrated with their original Phiz and Cruikshank illustrations – enjoy the true spirit of Dickens’ works* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original Victorian texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* Special ‘Droodiana’ section, with four different continuations of the unfinished THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD – first time in digital print* The Christmas Books are fully illustrated with their original artwork* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories* Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read* Includes Dickens’ plays, speeches, letters and rare non-fiction - spend hours exploring the author’s diverse works* Rare works often missed out of other collections and appearing here for the first time in digital print* Adaptations section, with Dickensiana works inspired by the great man’s novels* Special criticism section, with 23 books and essays evaluating Dickens’ contribution to literature, including seminal works by Gissing, Chesterton and Lang* Features 8 biographies, including Forster’s landmark work - discover Dickens’ literary and personal life* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres* UPDATED with revised texts, improved images and many new featuresPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titlesCONTENTS:The NovelsTHE PICKWICK PAPERSOLIVER TWISTNICHOLAS NICKLEBYTHE OLD CURIOSITY SHOPBARNABY RUDGEMARTIN CHUZZLEWITDOMBEY AND SONDAVID COPPERFIELDBLEAK HOUSEHARD TIMESLITTLE DORRITA TALE OF TWO CITIESGREAT EXPECTATIONSOUR MUTUAL FRIENDTHE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROODDroodianaTHE CLOVEN FOOT by Robert Henry NewellJOHN JASPER’S SECRET by Henry MorfordPART SECOND OF THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD by Thomas JamesA GREAT MYSTERY SOLVED by Gillan VaseThe Christmas NovellasA CHRISTMAS CAROLTHE CHIMESTHE CRICKET ON THE HEARTHTHE BATTLE OF LIFETHE HAUNTED MAN AND THE GHOST’S BARGAINThe Short Story CollectionsSKETCHES BY BOZMASTER HUMPHREY’S CLOCKCHRISTMAS NUMBERS OF ‘HOUSEHOLD WORDS’CHRISTMAS NUMBERS OF ‘ALL THE YEAR ROUND’MISCELLANEOUS SHORT STORIESREPRINTED PIECESThe Short StoriesLIST OF SHORT STORIES AND SKETCHES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDERLIST OF SHORT STORIES AND SKETCHES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDERThe PlaysTHE STRANGE GENTLEMANTHE VILLAGE COQUETTESIS SHE HIS WIFE?THE LAMPLIGHTERMR. NIGHTINGALE’S DIARYTHE FROZEN DEEPNO THOROUGHFAREThe PoetryTHE COLLECTED POETRY OF CHARLES DICKENSThe Non-FictionMEMOIRS OF JOSEPH GRIMALDI BY THOMAS EGERTON WILKSAMERICAN NOTESPICTURES FROM ITALYTHE LIFE OF OUR LORDA CHILD’S HISTORY OF ENGLANDTHE UNCOMMERCIAL TRAVELLERTHE SPEECHESTHE LETTERSMISCELLANEOUS PAPERSThe AdaptationsRARE ADAPTATIONS OF DICKENS' WORKSThe Criticism23 BOOKS AND ESSAYSThe BiographiesTHE LIFE OF CHARLES DICKENS by John ForsterFORSTER’S LIFE OF DICKENS (ABRIDGED) by George GissingSIX MORE BIOGRAPHIESPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to purchase this eBook as a Parts Edition of individual eBooks

A short life of Dickens which celebrates the impact of the theatre on his life and work. Two hundred years after his death, Dickens's work is more popular than ever, in a variety of media, most of them undreamed of during his lifetime. Over the last few decades of intensive research, Dickens the man has become much better known to us and the sheer originality of his personality blazes forth as never before. Unique in so many ways, he is certainly the only major novelist - perhaps the only novelist ever - to have been a compelling performer in his own right, playing to spellbound audiences of up to four thousand all over the English-speaking world.Theatre was central to his life, from his earliest years as a child entertainer in Portsmouth pubs, to his reluctant retirement from 'these garish lights' barely a year before his death. He wrote plays, he acted in them; he stage-managed them, all with fanatical perfectionism. Dickens's novels are famously filled with unforgettable descriptions of performers, from Sleary and his troupe in Hard Times to the Infant Phenomenon and the rest of the glorious Crummleses in Nicholas Nickleby.As a writer, he was a compulsive performer. His very imagination was theatrical, his method that of the stage, both in terms of plot devices and construction of character. There is in his writing a palpable sense of him reaching out to his readers, his public, courting their favour, speaking on their behalf, stirring them, building their applause. Simon Callow explores this extraordinary theatrical core to Dickens in this short life of one of our greatest novelists.

