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A Christmas Carol
Автор: Dickens C. Жанр: CRW Publishing Издательство: CRW Publishing Год: 2004 Страниц: 368 Дата загрузки: 28 марта 20092005-12-20
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A Christmas Carol was an overnight success when first published in 1843, and was followed by two further Christmas books, The Chimes and The Cricket on the Hearth, also included in this volume. But A Christmas Carols Ebenezer Scooge is one of Dickenss most unforgettable characters, a miserable skinflint without equal. Even he, however, can be redeemed by the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
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David Copperfield
Автор: Dickens C. Жанр: CRW Publishing Издательство: CRW Publishing Год: 2004 Страниц: 1264 Дата загрузки: 21 июля 20092007-04-22
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Dicken's tale of David Copperfield follows him from birth through to his successful career as a novelist. The novel boasts a famously rich cast of outlandish characters: the glamorous Steerforth, the cheerful Mr Micawber, the villainous Uriah Heep and David's eccentric aunt Betsy Trotwood, among others. Dickens described this energetic and enjoyable novel as his 'favourite child' and it is easy to see why.
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Great Expectations
Автор: Dickens C. Жанр: CRW Publishing Издательство: CRW Publishing Год: 2003 Страниц: 628 Дата загрузки: 22 мая 20092005-07-21
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One of Dickens's most renowned and enjoyable novels, Great Expectations tells the story of Pip, an orphan boy who wishes to transcend his humble origins and finds himself unexpectedly given the opportunity to live a life of wealth and respectability. Over the course of the tale, in which Pip encounters such famous characters as Miss Havisham, Herbert Pocket and Joe Gargery, he comes to realise that his money is tainted and the girl he loves will not return his affections; happiness must be found in the things he gave up in pursuit of a more sophisticated life.
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Nicholas Nickleby
Автор: Dickens C. Жанр: CRW Publishing Издательство: CRW Publishing Год: 2004 Страниц: 1224 Дата загрузки: 19 февраля 20092005-12-30
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Nicholas Nickleby is one of Dickens's early novels, a popular melodrama with a rich list of characters. When his father dies penniless, Nicholas Nickleby, his mother and his sister Kate are thrown on the mercy of his corrupt uncle Ralph Nickleby. Sent away to teach at the infamous Dotheboys Hall, run by the sadistic Wackford Squeers, Nicholas eventually absconds, but not before rescuing the poor abused Smike. He returns home just in time to save his sister from the unwanted attentions of Sir Mulberry Hawk, and eventually his family's fortunes are restored.
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Oliver Twist
Автор: Dickens C. Жанр: CRW Publishing Издательство: CRW Publishing Год: 2009 Страниц: 576 Дата загрузки: 28 июня 20112014-08-14
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Oliver Twist is one of Dickens's most popular novels, with many famous film, television and musical adaptations. It is a classic story of good against evil, packed with humour and pathos, drama and suspense, in which the orphaned Oliver is brought up in a harsh workhouse, and then taken in and exploited by the criminal Fagin, before being eventually rescued and taken in by a loving family.
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A Tale of Two Cities
Автор: Dickens C. Жанр: CRW Publishing Издательство: CRW Publishing Год: 2003 Страниц: 496 Дата загрузки: 15 декабря 20092008-08-27
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A Tale of Two Cities is one of Dickens's most exciting books, set against the backdrop of the French revolution, in which two generations struggle against the injustices of first a corrupt aristocracy and then the mindless rule of the mob.
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Great Expectations (+ Audio CD)
Автор: Dickens C. Жанр: Macmillan Publishers Издательство: Macmillan Publishers Год: 2005 Страниц: 96 Дата загрузки: 15 мая 20082010-08-23
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One bleak and windy evening, 8-year-old Pip meets an escaped convict on the marshes. Shortly afterwards, he is summoned to Satis House, the derelict, gloomy home of the strange, reclusive Miss Havisham. Here, Pip meets and falls in love with the beautiful, cold-hearted Estella but can they ever be together?
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