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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Girl in a blue dress Girl in a blue dress Gaynor Arnold At the end of her life, Catherine, the cast-off wife of Charles Dickens, gave the letters she had received from her husband to their daughter Kate, asking her to donate them to the British Museum, "s… OL13657012W
The last Dickens The last Dickens Matthew Pearl Boston, 1870. When news of Charles Dickens's untimely death reaches the office of his struggling American publisher, Fields & Osgood, partner James Osgood sends Daniel Sand to take possession of the … OL18447361W
The last Dickens The last Dickens Matthew Pearl Boston, 1870. When James Osgood receives word that literary master Charles Dickens has passed, he sends his clerk Daniel Sand to retrieve the author's final, yet unfinished novel with hopes that the … OL19702506W
Mr. Dickens and his carol Mr. Dickens and his carol Samantha Silva "Charles Dickens is not feeling the Christmas spirit. His newest book is an utter flop, the critics have turned against him, relatives near and far hound him for money. While his wife plans a lavish … OL19718473W
Girl in a blue dress Girl in a blue dress Gaynor Arnold Set in the Victorian era, this is the story of the widow of a celebrity author. The funeral of Alfred Gibson has taken place at Westminster Abbey. His wife of 20 years, Dorothea, has not been invited… OL19930818W
The rag & bone shop The rag & bone shop Jeff Rackham "At the height of his career Charles Dickens was arguably the most beloved man in all of Victorian England. While Dickens shared his public self with the former, only Wilkie Collins knew the great ma… OL2035455W
The murder of Patience Brooke The murder of Patience Brooke J. C. Briggs November 1849. Charles Dickens, the famous author, turns detective. He and Superintendent Jones of Bow Street must find the man who cut the throat of Patience Brooke, assistant matron at Dickens's Ho… OL24702130W
The Mammoth Book of Dickensian Whodunnits The Mammoth Book of Dickensian Whodunnits Michael Ashley Charles Dickens created some of the most memorable characters in English literature. But just what became of the convict that frightened young Pip in Great Expectations? Was he guilty, or framed? … OL8266370W