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The children of Dickens The children of Dickens Samuel McChord Crothers Retellings of portions of books by Charles Dickens, featuring such memorable characters as Mr. Micawber, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, and the Jellyby family. Includes background information on th… OL104642W
Selected Stories Selected Stories Lucy English A study guide for Charles Dickens: Selected Stories (A Christmas Carol, The Signalman, The Poor Relation's Story) OL14869536W
Stand Up, Mr. Dickens Stand Up, Mr. Dickens Charles Dickens,Edward Blishen Extracts from Dickens' stories, with biographical commentary OL14869578W
A Christmas Tree A Christmas Tree Charles Dickens Perhaps best described as Charles Dickens's other' Christmas story, "A Christmas Tree" is an elderly narrator's reminiscence of holidays past, each incident inspired by the gifts and toys that decora… OL14869702W
The Heart of Charles Dickens The Heart of Charles Dickens Edgar Johnson,Charles Dickens As Revealed in His Letters to Angela Burdett-Coutts OL14870055W
SparkNotes Hard Times SparkNotes Hard Times SparkNotes Study guide to *Hard Times* by Charles Dickens OL14926884W
SparkNotes Oliver Twist SparkNotes Oliver Twist SparkNotes Study guide to *Oliver Twist* by Charles Dickens OL14926885W
Literary authors, parliamentary reporters Literary authors, parliamentary reporters Nikki Hessell "Samuel Johnson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Hazlitt and Charles Dickens all worked as parliamentary reporters, but their experiences in the press gallery have not received much scrutiny. Nikki … OL16014490W
Sensation and sublimation in Charles Dickens Sensation and sublimation in Charles Dickens Gordon, John "My book sets out to explore three crucial stages in Dickens' ongoing voyage of discovery into what has been called the "hidden springs" of his fiction. The three novels under examination are Oliver … OL16173795W
Charles Dickens and the street children of London Charles Dickens and the street children of London Andrea Warren Warren takes you on a journey into the workhouses, slums, factories, and schools of Victorian England, and into the world of Dickens. She shows now he used his pen to do battle on behalf of the poor,… OL16450694W
Dickens's style Dickens's style Tyler, Daniel. Charles Dickens, generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian age, was known as 'The Inimitable', not least for his distinctive style of writing. This collection of twelve essays addr… OL16813941W
Charles Dickens Favorite Daughter The Life Loves And Art Of Katey Dickens Perugini Charles Dickens Favorite Daughter The Life Loves And Art Of Katey Dickens Perugini Lucinda Hawksley xvii, 405 pages ; 24 cm OL17577184W
Charles Dickens Charles Dickens Nicholas Tredell David Copperfield and Great Expectations are among Charles Dickens's most famous novels. In both books, the hero tells the vivid and absorbing tale of his education by life, presents a rich range of … OL17751234W
Tales for hard times Tales for hard times David R. Collins Follows the life and works of the popular nineteenth-century English author. OL17820924W
Charles Dickens Charles Dickens Simon Callow An exuberant and entertaining biography of Charles Dickens that captures the essence of the great novelist. Simon Callow's sparkling biography explores the central importance of the theatre to the li… OL17906443W
Charles Dickens in love Charles Dickens in love Robert Reginald Garnett An intimate and engaging portrait of the great author and the women he loved: Ellen Ternan, Maria Beadnell, and Mary Scott Hogarth. OL19959112W
Invisible Woman Invisible Woman Claire Tomalin A portrait of nineteenth-century actress Ellen Ternan, the woman who was the mistress of Charles Dickens, describing her secret relationship with the author. OL21041106W
Charles Dickens Charles Dickens Martin, Christopher Explores the life and work of the nineteenth-century English novelist. OL4623382W
Dickens's Great expectations Dickens's Great expectations Jerome Meckier "In this new book, Dickens scholar Jerome Meckier examines Great Expectations as an anti-Cinderella story in which Dickens rewrote half a dozen Victorian novels that rely on Cinderella motifs.". "Me… OL4783525W
The life of Charles Dickens The life of Charles Dickens John Forster Writing with passion about the pleasures and pitfalls that he experienced and dreamt up in Victorian England, Charles Dickens remains one of the most beloved novelists of all time. Apart from the Bib… OL75129W
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