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David Copperfield is considered to be Charles Dickens's most autobiographical novel. He said of it: "Like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield." It is a Bildungsroman, a tale which follows the development into maturity of its narrator, David Copperfield. The Russian greats Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky both greatly admired the novel, as did Kafka, Joyce and James. Freud called it
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Dickens of a crime volume 2
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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On the eve of Victorian England, Charles Dickens and Kate Hogarth must solve the murder of a spinster wearing a wedding gown . . .
London, June 1835: In the interest of being a good neighbor, Charles checks in on Miss Haverstock, the elderly spinster who resides in the flat above his. But as the young journalist and his fiancée Kate ascend the stairs, they are assaulted by the unmistakable smell of death. Upon entering...
London, June 1835: In the interest of being a good neighbor, Charles checks in on Miss Haverstock, the elderly spinster who resides in the flat above his. But as the young journalist and his fiancée Kate ascend the stairs, they are assaulted by the unmistakable smell of death. Upon entering...
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Pub. Date
2009.
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English
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"On June 9, 1865, while traveling by train to London with his secret mistress, 53-year-old Charles Dickens - at the height of his powers and popularity, the most famous and successful novelist in the world and perhaps in the history of the world - hurtled into a disaster that changed his life forever." "Did Dickens begin living a dark double life after the accident? Were his nightly forays into the worst slums of London and his deepening obsession...
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Publisher
Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
2017
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Laced with humor, rich historical detail from Charles Dickens' life, and clever winks to his work, Samantha Silva's Mr. Dickens and His Carol is an irresistible new take on a cherished classic. Charles Dickens is not feeling the Christmas spirit. His newest book is an utter flop, the critics have turned against him, and relatives near and far hound him for money. While his wife plans a lavish holiday party for their ever-expanding family and circle...
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English
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"A radical reassessment of the famed Victorian author, revealing the true story behind the creator of some of literature's best-known novels. This dynamic new study of Charles Dickens will make readers re-examine his life and work in a completely different light. First, partly due to the massive digitalization of papers and letters in recent years, Helena Kelly has unearthed new material about Dickens that simply wasn't available to his earlier biographers....
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Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 16
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Jack and Annie travel back to Victorian London when Merlin asks them to use their magic to inspire Charles Dickens to write "A Christmas Carol."
10) Dodger
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
In an alternative London ruled by a young Queen Victoria, Dodger, a resourceful, homeless boy, unwittingly prevents Sweeney Todd from committing murder.
Author
Series
Dickens of a crime volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
With the help of his boss' attractive, vivacious daughter, young journalist Charles Dickens investigates the death of a young woman that bears unsettling similarities to a murder that occurred a year ago to the day.
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English
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"Charles Dickens was a superb public performer, a great orator and one of the most famous of the Eminent Victorians. Slight of build, with a frenzied, hyper-energetic personality, Dickens looked much older than his fifty-eight years when he died--an occasion marked by a crowded funeral at Westminster Abbey, despite his waking wishes for a small affair. Experiencing the worst and best of life during the Victorian Age, Dickens was not merely the conduit...
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English
Description
Meg Pickel's older brother, Orion, has disappeared. One night, she steals out to look for him, and makes two surprising discoveries: She stumbles upon a séance that she suspects involves Orion, and she meets the author Charles Dickens, also unable to sleep, and roaming the London streets. He is a customer of Meg's father, who owns a print shop, and a family friend. Mr. Dickens fears that the children of London aren't safe, and is trying to solve...
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PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
Original UK ed.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 180 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Nothing is quite as it seems in this lush retelling of Dickens' classic coming-of-age story with colorful characters: conspirators, rogues, rakes, and wretches.
16) Oliver Twist
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Series
Publisher
Barron's
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed. for North America (including Canada and Mexico), Philippine Islands, and Puerto Rico.
Physical Desc
48 p. : chiefly ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Oliver Twist is an orphan who runs away to London to escape a harsh life in a workhouse. That life is full of danger, but Oliver ultimately finds safety with a loving family.
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Series
Publisher
Udon Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
292 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A manga adaptation of the classic literary novel by Charles Dickens, a rags-to-riches tale of Pip, a young orphan and the transformation he endures through the circumstances of his life.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 344 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Who will inherit the riches of wealthy old Martin Chuzzlewit? The only person he trusts is his companion and nurse, the young orphan Mary Graham, but she is employed on the understanding that she will not inherit a penny. He has disinherited his grandson, Young Martin, suspicious of the motives of the young man's love for Mary. With such a fortune at stake, the rest of the family closes in like sharks. The obsequious Pecksniff, whit his daughters,...
20) Oliver Twist
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 352 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Born into a miserable workhouse orphanage, Oliver eventually flees to London, where the cheerful Artful Dodger immediately befriends him and introduces him to the villainous Fagin and his gang of thieves. Temporarily rescued from the prospect of a life of crime by the kindly Mr. Brownlow, Oliver finds himself pursued by savage thief Bill Sikes and the enigmatic Monks.
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