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321) Pictures from Italy
In 1844, Dickens took a respite from writing novels and for several months traveled through France and Italy with his family. They visited the most famous sights: Genoa, Rome, Naples (with Vesuvius still smouldering), Florence and Venice. In his travelogue the author portrays a nation of great contrasts: grandiose buildings and urban desolation, and everyday life beside ancient monuments. But it is his encounters with Italy's colorful street
...322) Reprinted Pieces
This is a collection of twenty-five short stories by Charles Dickens.
323) Somebody’s Luggage
Somebody’s Luggage / Charles Dickens
"Stumbling upon some luggage that has been left behind in the hotel where he works, a waiter searches through it to identify its owner. He fails to discover this, but he does find, secreted away in different parts of the luggage, quite a number of stories. Impressed by their quality, he succeeds in getting them published, although the identity of their author remains a mystery until a visitor comes
...Sunday Under Three Heads / Charles Dickens
"'Sunday Under Three Heads' is a political tract written by Charles Dickens, under the pen name Timothy Sparks, dedicated to the "Right Reverend The Bishop of London". The Bishop of London had declaimed against the viciousness of the recreations engaged in by the poor on the Sabbath, and thus tacitly supported the Bill. 'Sunday Under Three Heads' was written as
...In autumn 1857, Charles Dickens embarked on a sightseeing trip to Cumberland with his friend, the rising star of literature Wilkie Collins. Writing together, they reported their adventures for Dickens' periodical Household Words, producing a showcase of both long-cherished and entirely novel sides of these well-loved men of letters.
328) A Tale of Two Cities
329) Select Short Fiction
332) A Holiday Romance
A Holiday Romance by Charles Dickens is a collection of four short stories written from the point of view of children.
333) A Tale of Two Cities
334) A Holiday Romance
A Holiday Romance by Charles Dickens is a collection of four short stories written from the point of view of children.
In autumn 1857, Charles Dickens embarked on a sightseeing trip to Cumberland with his friend, the rising star of literature Wilkie Collins. Writing together, they reported their adventures for Dickens' periodical Household Words, producing a showcase of both long-cherished and entirely novel sides of these well-loved men of letters.