Charles Dickens
Over the course of his career, Charles Dickens wrote a series of Christmas-themed short stories that were serialized in popular magazines of the era. The Holly Tree Inn, like many of these tales, reflects on the deeper meaning of the holiday, using the loneliness of the solitary traveler as a lens through which to examine society.
In this charming series of short stories from Victorian author nonpareil Charles Dickens, four pairs of lovebirds offer up a detailed account of their courtships. There's just one catch — none of the besotted have yet reached the ripe old age of 10. Displaying his usual knack for uncannily accurate characterization, Dickens gives readers a glimpse into the triumphs and trials of schoolyard romance.
Nicholas Nickleby is left responsible for his mother and sister when his father dies. The novel follows his attempt to succeed in supporting them, despite his uncle Ralph's antagonistic lack of belief in him. It is one of Dickens' early comic novels.
The Pickwick Papers was Dickens' first published novel and the first ever publishing phenomenon with illegal copies, theatrical performances and merchandise. It follows the travels of Mr Pickwick and the Pickwick Club through the English countryside, and is made up of Dickens' usual array of exaggerated, comic characters. The various adventures and encounters are loosely related, suiting the serial format in which the novel was first published.
...The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit is, according to Dickens, a novel about selfishness. And every member of the Chuzzlewit family is given the chance to display their own brand thereof, among them the infamous villain Jonas Chuzzlewit. After sales of the first few serial installments were poor, Dickens moved the action to America, which he satirized as a vast wilderness peopled by likewise selfish characters.
Although he is now revered as the author of such long-form masterworks as Great Expectations, Charles Dickens' short stories ranked among his most popular creative endeavors during his lifetime. Like many of his Christmas-themed stories, The Seven Poor Travellers was originally serialized in a magazine. This heartwarming tale is a must-read during the holiday season, or anytime your spirit could use a boost.
8) Hunted Down
The most unique aspect of Charles Dickens' skill as a writer — and the characteristic that propelled him to unprecedented heights of literary fame — was his ability to immerse readers in the quotidian details of his characters' lives, loves, and struggles. That strength shines through in this vast collection of short pieces culled from Dickens' tenure as a newspaper columnist.
"Los Ladrones de Londres" es una obra de teatro escrita por Charles Dickens y Wilkie Collins en la que se mezclan el misterio, el drama y la acción. La trama se desarrolla en el Londres victoriano y cuenta la historia de un joven aristócrata llamado Richard Hare que, tras la muerte de su padre, se une a una pandilla de ladrones para investigar su asesinato.
A medida que la trama se desenvuelve, se descubren secretos oscuros y peligrosos
...13) L'Arbre de Noël
Autour de L'Arbre de Noël, l'auteur Charles Dickens se perd à travers le regard des jeunes enfants décourant les jouets et se remémore sa propre jeunesse, la magie des Noëls de son enfance et ses premières amours avec l'écriture et les contes.
Dans ce conte ou plutôt voyage mémoriel très personnel et presque autobiographique, l'auteur se livre à nous.
Auteur anglais parmi les plus réputés de l'époque victorienne,
...Audiolibro narrado en castellano. Charles Dickens (1812-1870) Los fantasmas de Dickens ponen al descubierto los pensamientos más oscuros de la mente humana. Forman parte del presente, son historias morales y de redención. Su interés por el mundo fantástico permaneció vivo a lo largo de su vida plasmado con maestría en sus obras.
La presente edición recopila tres breves historias.
- La historia de los duendes que secuestraron
...Audiolibro narrado en castellano. Charles Dickens (1812-1870) Los fantasmas de Dickens ponen al descubierto los pensamientos más oscuros de la mente humana. Forman parte del presente, son historias morales y de redención. Su interés por el mundo fantástico permaneció vivo a lo largo de su vida, plasmado con maestría en sus obras.
La presente edición recopila tres breves historias.
- El manuscrito de un loco; el protagonista es
...Colección de cuatro cuentos clásicos de terror.
El pozo y el péndulo (Edgar Allan Poe, 1842). Nuestro Protagonista comienza el relato, ya agotado, en una oscura celda en donde la inquisición española encierra a las personas que condena, y donde la tortura que esta aplica consiste en la soledad, el abandono, la oscuridad, el frío y el hambre. El torturado protagonista se encuentra atado en casi su totalidad y experimenta la angustia
...18) No Thoroughfare
In the gripping drama No Thoroughfare, two of the Victorian era's most popular writers—Wilkie Collins and Charles Dickens—team up to tell a tale of mistaken identity and miscommunication. The fates of two orphans with the same name are inextricably intertwined, and just when it appears that the coincidence will result in disaster, a brave soul steps forward to right decades of errors and obfuscation.
