Frank Carlson Library

Thomas Gradgrind destroys the spiritual and emotional lives of his children by denying the importance of human feelings.

In the picaresque series of sketches in Pickwick Papers, Charles Dickens wrote one of the masterpieces of comic fiction, and presented readers with some of the most colorful and beloved characters of all time. In Dickens' first novel, initially based on a series of illustrations, members of the eponymous club recount their various experiences and encounters as they travel around England. Without the dark themes that dominated so many of his novels,...

Published in 1839, Nicholas Nickleby is Charles Dickens' third novel. In it, Nicholas Nickleby must earn a living to support his mother and sister after his father dies unexpectedly. Turning to a wealthy uncle in London for help, Nicholas is hired on as assistant to Wackford Squeers, a sadistic and small-minded schoolmaster. Meanwhile, his sister must take a job in a milliner's studio and is occasionally pressed into service by their uncle who exploits...

Extrait : "Il y avait une fois, dans un coin du Devonshire, un digne gentleman du nom de Godefroy Nickleby qui avait attendu un peu tard pour se marier. Comme il n'était ni assez jeune ni assez riche pour aspirer à la main d'une héritière, il avait épousé, par pure affection, une vieille inclination. Le revenu de M. Nickleby, au moment de son mariage, flottait entre 1500 et 2000 francs de rente, au plus." À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARAN : Les...

Charles Dickens's last completed novel, "Our Mutual Friend" is the story of "Noddy" Boffin, a common clerk who becomes "the Golden Dustman" after he inherits a dust-heap where the aristocracy throw their refuge. A brutal satire and social analysis, "Our Mutual Friend" is a masterpiece that explores the allure and curse of money while demonstrating all the themes the author is famous for. Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812–1870) was an English writer...