With profuse and wonderful illustrations by Harry Furniss including frontispieces, illustrated title pages, and full page plate illustrations very good clean tight sound square, no bookplate, inscription or marks of any kind, well held in joints and hinges. The Chimes is somewhat similar to Scrooge's story, in the sense that an old man has his mind changed by supernatural means. Also the very lengthy descriptions of situations, although beautifully executed, now seem extravagant and (dare I say it? Many Patient Hours he has Devoted to the Correction of the Proof Sheets of the Original Editions; And in Affectionate Acknowledgement of His Councel, Sympathy, And Faithful Friendship During My Whole Literary Life.

The Complete Works of Charles Dickens (in 30 Volumes

We’re now drawing to the end of Dickens’ writing years, but his literary light was stronger than ever — as evidenced by Great Expectations. All the while, he’s watched over by the titular insect, who acts as a guardian angel — much like Jiminy Cricket! His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. But readers who commit to this task will find rewards in the form of sharp observations and, as usual, a heavy dose of drama as the Jarndyces battle it out.We build and maintain all our own systems, but we don’t charge for access, sell user information, or run ads. Besides its evergreen status as one of the best Christmas stories ever, A Christmas Carol is also notable for how it captured the zeitgeist of Victorian England at the time; when Dickens wrote it, many people were reevaluating old Christmas traditions and starting to practice livelier new ones. This is a sort of Dickens potpourri, covering three of his novels that I've read in chronological succession, so for those who don't like Dickens (and I know who you are! Yes, this final masterpiece from Dickens has it all: intense romantic drama, concealed and mistaken identities, and to quote Bella Wilfer herself, much reflection and commentary on “money, money, money, and what money can make of life,” which always preoccupied Dickens. Nice and clean pages with small ink marks,creases and nicks on the edges of the pages,small foxing marks inside some of the pages, pages 49-50 in volume I are slightly loose, previous owner's name written on a sticker inside the front cover of each book except for 4 volumes, marbled endpapers and edges of the pages.

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Dickens worked a very serious subject into comedic Pickwick Papers, that of the injustice of the justice system.His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. This is the ULTIMATE edition of Dickens’ works, with every published novel, short story, novella, play, poem, letter, speech and article – fully illustrated – and featuring a treasure trove of bonus material. The book was a collaboration between Dickens and his friend Wilkie Collins and apparently Collins wrote these two chapters that were left out of this Kindle edition.