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The novel 'The great expectations' was written in 1860 and until now it has been periodically re-edited in many languages and countries.
The story is that of a boy whose life is changing over the night and he is therefore forced to adapt by himself because his family is not capable of offering him any help or support. Pip is orphan and his sister and brother in law Joe and Joseph Gargery are taking care of him. Besides the fact that they all live in poverty, Pip ...
Oliver Twist is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. The story is about an orphan Oliver Twist who endures a miserable existence in a workhouse and then is placed with an undertaker. He escapes and travels to London where he meets the Artful Dodger leader of a gang of juvenile pickpockets. Oliver is led to the lair of their elderly criminal trainer Fagin naively unaware of their unlawful activities.
Oliver Twist is notable for Dickens unromantic ...
Defying the unhappy and miserable conditions of his early life, Charles Dickens emerged as an outstanding literary figure of his times. His personal experiences provided him with the raw material for his writings. Charles Dickens' keen interest in the supernatural and macabre equipped him with the right attitude to pen some wonderful ghost stories. This selection includes A Christmas Carol, one of the best ghost stories in the world, but not without a moral. The ...