CHARLES DICKENS | THE COMPLETE WORKS [Special Illustrated Edition] All the Major Works of Charles Dickens in a Single Volume (Illustrated) (The Complete Works of Charles Dickens Book 1)
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COMPLETE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS
(Definitive Edition Kindle)
Volume I
WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER
Over 25,000 pages of Charles Dickens!
Includes Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times, Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations and More!
ILLUSTRATED
* Contains 10 Original Pencil Illustrations
* Taken from Scenes from Charles' Dickens's Life
* Includes Pencil Sketches of Charles Dickens at Various Stages of His Literary Career
EXCERPT FROM OLIVER TWIST
"For a long time after it was ushered into this world of sorrow and trouble, by the parish surgeon, it remained a matter of considerable doubt whether the child would survive to bear any name at all; in which case it is somewhat more than probable that these memoirs would never have appeared; or, if they had, that being comprised within a couple of pages, they would have possessed the inestimable merit of being the most concise and faithful specimen of biography, extant in the literature of any age or country.
Although I am not disposed to maintain that the being born in a workhouse, is in itself the most fortunate and enviable circumstance that can possibly befall a human being, I do mean to say that in this particular instance, it was the best thing for Oliver Twist that could by possibility have occurred. The fact is, that there was considerable difficulty in inducing Oliver to take upon himself the office of respiration,—a troublesome practice, but one which custom has rendered necessary to our easy existence; and for some time he lay gasping on a little flock mattress, rather unequally poised between this world and the next: the balance being decidedly in favour of the latter. Now, if, during this brief period, Oliver had been surrounded by careful grandmothers, anxious aunts, experienced nurses, and doctors of profound wisdom, he would most inevitably and indubitably have been killed in no time. There being nobody by, however, but a pauper old woman, who was rendered rather misty by an unwonted allowance of beer; and a parish surgeon who did such matters by contract; Oliver and Nature fought out the point between them. The result was, that, after a few struggles, Oliver breathed ..."
PARTIAL TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB
OLIVER TWIST
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP
BARNABY RUDGE
MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT
DOMBEY AND SON
DAVID COPPERFIELD
BLEAK HOUSE
HARD TIMES
LITTLE DORRIT
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
OUR MUTUAL FRIEND
THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
THE CHIMES
THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH
THE BATTLE OF LIFE
THE HAUNTED MAN AND THE GHOST'S BARGAIN
CHRISTMAS STORIES FROM "HOUSEHOLD WORDS" AND “ALL THE YEAR ROUND”
MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK
THE LAMPLIGHTER'S STORY
A HOUSE TO LET
THE SIGNAL-MAN
THE HAUNTED HOUSE
TO BE READ AT DUSK
THE TRIAL FOR MURDER
HUNTED DOWN
A HOLIDAY ROMANCE
GEORGE SILVERMANS'S EXPLANATION
AMERICAN NOTES FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION
PICTURES FROM ITALY
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3. All COMPLETE WORKS COLLECTION Kindle Books come with additional material including photo(s) of the author, and/or critical commentary, and/or biographical or historical background.
(Definitive Edition Kindle)
Volume I
WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER
Over 25,000 pages of Charles Dickens!
Includes Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times, Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations and More!
ILLUSTRATED
* Contains 10 Original Pencil Illustrations
* Taken from Scenes from Charles' Dickens's Life
* Includes Pencil Sketches of Charles Dickens at Various Stages of His Literary Career
EXCERPT FROM OLIVER TWIST
"For a long time after it was ushered into this world of sorrow and trouble, by the parish surgeon, it remained a matter of considerable doubt whether the child would survive to bear any name at all; in which case it is somewhat more than probable that these memoirs would never have appeared; or, if they had, that being comprised within a couple of pages, they would have possessed the inestimable merit of being the most concise and faithful specimen of biography, extant in the literature of any age or country.
Although I am not disposed to maintain that the being born in a workhouse, is in itself the most fortunate and enviable circumstance that can possibly befall a human being, I do mean to say that in this particular instance, it was the best thing for Oliver Twist that could by possibility have occurred. The fact is, that there was considerable difficulty in inducing Oliver to take upon himself the office of respiration,—a troublesome practice, but one which custom has rendered necessary to our easy existence; and for some time he lay gasping on a little flock mattress, rather unequally poised between this world and the next: the balance being decidedly in favour of the latter. Now, if, during this brief period, Oliver had been surrounded by careful grandmothers, anxious aunts, experienced nurses, and doctors of profound wisdom, he would most inevitably and indubitably have been killed in no time. There being nobody by, however, but a pauper old woman, who was rendered rather misty by an unwonted allowance of beer; and a parish surgeon who did such matters by contract; Oliver and Nature fought out the point between them. The result was, that, after a few struggles, Oliver breathed ..."
PARTIAL TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB
OLIVER TWIST
THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBY
THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP
BARNABY RUDGE
MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT
DOMBEY AND SON
DAVID COPPERFIELD
BLEAK HOUSE
HARD TIMES
LITTLE DORRIT
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
OUR MUTUAL FRIEND
THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
THE CHIMES
THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH
THE BATTLE OF LIFE
THE HAUNTED MAN AND THE GHOST'S BARGAIN
CHRISTMAS STORIES FROM "HOUSEHOLD WORDS" AND “ALL THE YEAR ROUND”
MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK
THE LAMPLIGHTER'S STORY
A HOUSE TO LET
THE SIGNAL-MAN
THE HAUNTED HOUSE
TO BE READ AT DUSK
THE TRIAL FOR MURDER
HUNTED DOWN
A HOLIDAY ROMANCE
GEORGE SILVERMANS'S EXPLANATION
AMERICAN NOTES FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION
PICTURES FROM ITALY
WHY BUY BOOKS FROM THE COMPLETE WORKS COLLECTION FOR KINDLE EDITION?
1. All COMPLETE WORKS COLLECTION Kindle Books are priced as low as possible in order to offer unbelievable value and hours of reading pleasure for Kindle readers. All COMPLETE WORKS COLLECTION Kindle Books bring together ALL the complete works of a classic literary author, character or series in a single, extremely low priced volume in a single download, thereby freeing up valuable space and visual clutter on your Kindle device.
2. All COMPLETE WORKS COLLECTION Kindle Books are painstakingly formatted especially for Kindle and come with a FULLY INTERACTIVE table of contents DIRECTLY ACCESSIBLE FROM THE KINDLE MENU, Kindle MasterLink (tm) technology, Kindle text-to-speech Audiobook technology, and Kindle Free Lending Technology.
3. All COMPLETE WORKS COLLECTION Kindle Books come with additional material including photo(s) of the author, and/or critical commentary, and/or biographical or historical background.
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