The Shorter Novels of Charles DickensWordsworth Editions, 2004 M11 23 - 1310 pages This collection brings together perhaps the finest of Dickens' shorter novels, filled with event, character, and the unsurpassed brilliance of his story-telling. Oliver Twist enhanced and strengthened Dickens' reputation and contains classic Dickensian themes - grinding poverty, desperation, fear, temptation and the eventual triumph of good in the face of great adversity. Hard Times was attacked by Macaulay for its 'sullen socialism', but 20th-century critics - George Bernard Shaw and F.R. Leavis praised it in the highest terms. A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens' greatest historical novel, traces the lives of a group of people caught up in the cataclysm of the French Revolution and the Terror. A fascinating range of characters and Dickens' usual superb command of language combine to make this an exciting and tantalising story. Great Expectations traces the life of Philip Pirrip (Pip), from a boy of shallow dreams to a man of character. From its dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes, the story abounds with memorable characters - the blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Havisham and the beautiful Estella. |
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Contents
The Fellow of Delicacy | 12 |
Great Expectations 1860 | 266 |
Oliver Twist 1837 | 300 |
CONTENTS | 338 |
A Companion Picture II | 684 |
Congratulatory 4 | 803 |
The Golden Thread | 811 |
The Preparation 4 | 851 |
The Night Shadows 3 | 1135 |
CONTENTS | 1148 |
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