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Under a pseudonym Timothy Sparks, the then 24 years old Dickens wrote a pamphlet entitled Sunday Under Three Headsin which he defended the people's right to pleasure, opposing a plan to prohibit games on Sundays. The pamphlet was dedicated (without permission) to the Bishop of London. It was published by Chapman and Hall on Friday, 8 July 1836. The full title is Sunday Under Three Heads. As it is; As Sabbath Bills would make it; As it might be made....
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2023
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English
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In Charles Dickens' adventure story, "The Perils of Certain English Prisoners", a silver mine is captured by brigands, who also kill a number of English colonists and take the rest hostage. In the ensuing narrative, the pluck of some intrepid women prisoners enables the captives to make a daring escape. Inspired by the real-life events of the Indian Mutiny in 1857, Dickens set this novella in Belize to blur the distinction.
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2023
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"My family-name is Blue-Beard! I'm going to open Somebody's Luggage all alone in the Secret Chamber -- and not a female eye catches sight of the contents!" Such a mystery! On the first day of the year 1857, a man left his inn and requested his luggage be ready when he called for it -- then never called. Nor paid his small bill. Christopher, a Waiter (one of a large family of Waiters, dignified and dedicated in their trade) is made the offer years...
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2023
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English
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Charles Dickens' absorbing tale of people thrown together by chance, moving from the squalor of Victorian London to the warmer climes of southern France. Recently widowed, Mrs. Lirriper devotes her energies to attending to the needs of her assorted lodgers; but when a newborn child is abandoned to her care, her responsibilities grow to new levels. She enlists longtime lodger, the Major, into the role of "guardian," and the two develop an increasing...
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2023
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English
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"Mugby Junction," first published in the 1866 Christmas issue of Charles Dickens's weekly magazine "All the Year Round," is one of the author's later fictional works, written only four years before his death in 1870. Dickens vowed to write a Christmas story every year after the resounding success of "A Christmas Carol" in 1843, and the three stories collected in this volume are holiday tales of kindness and redemption. Today, many people may not realize...
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2023
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A short and inspirational work by Charles Dickens written as a Christmas story. Outshined by Dickens much more well known Christmas story, this short story has received scant notice. Yet I found it most delightful and comforting and can heartily recommend it. Written in the first person, Dickens tell of being a "poor traveller," and discovering a humble inn during his travels. Set up as a charitable hostel by a gentlemen deceased over a century previously,...
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2023
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English
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"The Haunted House" is a story published in 1859 for the weekly periodical All the Year Round. It was "Conducted by Charles Dickens", with contributions from others. It is a "portmanteau" story, with Dickens writing the opening and closing stories, framing stories by Dickens himself and five other authors:[1] "The Mortals in the House" (Charles Dickens) "The Ghost in the Clock Room" (Hesba Stretton) "The Ghost in the Double Room" (George...
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Books, Inc.
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Charles Dickens' absorbing tale of people thrown together by chance, moving from the squalor of Victorian London to the warmer climes of southern France. Recently widowed, Mrs. Lirriper devotes her energies to attending to the needs of her assorted lodgers; but when a newborn child is abandoned to her care, her responsibilities grow to new levels. She enlists longtime lodger, the Major, into the role of "guardian," and the two develop an increasing...
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2023
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English
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In this gripping Charles Dickens ghost story, the signal-man of the title relates a series of stories about horrific railway accidents to the narrator. But there is something odd about the signal-man and the way he keeps looking at his alarm bell. Based in part on famous train crashes of the day, this horror/mystery story, one of Dickens' last, was originally published in the 1866 Christmas issue of "All the Year Round".
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2023
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English
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In Charles Dickens' short story, "The Trial for Murder" a banker is summoned to serve on a jury in a murder trial. The banker soon realizes he can see the ghost of the murdered man sitting, standing and otherwise present throughout the court proceedings. Perhaps Dickens' best-known ghost story after "A Christmas Carol", it was originally published in the 1865 Christmas issue of "All the Year Round".
11) Doctor Marigold
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T.N. Foulis
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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In "Doctor Marigold", a man sells cheap items and goods from a traveling cart/home he shares with his wife and his daughter. When the daughter dies and the mother commits suicide, Marigold's fortunes turn around when he adopts a deaf-mute girl and names her after his deceased daughter. This heartwarming classic story was originally published in 1865 in the Christmas edition of "All The Year Round".
12) The Holly-Tree
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H. Altemus Company
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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One of a series of Christmas-themed short stories that were serialized in Charles Dickens' own "Household Words" journal, "The Holly Tree Inn," (1859) uses the loneliness of the wayfaring traveler as a prism through which to examine society. A timeless reflection on the deeper meaning of the holiday, this holiday classic is the perfect fireside read.
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Bradbury & Evans Whitefriars
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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Ready to dive into a nautical mystery? "The Wreck of the Golden Mary" is a collaborative work from the minds of Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins, two of the most popular nineteenth-century British writers of fiction. The Golden Mary is sunk by an iceberg under mysterious circumstances, and the rescue efforts devolve into chaos. Will the passengers survive?
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All the Year Round
Pub. Date
2023
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English
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One of a series of episodic tales that Charles Dickens originally published in serial form, "A Message From the Sea" has one of the most beloved fiction writers in British literary history turning his attention to a quaint seaside village and the encounter between its residents and a hoary crew of sailors that wash up on its shore. A must-read for Dickens buffs or fans of nautically themed tales. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary...
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