It is impossible to overstate the importance of British novelist CHARLES DICKENS (1812-1870) not only to literature in the English language, but to Western civilization on the whole. He is arguably the first fiction writer to have become an international celebrity. He popularized episodic fiction and the cliffhanger, which had a profound influence on the development of film and television. He is entirely responsible for the popular image of Victorian London that still lingers today, and his characters-from Oliver Twist to Ebenezer Scrooge, from Miss Havisham to Uriah Heep-have become not merely iconic, but mythic. But it was his stirring portraits of ordinary people-not the upper classes or the aristocracy-and his fervent cries for social, moral, and legal justice for the working poor, and in particular for poor children, in the grim early decades of the Industrial Revolution that powerfully impacted social concerns well into the 20th century. Without Charles Dickens, we may never have seen the likes of Sherlock Holmes, Upton Sinclair, or even Bob Dylan. Here, in 30 beautiful volumes-complete with all the original illustrations-is every published word written by one of the most important writers ever. The essential collector's set will delight anyone who cherishes English literature...and who takes pleasure in constantly rediscovering its joys. This volume contains Oliver Twist, Dickens's second novel, which was serialized in Bentley's Miscellany from February 1837 to April 1839. A stunning example of the social novel-and the first novel ever to focus on a child character-it is one of Dickens's most compelling works.

Meg Pickel’s older brother, Orion, has disappeared. One night, Meg steals out to look for him and makes two surprising discoveries: She stumbles upon a séance that she suspects involves Orion, and she meets the author Charles Dickens, also unable to sleep and roaming the London streets. He is a customer of Meg’s father, who owns a print shop, and a family friend. Mr. Dickens fears for Orion’s safety and for the children of London, and is trying to solve the mystery of their many disappearances. If he can, with Meg’s help, then perhaps Dickens will be able to write once again.

Charles Dickens is the greatest writer of the Victorian era who became the classic of English literature while still being alive. This book contains the cream of author's creations. Here can be found an amusing novel about the adventures of English gentlemen The Pickwick Papers and fascinating story Great Expectations about wealth that came upon a young apprentice Pip. The book is garnished with such novels as Oliver Twist which is about a young vagrant who unexpectedly finds relatives and David Copperfield that describes the power of human will in overcoming any difficulties on the way to happiness. Dickens can be called one of the most human loving authors, he teaches the reader to be sincerely happy or sad. To be sad because of the horrible misery the characters of his books feel, to be happy due to kind and soft humour inseparable with the narration of his characters' life adventures.

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Meg Pickel's older brother, Orion, has disappeared. One night, she steals out to look for him and makes two surprising discoveries: she stumbles upon a séance that she suspects involves Orion, and she meets the author Charles Dickens, also unable to sleep and roaming the London streets. He is a customer of Meg's father, who owns a print shop, and a family friend. Mr. Dickens fears that the children of London aren't safe and is trying to solve the mystery of so many disappearances. If he can, then perhaps he'll be able to write once again.With stunning black-and-white illustrations by Greg Ruth, The Haunting of Charles Dickens by Lewis Buzbee is a literary mystery that celebrates the power of books and brings to life one of the world's best-loved authors.

DICKENSTHE MAJOR WORKS (Illustrated)With following enhanced features*** Original English Version*** Easy, Enjoyable and Fast Read*** Satisfactory Both for Children and Adult Readers*** Attentive And User-Friendly Editing*** Fluid Text Formatting*** All of Dickens's Major Works in One BookAbout The Book in Brief The Book includes the following complete 113 Titles By Charles Dickens:THE NOVELS WORKS *** THE PICKWICK PAPERS *** OLIVER TWIST *** NICHOLAS NICKLEBY *** THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP *** BARNABY RUDGE *** MATIN CHUZZLEWIT *** DOMBEY & SON *** DAVID COPPERFIELD *** BLEAK HOUSE *** HARD TIMES *** LITTLE DORRIT *** A TALE OF TWO CITIES *** GREAT EXPECTATIONS *** OUR MUTUAL FRIEND *** THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DOODTHE NOVELLAS WORKS *** A CHRISTMAS CAROL *** THE CHIMES *** THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH *** THE BATTLE OF LIFE *** THE HAUNTED MAN AND THE GHOST'S BARGAINTHE SHORT STORIES76 Short stories including *** A CHILD’S DREAM OF A STAR *** A CHRISTMAS TREE *** A FLIGHT *** A GOOD HUMOURED CHRISTMAS CHAPTER *** A MESSAGE FROM THE SEATHE POETRY, PLAYS AND NON-FICTION WORKS *** NO THOROUGHFARE *** THE POEMS AND VERSES OF CHARLES DICKENS *** THE UNCOMMERCIAL TRAVELLERTHE HISTORICAL WORKS *** A CHILD'S HISTORY OF ENGLANDTHE COLLABORATIVE WORKS *** A HOUSE TO LETTHE TRAVEL LOGS WORKS *** AMERICAN NOTES FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION *** PICTURES FROM ITALYTHE JOURNALISM WORKS *** THE LOST ARCTIC VOYAGERS *** FRAUDS ON THE FAIRIESTHE CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS WORKS *** THE LETTERS Vol. I.-III. *** MISCELLANEOUS PAPERSTHE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS *** SCENES AND CHARACTERS *** DICKEN'S CHILDRENThe Author's Short Biography: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.Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed readings extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms.

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