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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, meestal Martin Chuzzlewit genoemd, is de titel van wat wordt beschouwd als de laatste schelmenroman van de Britse schrijver Charles Dickens. Het boek verscheen aanvankelijk, zoals de meeste romans van Dickens, in afzonderlijke delen en werden van januari 1843 tot juli 1844 …

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final novel by Charles Dickens. The novel was unfinished at the time of Dickens's death and his ending for it is unknown. Though the novel is named after the character Edwin Drood, the story focuses on Drood's uncle, precentor, choirmaster and opium addict, John Jasper, who is in love …

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Barnaby Rudge is een historische roman door Charles Dickens. Barnaby Rudge was een van de twee romans die Dickens publiceerde in zijn korte wekelijkse serie Master Humphrey's Clock, die uitgegeven werd tussen 1840 en 1841. Het was de eerste poging van Dickens om een historische roman te schrijven, de andere was A Tale …

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Oliver Twist is de titel en de naam van het hoofdpersonage van één van de bekendste romans van de Britse schrijver Charles Dickens, gepubliceerd in 1838. Het boek verscheen aanvankelijk in afzonderlijke delen, die van februari 1837 tot april 1839 werden gepubliceerd. Oliver Twist was vooral bedoeld als protest van …