Author: Michael Hardwick
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781853269721
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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Author: Michael Hardwick
Publisher: Reading : Osprey Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 550

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An encyclopedia on Charles Dickens's life and work, including a catalogue of characters, an outline of the plot of each book and an inventory of places and buildings. An account is given of Dickens's family and friends, together with original drawings from the novels.

Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Books, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Bankruptcy
Languages : en
Pages : 834

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As for many of Dickens' novels, highlighting social injustices is at the heart of Little Dorrit. His father was imprisoned for debt, and Dickens' shines a spotlight on the fate of many who are unable to repay a debt when the ability to seek work is denied. Amy Dorrit is the youngest daughter of a man imprisoned for debt and is working as a seamstress for Mrs Clennam when Arthur Clennam crosses her path. Will the sweet natured Amy win Arthur's heart? And will they ever escape the shadow of debtors' prison?

Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 564

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Paul Dombey is a cold, unbending, pompous merchant, and a widower with two children - Paul and Florence. His chief ambition is to perpetuate the firm-name. He dreams of passing his business on to his son. Dombey dotes on his son, and neglects and mistreats his daughter.The "son" in the title of the book is incapable of ever joining the firm. A sickly and odd child, Paul dies at the age of six. Dombey pours his resentment and anger out on his daughter, whom he pushes away despite her efforts to earn her father's love.Eventually Dombey remarries, after literally acquiring his new wife from her father in a commercial transaction. Dombey is as bad a husband as he is a father and his marriage is loveless. His new bride hates Dombey and eventually runs off with Canker, his business manager. Dombey characteristically blames Florence for this reversal, and strikes her, causing Florence to run away as well.Abandoned by everyone, Dombey loses his business and goes half insane, living in his decaying house. Dombey is eventually reconciled to his daughter, who always a doormat forgives her father........

Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352

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Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN: 0199554005
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 769

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This edition of one of Dickens's earlier novels is based on the accurate Clarendon edition of the text and includes the prefaces to the 1850 and 1867 editions and Dickens's Number Plans.

Author: Dickens
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 462

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Author: Mollie Hardwick
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780860077411
Category : Quotations, English
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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Author: Don D'Ammassa
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438119070
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 321

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Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 556

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