“charles dickens”

Introduction by Barbara Hardy "From the Hardcover edition.Widely regarded as Dickens's masterpiece, Bleak House centers on the generations-long lawsuit Jarndyce and Jarndyce, through which "whole families have inherited legendary hatreds." Focusing on Esther Summerson, a ward of John Jarndyce, the n... More

Samuel Pickwick, his well-fed body and unsinkable good spirits clad in tights and gaiters, sallies forth through the noisy streets of London and into the colorful country inns of rural England for a picaresque series of sparkling encounters with love and misadventure.The high-spirited work of a youn... More

Of all Dickens's novels, "David Copperfield most fervently embraces the comic delights, the tender warmth, the tragic horrors of childhood. It is our classic tale of growing up, an enchanting story of a gently orphan discovering life and love in an indifferent adult world. Persecuted by his wrathful... More

The Orient Longman Easy Readers introduce the child to the enchanting world of reading, which encourage him/her to read with little or no external help. These well-illustrated books are carefully graded into six levels. The series begins at Level 1 and is meant for beginners in the age group of 5–... More

The Orient Longman Easy Readers introduce the child to the enchanting world of reading which encouraging him/her to read with little or no external help. These beautifully-illustrated books are carefully graded into seven levels. The series begins at Level 1 and is meant for beginners at the age gro... More

The hero of this book is Pip who reads detective stories and his adventures.... More

Hard Times is set in industrial England at a period when utilitarianism seemed the order of the day. The author introduces us to a world of harsh realities and cold, loveless relationships to demonstrate how life denying utilitarianism can be.Charles Dickens, after a trying phase, rose to fame and f... More

This is young Pip's story. The story of his yearning to excel, to be loved. The story of his ineptitude and discontentment. In his journey through the various stages of his great expectations, he makes steady discoveries of human values. The touching, first-person narrative makes the story all the m... More