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"Historia de dos ciudades" se encuentra entre las obras más conocidas de Charles Dickens y se trata de una novela histórica que se enmarca en los años de la Revolución Francesa. Sin embargo, lejos de ofrecer un retrato detallista de los años de la revolucion en tierras francesas, Dickens se sirve de sus protagonistas para hablar de los temas que siempre le habian preocupado: la pobreza, la rectitud, la lealtad, el orgullo o la familia.En "Historia de dos ciudades" se narra la vida de Charles Darnay, un frances emigrado a Londres en su juventud a causa del aborrecimiento que siente hacia su familia, de origen noble. En su huida ayuda a un expreso de La Bastilla y a su hija a salir del pais, forjando una amistad que terminara en boda con la muchacha. Años despues (justo durante los años de la Revolucion Francesa), y debido a un lazo de amistad, se vera obligado a regresar a Paris poniendo en peligro su vida, ya que su aristocratica familia ha causado mucho sufrimiento a algunos de los revolucionarios mas feroces De ahi en adelante, una sucesion de acontecimientos pondra en escena multitud de personajes que se relacionan con el protagonista de un modo u otro y que llevaran a la historia hacia su (como no podia ser de otra manera) turbio desenlace.

Relato de fantasmas que ha gozado del favor del público desde el mismo momento de su aparición, Canción de Navidad (1843) narra la inquietante noche que en la víspera de esta festividad pasa Ebenezer Scrooge -anciano miserable y tacaño que es una de las mas acabadas representaciones del avaro de la historia de la Literatura y otro de los inolvidables personajes de la amplia galeria dickensiana- de resultas de la visita del espectro de su antiguo socio, Jacob Marley. Este hace desfilar ante el la vision de los espiritus de las Navidades pasadas, presentes y futuras, imprimiendo asi en su existencia una feliz transformacion. La afortunada mezcla de lo sobrenatural, la caricatura, la inquietud social y el sentimiento conseguida por Charles Dickens (1812-1870) en esta narracion, hace que mantenga intacta aun hoy su capacidad para conmover y hacer disfrutar.

• Un clásico para las Navidades con un mensaje de buena voluntad dirigido al género humano. • Con las ilustraciones llenas de magia de Robert Ingpen. • Incluye otro cuento navideño que gira en torno

Classic / British English (Available May 2008) This great story is set against the background of the French Revolution. Two men one French, one English, but very similar in appearance are in love with the same woman. The three of them, like the people of France, are faced with the dangers of life at a time when the guillotine never rests

Grandes esperanzas es uno de los títulos más célebres del gran autor inglés. Publicado originalmente en 1860, narra la historia de Pip, un joven huérfano y miedoso, cuyo humilde destino se ve agraciado por un benefactor inesperado que cambiara el sino de su vida y hara de el un caballero. Una maravillosa novela de aprendizaje y una magistral galeria de protagonistas que trazan un acabado retrato de epoca, al mismo tiempo que una honda reflexion sobre las constantes de la condicion humana. La realidad de la vida cotidiana en Inglaterra y la fantasia se dan la mano, mostrandonos un mundo extraordinariamente humano y detallista y una peculiar psicologia de los personajes...

The fog and cold that permeate Bleak House mirror a Victorian England mired in spiritual insolvency. Dickens brought all his passion, brilliance, and narrative verve to this huge novel of lives entangled in a multi-generational lawsuit--and through it, he achieved, at age 41, a stature almost Shakespearean.

In his "Ghostly little book," Charles Dickens invents the modern concept of Christmas Spirit and offers one of the worlds most adapted and imitated stories. We know Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, not only as fictional characters, but also as icons of the true meaning of Christmas in a world still plagued with avarice and cynicism.

"The Mystery of Edwin Drood" is an unfinished novel by Charles Dickens, published posthumously in 1870. Only 6 of the 12 projected parts had been completed by the time of Dickenss death.Although Dickens had included touches of the gothic and horrific in his earlier works, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" was his only true mystery story. He left few clues as to how he intended to end the work, and the solution itself remains a mystery.Edwin Drood is the ward of Jack Jasper, the choirmaster of Cloisterham and an outwardly respectable opium addict. Jasper secretly loves Droods fiancee, Rosa Bud. Drood and Rosa no longer love each other and break their engagement. Drood disappears soon thereafter. Neville Landless, also in love with Rosa, is arrested for Droods murder but is released when no body is found. Jasper confesses his love to Rosa and threatens to incriminate Neville unless she returns his love. Datchery, a stranger, arrives, shadowing and vexing Jasper...(Source: britannica.com)

Never published in its authors lifetime and intended solely for his own children, to whom he read it every Christmas, The Life of Our Lord is an accessible and gently humorous take on the life of Jesus Christ and his teachings. Far removed from the sharp satire and social dimension of his more famous writings, but showcasing his characteristic humanity and genius for storytelling, this is both an essential work for those wanting to see a different, more intimate side to Dickens and a timeless retelling for children and adults alike.

