It includes a map of Kent in the early nineteenth century, and appendices on Dickens's original ending and his working notes, giving readers an illuminating glimpse into the mind of a great novelist at work.Charles Dickens is one of the best-loved novelists in the English language, whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012. His most famous books, including Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, David Copperfield and The Pickwick Papers, have been adapted for stage and sc...

Pip is a poor orphan, a boy with "no expectations" being raised by his unkind sister and her husband in a small home on the marshes of Kent. But when Pip meets the bizarre Miss Havisham and her beautiful ward, Estella, he starts to yearn for a life as a gentleman. However, Pip will discover that wealth and honesty do not go hand in hand, and that kindness can be found in the most surprising places.

A love story, a mystery, and a sharp critique of upper-class English society, Great Expectation...

Charles Dickens werd geboren als tweede van acht kinderen van John Dickens en Elizabeth Barrow. Toen hij tien was, in 1822, verhuisde de familie van Rochester (Kent) naar Camden Town in Londen om dichter bij vaders werkplek (het Navy Pay Office in het Somerset House) te wonen. Dickens maakte de reis met de postkoets alleen. Er waren geen andere passagiers en hij had enkel sandwiches, een boek en wat kleren bij zich. Die droefgeestige reis, op een regenachtige zomerdag bleef hangen en hij zou ...

Considered by many to be Dickens' finest novel, Great Expectations traces the growth of the book's narrator, Philip Pirrip (Pip), from a boy of shallow dreams to a man with depth of character. From its famous dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes, the story abounds with some of Dickens' most memorable characters. Among them are the kindly blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Haversham and her beautiful ward Estella, Pip's good-hearted room-m...

'you are to understand, Mr. Pip, that the name of the person who is your liberal benefactor remains a profound secret...' Young Pip lives with his sister and her husband the blacksmith, with few prospects for advancement until a mysterious benefaction takes him from the Kent marshes to London. Pip is haunted by figures from his past - the escaped convict Magwitch, the time-withered Miss Havisham and her proud and beautiful ward, Estella - and in time uncovers not just the origins of his great...

Great Expectations is a novel by Charles Dickens, published in serial form from 1860 to 1861 and later as a complete novel in 1861. The story is set in Victorian England and follows the life of a young orphan named Pip. The novel is considered one of Dickens' most popular and influential works.

The story begins with Pip living with his abusive sister and her husband, the blacksmith Joe. One day, he encounters an escaped convict, who threatens him into stealing food and a file from his sister'...

"A Tale of Two Cities" is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The story revolves around the lives of two men, Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, who are physically alike but lead vastly different lives. Charles is a French aristocrat who chooses to live in England and becomes embroiled in the revolution, while Sydney is a dissipated lawyer who is drawn to Charles' wife, Lucie Manette.

The novel begins with the famous opening lines, "It ...

The Penguin English Library Edition of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens 'A parish child - the orphan of a workhouse - the humble, half-starved drudge - to be cuffed and buffeted through the world, despised by all, and pitied by none' Dark, mysterious and mordantly funny, Oliver Twist features some of the most memorably drawn villains in all of fiction - the treacherous gangmaster Fagin, the menacing thug Bill Sikes, the Artful Dodger and their den of thieves in the grimy London backstreets. Di...

Charles Dickens publiceerde 'A Christmas Carol' op 19 december 1843. Deze novelle behoort tot de grote klassieken en is talloze keren bewerkt voor theater, film en televisie. A Christmas Carol is een Victoriaanse allegorie over een oude en verbitterde vrek, Ebenezer Scrooge, die in de nacht voor Kerstmis een aantal dromen heeft en daardoor tot inkeer komt. Scrooge is een financier en geldwisselaar die zich zijn leven lang heeft gericht op het verkrijgen van meer geld en verder niets. Hij vera...