Charles Dickens — The Shorter Novels of Charles Dickens, 2005 год


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The Shorter Novels of Charles Dickens - Charles Dickens

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This collection brings together perhaps the finest of Dickens’ shorter novels, filled with event, character, and the unsurpassed brilliance of his story-telling.
«Oliver Twist» enhanced and strengthened Dickens’ reputation and contains classic Dickensian themes — grinding poverty, desperation, fear, temptation and the eventual triumph of good in the face of great adversity. «Hard Times» was attacked by Macaulay for its ‘sullen socialism’, but 20th-century critics — George Bernard Shaw and F. R. Leavis praised it in the highest terms. «A Tale of Two Cities», Dickens’ greatest historical novel, traces the lives of a group of people caught up in the cataclysm of the French Revolution and the Terror. A fascinating range of characters and Dickens’ usual superb command of language combine to make this an exciting and tantalising story.»Great Expectations» traces the life of Philip Pirrip (Pip), from a boy of shallow dreams to a man of character. From its dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes, the story abounds with memorable characters — the blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Havisham and the beautiful Estella.

ISBN: 9781840220599
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