One of Dickens's greatest novels, Great Expectations is also one of his most autobiographical stories, as the young protagonist Pip escapes from his troubled childhood experiences to learn for himself the perils of love, the dangers of wealth, and how to sort his friends from his enemies. Just as Dickens never quite recovered from the traumas of the debtor's prison and child labor, so Pip learns that his early life cut more deeply than he realizes, with unavoidable consequences. Through the lives of its unforgettable charactersPip, Magwitch, Miss Havisham, EstellaGreat Expectations charts the course of an England undergoing rapid social and economic change, and tells a tale that is among the foremost classics of the English language.

Having moved into an abandoned haunted house, the narrator, undaunted by the warnings of the locals, invites a party of friends over, setting them the task of driving out the ghosts from the various rooms and reporting back on Twelfth Night. The resulting ghost stories form the basis of a thrilling narrative.For this work, commissioned for his periodical All the Year Round, Dickens enlisted some of the periods most famous writers, including Elizabeth Gaskell and Wilkie Collins, to collaborate with him on this Victorian supernatural classic.

David Copperfield es una novela escrita por Charles Dickens y publicada por primera vez en 1850.Al igual que el resto de sus obras (a excepción de cinco de ellas), esta novela fue publicada en capítulos mensuales. Muchos elementos de la novela hacen referencia a la propia vida de Dickens, siendo probablemente la mas autobiografica de todas sus obras. Asi tambien, el mismo Dickens señalo en un prologo de la novela "de todos mis libros, este es el que mas me gusta", y luego "como muchos padres, tengo un hijo preferido, un hijo que es mi debilidad; este hijo se llama David Copperfield".

"The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit", often just called "Martin Chuzzlewi", was a novel by Charles Dickens, published immediately after "The Old Curiosity Shop" in 1844. Dickens thought it was in a hundred points, immeasurably the best of his stories."The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit" is a picaresque novel, which follows the genre convention of depicting the humorous adventures of a roguish hero of low social class who lives by his wits and corrupts society. As in most picaresque novels, the primary objective is social satire or criticism.Selfishness is the idea that Charles Dickens explores in this novel. Martin is elderly and rich, and everyone knows this. Through the story, we see just how far people will go to make money, and just how quickly everything can come crashing down for those who exist only to con others out of their cash.Young Martin Chuzzlewit becomes estranged from his wealthy self centred grandfather when he vows his love for the grandfathers ward, Mary, without asking for the grandfathers consent.Since Martin has no money of his own, he is forced to go out in the world to seek a living. He decides to go to America to seek his fortune, accompanied by his friend and servant, Mark Tapley.While he is gone, another relative, the evil Mr. Pecksniff seems to gain some influence over the grandfather. He also begins to make love to Mary and tries to persuade her to marry him. While in America, Martin buys some swampland and becomes very sick. As a result of his close call with death, he vows to become a better person. He and Mark return to England, where he hopes to reconcile with his grandfather.At first he is unsuccessful, but when the grandfather has made certain that young Martin is a changed man, he reveals that he had not really been under Pecksniffs influence, that he had known Pecksniffs evil character from the start, and that he had only wished to test how far he would go. The grandfather and Martin are reconciled, and Martins marriage to Mary is approved.

Both a ferocious indictment of the author's era and a timeless coming of age story, this classic has enthralled readers and inspired countless adaptations and imitations since it was first published in 1838 Charles Dickens's second novel is the tale of a young orphan who faces the grueling conditions of a Victorian workhouse before finding himself sucked into the criminal underworld of London. Teeming with unforgettable characters such as the villainous Fagin, the virtuous Nancy, and the brutal Bill Sikes, this novel combines elements of melodrama, dark humor, and social polemic.

This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure!The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where youll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work.This book contains the complete novels of Charles Dickens in the chronological order of their original publication.- The Pickwick Papers- Oliver Twist- Nicholas Nickleby - The Old Curiosity Shop .- Barnaby Rudge - Martin Chuzzlewit - Dombey and Son - David Copperfield - Bleak House - Hard Times - Little Dorrit - A Tale of Two Cities - Great Expectations - Our Mutual Friend - The Mystery of Edwin Drood