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Bleak Houseby Charles Dickens, Phiz , CruikshankISBN 1425556957 (1-4255-5695-7)
Softcover, Scholarly Pub Office Univ of
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bleak House'Book summary:Bleak House is a satirical look at the Byzantine legal system in London as it consumes the minds and talents of the greedy and nearly destroys the lives of innocents--a contemporary tale indeed. Dickens's tale takes us from the foggy dank streets of London and the maze of the Inns of Court to the peaceful countryside of England. Likewise, the characters run from murderous villains to virtuous girls, from a devoted lover to a "fallen woman," all of whom are affected by a legal suit in which there will, of course, be no winner. The first-person narrative related by the orphan Esther is particularly sweet. The articulate reading by the acclaimed British actor Paul Scofield, whose distinctive broad English accent lends just the right degree of sonority and humor to the text, brings out the color in this classic social commentary disguised as a Victorian drama. However, to abridge Dickens is, well, a Dickensian task, the results of which make for a story in which the author's convoluted plot lines and twists of fate play out in what seems to be a fast-forward format. Listeners must pay close attention in order to keep up with the multiple narratives and cast of curious characters, including the memorable Inspector Bucket and Mr. Guppy. Fortunately, the publisher provides a partial list of characters on the inside jacket. (Running time: 3 hours; 2 cassettes) [via]
The Boyhood of David Copperfieldby Charles Dickens, PhizISBN 0361078773 (0-361-07877-3)
Hardcover, MacDonald & Company (Publishers), Limited
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David Copperfieldby Charles Dickens, PhizISBN 0679405712 (0-679-40571-2)
Hardcover, Everymans Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'David Copperfield'Book summary:(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)Charles Dickenss most celebrated novel and the authors own favorite, David Copperfield is the classic account of a boy growing up in a world that is by turns magical, fearful, and grimly realistic. In a book that is part fairy tale and part thinly veiled autobiography, Dickens transmutes his life experience into a brilliant series of comic and sentimental adventures in the spirit of the great eighteenth-century novelists he so much admired. Few readers can fail to be touched by Davids fate, and fewer still to be delighted by his story. The cruel Murdstone, the feckless Micawber, the unctuous and sinister Uriah Heep, and David Copperfield himself, into whose portrait Dickens puts so much of his own early life, form a central part of our literary legacy.This edition reprints the original Everyman preface by G. K. Chesterton and includes thirty-nine illustrations by Phiz. [via]
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Dombey and Sonby Charles Dickens, PhizISBN 1857151674 (1-85715-167-4)
Hardcover, Everyman
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dombey and Son'Book summary:'I really think I have done it ingeniously and with a very complicated interweaving of truth and fiction.' So wrote Dickens of David Copperfield (1850), the novel he called his 'favourite child'. Through his hero Dickens draws openly on his own life, as David Copperfield recalls his experiences from childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Rosa Dartle, Dora, Steerforth and Uriah Heep are among the characters who focus the hero's sexual and emotional drives, and Mr Micawber, a portrait of Dickens's own father, evokes the mixture of love, nostalgia and guilt that, put together, make this Dickens's most quoted and best-loved novel. [via]
The Knight Of Gwynne A Tale Of The Time Of The Unionby Charles Lever, PhizISBN 1417945443 (1-4179-4544-3)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nicklebyby Charles Lever, PhizISBN 1428650547 (1-4286-5054-7)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby'Book summary:The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is closely modelled on the eighteenth-century novels that Charles Dickens loved as a child, such as Robinson Crusoe, in which the fortunes of a hero shape the plot. The likeable young Nicholas, left penniless on the death of his father, sets off in search of better prospects. His meandering route to happiness includes work as a teacher at Dotheboys Hall, where the brutal Wackford Squeers ill-treats his impoverished pupils, and a spell as an actor with the absurdly melodramatic Crummles troupe.Nicholas's many adventures give Dickens the freedom to follow the eccentricities of a vivid gallery of characters, exploring themes of class, love, and self-awareness with exuberant comedy and biting satire.[via]More editions of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby:
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby: ISBN 0548138826 (0-548-13882-6)
Hardcover, Kessinger Pub Co - The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby: ISBN 0548138834 (0-548-13883-4)
Hardcover, Kessinger Pub Co - The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby: ISBN 0812211359 (0-8122-1135-9)
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby: Containing a Faithful Account of the Fortunes, Misfortunes, Uprisings, Downfallings, and Complete Career of the Nickleby Familyby Charles Dickens, Phiz , Michael SlaterISBN 0859671097 (0-85967-109-7)
Softcover, Scolar Press
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Little Dorrit: Library Editionby Charles Dickens, Phiz , CruikshankISBN 1425554822 (1-4255-5482-2)
Softcover, Scholarly Pub Office Univ of
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The Martins of Cro' Martinby Charles J. Lever, Andrew Lang, PhizISBN 1432540157 (1-4325-4015-7)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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The Old Curiosity Shopby Charles Dickens, Cattermole, PhizISBN 1857152093 (1-85715-209-3)
Hardcover, Everyman
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The Personal History of David Copperfieldby Charles Dickens, Cattermole, PhizISBN 1857150317 (1-85715-031-7)
Hardcover, Everyman's Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Personal History of David Copperfield'Book summary:David Copperfield (1849-50) was Dickens's favorite novel: 'Of all my books', he wrote, 'I like it the best.' Strikingly autobiographical in its childhood scenes, it relates David's history from birth to young manhood, and the host of characters he meets on his journey of self-knowledge: Mr Micawber, the Peggottys, Betsey Trotwood, Steerforth and Uriah Heep among them. [via]
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The Posthumous Papersby Charles Dickens, Seymour, PhizISBN 1857152115 (1-85715-211-5)
Hardcover, Everyman
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A Tale of Two Citiesby Charles Dickens, PhizISBN 1853268518 (1-85326-851-8)
Hardcover, Wordsworth Editions, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Tale of Two Cities'Book summary:(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)A Tale of Two Cities begins on a muddy English road in an atmosphere charged with mystery and drama, and it ends in the Paris of the French Revolution with one of the most famous acts of self-sacrifice in literature. In between lies one of Charles Dickenss most exciting books a historical novel that, generation after generation, has given readers access to the profound human dramas that lie behind cataclysmic social and political events. Famous for the character of Sydney Carton, who sacrifices himself upon the guillotine It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done the novel is also a powerful study of crowd psychology and the dark emotions aroused by the Revolution, and is illuminated by Dickenss lively comedy.This edition reprints the original Everyman introduction by G. K. Chesterton and includes sixteen illustrations by Phiz. [via]
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