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Step into the industrial heart of 19th-century England with Charles Dickens' powerful social critique, Hard Times. In this compelling tale, Dickens explores the stark realities of a society driven by utilitarianism, class division, and the relentless demands of industry. This story unfolds in the fictional mill town of Coketown, where human compassion is overshadowed by cold calculation and where the struggles of the working class clash with the ambitions of the wealthy.

Set against the turmoil of late‑18th‑century London, Barnaby Rudge follows the gentle and simple‑hearted Barnaby as he navigates a city on the brink of chaos. Dickens’ gripping historical novel unfolds during the Gordon Riots, capturing fear, violence, and the struggle for justice in a world fraught with social and political tension.

Dive into the timeless masterpiece Great Expectations, a compelling tale of ambition, love, betrayal, and redemption. This audiobook invites you into the life of Pip, an orphan with humble beginnings whose life takes an unexpected turn when he is introduced to the mysterious world of wealth and privilege. Guided by his secret benefactor, Pip embarks on a transformative journey, filled with twists, turns, and life-changing lessons.

Step into the gritty streets of Victorian London in this timeless classic. Oliver Twist is a compelling tale of resilience, courage, and the enduring fight for justice. Follow young Oliver, an orphan navigating a harsh world of poverty, crime, and betrayal, as he seeks love and a sense of belonging.

This bundle includes A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, and The Battle of Life.

In the turbulent streets of late-eighteenth-century London, the echo of mob fury rises like a storm wind through a city on the edge of chaos. Barnaby Rudge is Charles Dickens’s sweeping historical novel set amid the Gordon Riots of 1780, when fear, prejudice, and political fervor tore through the fabric of society. Against this backdrop of violence and upheaval, Dickens weaves a tale of innocence and guilt, vengeance and forgiveness, where personal destinies are shaped by the blind force of history itself.

Charles Dickens’s David Copperfield is a timeless coming-of-age story filled with humor, heartbreak, and unforgettable characters. Told through the eyes of its earnest and resilient hero, the novel follows David from his difficult childhood to his struggles and triumphs as a young man.

Charles Dickens’ final completed novel, Our Mutual Friend, explores the tangled web of wealth, ambition, and human folly in Victorian London. The story revolves around the inheritance of a vast fortune from the recently deceased John Harmon and the lives it touches—including the humble yet determined Bella Wilfer, the gentle Lizzie Hexam, and a host of morally complex characters.

The Battle of Life: A Love Story, published in 1846, is the fourth in Charles Dickens' series of "Christmas Books," five novellas with strong social and moral messages that he published during the 1840s.

Great Expectations is the 13th novel by Charles Dickens and his penultimate completed novel: a bildungsroman that depicts the personal growth and personal development of an orphan nicknamed Pip. It is Dickens's second novel, after David Copperfield, to be fully narrated in the first person. The novel was first published as a serial in Dickens's weekly periodical All the Year Round, from 1 December 1860 to August 1861.

Charles Dickens was a writer and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity. NIGHT WALKS: Some years ago, a temporary inability to sleep, referable to a distressing impression, caused me to walk about the streets all night, for a series of several nights.

When orphan Pip meets the escaped convict Magwitch in an overgrown churchyard on the Kent marshes, little does he know that the incident will change his life forever. Some years later, now apprenticed to his blacksmith brother-in-law, Pip falls in love with the beautiful Estella. Her half-crazed...

A terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the bitter, decaying Miss Havisham and her beautiful, cold-hearted ward Estella; the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor - these form a series of events that change the orphaned Pip's life forever, and he eagerly abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman. Dickens' novel depicts Pip's development through adversity as he discovers the true nature of his 'great expectations'.

This collection of short ghost stories includes some of the best-known classics in the genre, as well as some that may be new to ghost story fans. Includes: ”The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce, ”The Empty House" by Algernon Blackwood, ”The Consequences" by Willa Cather, ”How It Happened" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, ”A Ghost" by Guy De Maupassant, and more.

On Duty with Inspector Field is a short story by Charles Dickens. Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was broadly acknowledged by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular.

Like Charles Dickens' other early novels, The Old Curiosity Shop was a huge success, even eclipsing The Pickwick Papers. The melodramatic saga of the flight of Little Nell and her grandfather captured the public's attention, so much so that people would wait in long lines for the release of the next installment of the saga. For the character of Little Nell, the beautiful child thrown into a shadowy, terrifying world, Dickens drew on a tragedy in his own life.

The Pickwick Papers was Dickens' first novel. Retired businessman and confirmed bachelor Mr. Samuel Pickwick, Esquire, embarks on a journey through the English countryside accompanied by three fellow "Pickwickians": Mr. Tupman, Mr. Snodgrass, and Mr. Winkle. It is a joy to hear of their misadventures in search of stories and characters of interest and the repeated efforts of the quick-witted Sam Weller (Mr. Pickwick's manservant) to rescue them all from disaster.

The timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his adventures on Christmas Eve continue to teach an important lesson, even to this day. Author Charles Dickens introduces us to the main character by painting him in a negative light, a selfish and miserly old man who will barely pay enough money to keep his office heated. When Scrooge returns home after work, the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, visits him and tells him that because of the wrongdoing he had done during his life, he has been condemned to walk in his ghost years shackled....

Grandi speranze di Charles Dickens (1812-1870) è un romanzo di formazione pubblicato nel 1861. L’opera ha avuto più di 250 adattamenti per il palcoscenico e lo schermo. Narra la storia di Pip, un giovane orfano che cresce in povertà ma sogna di diventare un gentiluomo. Attraverso una serie di incontri, tra cui quello con Miss Havisham, una ricca ed eccentrica signora, e la sua bellissima ma distante pupilla Estella, di cui il ragazzo si innamora perdutamente, Pip sviluppa grandi ambizioni per il suo futuro.

Charles Dickens, one of the most influential writers of the 19th century, is particularly renowned for his Christmas stories, which have become an enduring part of holiday traditions. His most famous work, A Christmas Carol, tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a cold-hearted miser who, after being visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve, undergoes a profound transformation. This tale is a powerful exploration of redemption, highlighting the importance of generosity, compassion, and embracing the true spirit of Christmas.