Charles Dickens

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit is a novel by Charles Dickens, considered the last of his picaresque novels. It was originally serialised in 1843 and 1844. Dickens thought it to be his best work, but it was one of his least popular novels. Like nearly all of Dickens' novels, Martin Chuzzlewit was released …

The Old Curiosity Shop is a novel by Charles Dickens. The plot follows the life of Nell Trent and her grandfather, both residents of The Old Curiosity Shop in London. The Old Curiosity Shop was one of two novels which Dickens published along with short stories in his weekly serial Master Humphrey's Clock, which lasted …

Little Dorrit is a novel by Charles Dickens, that was originally published as a serial between 1855 and 1857. It satirizes the shortcomings of both government and society, including the institution of debtors' prisons, where debtors were imprisoned, unable to work, until they repaid their debts. The prison in this …

Dickens’s last completed novel, Our Mutual Friend has been called one of his most gratifying works. The story centers on the inheritance gained by ownership of a dust-heap. The would-be heir, John Harmon, is found dead in the Thames and the fortune falls into the hands of Mr. Boffin, a kind but lowly clerk who becomes …

Nicholas Nickleby este un roman scris de scriitorul englez Charles Dickens. A fost al treilea roman publicat de scriitor, fiind publicată la o revistă în 20 de luni, din aprilie 1838 până în octombrie 1839. Romanul prezintă viața și aventurile lui Nicholas Nickleby, un băiat tânăr care trebuie să-ți suporte mama și …

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Marile speranțe este un roman din 1860 - 1861 scris de Charles Dickens, scriitor englez. Acțiunea romanului urmărește evenimentele ce i se întâmplă unui băiat în timpul maturizării sale.

Coketown is dominated by the figure of Mr Thomas Gradgrind, school headmaster and model of Utilitarian success. Feeding both his pupils and family with facts, he bans fancy and wonder from any young minds. As a consequence his obedient daughter Louisa marries the loveless businessman and 'bully of humanity' Mr …