Books by Charles Dickens
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Born on February 7, 1812, Charles Dickens was one of the greatest novelist of the Victorian period.He enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic novels and characters.
Esther Summerson is the ward of Mr. Jarndyce whose case in Chancery Court seems to have no end.
A Christmas carol A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.
David Copperfield, whose stepfather casts him out after the death of David's mother, lives through trials and tribulations, first at a boys' school and then as a young man in London before he goes to live with his great-aunt and eventually finds happiness.
Great expectations The orphan, Pip, and the convict, Magwitch, the beautiful Estella, and her guardian, the embittered and vengeful Miss Havisham, the ambitious lawyer, Mr. Jaggers -- all have a part to play in the mystery.
Little Dorrit Little Dorrit grows up in Marshalsea prison, where her father is confined for his debts, and she helps to feed the family with her needlework until her father receives an inheritance when she is in her teens, and more problems ensue.
Nicholas Nickleby After Nicholas Nickleby's father dies bankrupt, Nicholas becomes the unhappy ward of his uncle, a moneylender, and survives many adventures before finding happiness.
The adventures of the orphan, Oliver Twist, who is forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in 19th century London.
A tale of two cities Two men who look alike love Lucie Manette, and during the French Revolution one of them goes to the guillotine in place of the other for Lucie's happiness.
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