About Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens, (February 1812 – 9 June 1870), pen-name "Boz", was one of the most popular English novelists of the Victorian era as well as a vigorous social campaigner.
Critics George Gissing and G. K. Chesterton championed Dickens's mastery of prose, his endless invention of unique, clever personalities, and his powerful social sensibilities, but fellow writers such as George Henry Lewes, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf faulted his work for sentimentality, implausible occurrences, and grotesque characterizations.
The popularity of Dickens's novels and short stories has meant that they have never gone out of print. Many of Dickens's novels first appeared in periodicals and magazines in serialized form—a popular format for fiction at the time—and, unlike many other authors who completed entire novels before serial production commenced, Dickens often composed his works in parts, in the order in which they were meant to appear. Such a practice lent his stories a particular rhythm, punctuated by one minor "cliffhanger" after another, to keep the (original) public looking forward to the next installment.
Charles Dickens, (February 1812 – 9 June 1870), pen-name "Boz", was one of the most popular English novelists of the Victorian era as well as a vigorous social campaigner.
Critics George Gissing and G. K. Chesterton championed Dickens's mastery of prose, his endless invention of unique, clever personalities, and his powerful social sensibilities, but fellow writers such as George Henry Lewes, H...
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| 1. A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens Complete Works) (Hardcover) Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: Nelson Doubleday, Inc.
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| 2. A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens Complete Works) (Hardcover) Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: Nelson Doubleday, Inc.
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| 3. A Child's History of England (Hardcover) Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: The F. M. Lupton Publishing Company
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| 4. Great Expectations (Paperback) Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: Sweetwater Books
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| 5. A Christmas Carol (Illustrated): with free audiobook download (Kindle Ed... Author: Charles Dickens |
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| 6. Oliver Twist (Illustrated) + Free Audiobook - Francson Classics (Kindle ... Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: Francson Classics
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12/14/2016
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| 7. Great Expectations (Audible Audio Edition) Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: A.R.N. Publications
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12/12/2016
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| 8. The Children's Classic Collection (Full-Cast Audio Theater) (Audio CD) Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: Design Sound Productions and Blackstone Audio
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11/22/2016
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| 9. The Children's Classic Collection (Audible Audio Edition) Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: Design Sound Productions
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11/22/2016
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| 10. A Christmas Carol: A Coloring Classic (Paperback) Author: Charles Dickens Illustrator: Kate Ware, Vladimir Aleksic Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
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10/18/2016
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| 11. David Copperfield: Classisc Illustrated (Classics Illustrated) (Paperback) Author: Charles Dickens Illustrator: Henry C. Kiefer Publisher: Classics Illustrated Comics
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08/31/2016
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| 12. A Christmas Carol (Hardcover) Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: Puffin Classics
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| 13. The Trial of William Tinkling (illustrated) (Kindle Edition) Author: Charles Dickens |
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05/25/2016
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| 14. A Christmas Carol (Audible Audio Edition) Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: Listen2aBook.com
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04/28/2016
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| 15. Oliver Twist: Victorian Vampire (Paperback) Author: Charles Dickens, Steve DeWinter Publisher: Ramblin' Prose Publishing
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11/25/2015
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| 16. A christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. - illustrated. (Kindle Edition) Author: Charles Dickens Illustrator: George Alfred Williams, Kerry Butters |
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11/24/2015
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| 17. The Life of Our Lord (annotated): Special 24-Day Advent Reader (Kindle E... Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: pd workman
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11/19/2015
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| 18. A Christmas Carol : [Illustrated] [More Than 50 Pictures Included] [Free... Author: Charles Dickens Illustrator: A. C. Michael, John Leech, Frederick Simpson Coburn Publisher: Starbooks Classics Publishing
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11/17/2015
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| 19. The Cricket on the Hearth (Audible Audio Edition) Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: silksoundbooks Limited
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11/13/2015
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| 20. David Copperfield: by Charles Dickens (Illustrated and Unabridged) (Kind... Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: Top 100 Classics
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10/02/2015
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| 21. A Christmas Carol (Hardcover) Author: Charles Dickens Illustrator: Robert Ingpen Publisher: Palazzo Editions
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10/01/2015
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| 22. A Christmas Carol (Hardcover) Author: Charles Dickens Illustrator: Roberto Innocenti Publisher: Creative Editions
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| 23. Hard Times: by Charles Dickens + Illustrated + Unabridged + FREE HD Dram... Author: Charles Dickens Illustrator: Classics HD Publisher: Classics HD
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| 24. A Christmas Carol: by Charles Dickens + Illustrated + Unabridged + FREE ... Author: Charles Dickens Illustrator: Classics HD Publisher: Classics HD
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| 25. A Christmas Carol (Audible Audio Edition) Author: Charles Dickens Publisher: UMash Publishers
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