Books with title The Battle of the Little Bighorn

While not as well known as "The Christmas Carol", "The Chimes" or "The Cricket on the Hearth"; "The Battle of Life" is a charming addition to Dickens' series of five Christmas books, of which this is the fourth and is concluded by "The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain". In this short novel fans of Dickens will find an entertaining and cheerfully uplifting love story, perfect reading for the holiday season.

While not as well known as "The Christmas Carol", "The Chimes" or "The Cricket on the Hearth"; "The Battle of Life" is a charming addition to Dickens' series of five Christmas books, of which this is the fourth and is concluded by "The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain". In this short novel fans of Dickens will find an entertaining and cheerfully uplifting love story, perfect reading for the holiday season.

While not as well known as "The Christmas Carol", "The Chimes" or "The Cricket on the Hearth"; "The Battle of Life" is a charming addition to Dickens' series of five Christmas books, of which this is the fourth and is concluded by "The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain". In this short novel fans of Dickens will find an entertaining and cheerfully uplifting love story, perfect reading for the holiday season.

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. While "The Battle of Life" is one of Charles Dickens' Christmas Books - his annual release of a story just before Christmas - this one breaks the tradition by not being concerned with Christmas. Rather, its subtitle, "A Love Story", reveals more of the plot. The major events of this book take place on land that once was a battleground. That is just a backdrop for Dickens' idea of the real battle of life - finding and winning the right partner, so that life will go on to the next generation. The family that lives there is rather confused in its affections and intentions regarding who should end up with whom. We are thrust into the fight to make things work out, and, happily for a Christmas book, Dickens leads us on to a happy ending.

‘The Battle of Life’ by Charles Dickens – a timeless literary masterpiece of the Victorian era – has captivated millions of hearts and minds of readers for a century and a half all over the world. This unique edition includes dedicated author’s biography, novel synopsis, historical context, little knows facts and contemporary critique. This edition is also carefully formatted for comfortable reading.There were two sisters in an English village, Grace (the older) and Marion (the younger), living with their father Dr Jeddler. Albert Heathfield, Jeddlers’s warden, is in love with Marion, but leaves to pursue his studies, promising to return. Another character is introduced, Michael Warder, who is said to try to seduce Marion. There are further twists and turns in the plot, all leading to a surprising ending, but ... no more can be said here, the reader should find it out themselves. Charles Dickens’ ‘The Battle of Life’ is a very entertaining novel well worth reading.‘The Battle of Life’ was first published in 1846.Charles Dickens was born in 1812 and died in 1870. He left a legacy of magnificent novels that are still very popular with readers.

Two sisters, Grace and Marion, live happily in an English village with their two servants, Clemency Newcome and Ben Britain, and their good-natured widower father Dr Jeddler. Dr Jeddler is a man whose philosophy is to treat life as a farce. Marion, the younger sister, is betrothed to Alfred Heathfield, Jeddler's ward who is leaving the village to complete his studies. He entrusts Marion to Grace's care and makes a promise to return to win Marion's hand. Michael Warden, a libertine who is about to leave the country, is thought by the barristers Snitchey and Craggs to be about to seduce the younger sister into an elopement. Clemency spies Marion one night in her clandestine rendezvous with Warden. On the day that Alfred is to return, however, it is discovered that Marion has run off. Her supposed elopement causes much grief to both her father and her sister.

The Battle of Life: A Love Story is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in 1846. It is the fourth of his five "Christmas Books", coming after The Cricket on the Hearth and followed by The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain. The setting is an English village that stands on the site of a historic battle. Some characters refer to the battle as a metaphor for the struggles of life, hence the title.