Charles Dickens
Publisher
Classic Media
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Christmas has been cancelled! Or at least it will be if Santa can't find a way to guide his sleigh through a fierce blizzard. Fortunately for him, there's Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Frosty the snowman: When Frosty the snowman is accidentally brought to life, he has several adventures and must outwit the plans of an evil magician in order to find safety at the North Pole. Frosty returns: When a power-hungry tycoon invents a new product that will...
330) Oliver Twist
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
An illustrated adaptation of the Dickens story of the orphan forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London.
Author
Language
English
Description
A Dickensian tale for the holidays!
Charles Dickens, struggling writer, is haunted by the ghost of his lost sister-in-law, Mary Hogarth. In his darkest Christmastime, she comes to him in visions to inspire his writing, to make him reflect on the pivotal moments of his life ... and to spark the idea for one of the greatest Christmas stories of all time.
A remarkable holiday tale by #1 international bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson.
Bonus,...
Author
Language
English
Description
A delightful meditation on the pleasures of bachelor bonding and an example of collaborative journalism at its best In autumn 1857, Charles Dickens embarked on a sightseeing trip to Cumberland with his friend, the rising star of literature Wilkie Collins. Writing together, they reported their adventures for Dickens' periodical Household Words, producing a showcase of both long-cherished and entirely novel sides of these well-loved men of letters....
Author
Language
English
Description
In these two forgotten gems of English literature, Jane Austen and Charles Dickens offer delightful, irreverent histories of their native land. When she was only sixteen years old, Jane Austen composed her bitingly satirical History of England for performance in her family's drawingroom. A startling and precocious example of her celebrated wit-not to mention a brilliant social commentary-this lively piece sweeps rapidly across almost four centuries...
334) No Thoroughfare
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
In the gripping drama No Thoroughfare, two of the Victorian era's most popular writers—Wilkie Collins and Charles Dickens—team up to tell a tale of mistaken identity and miscommunication. The fates of two orphans with the same name are inextricably intertwined, and just when it appears that the coincidence will result in disaster, a brave soul steps forward to right decades of errors and obfuscation.
335) Le Grillon du foyer
Author
Language
Français
Description
La maison de Piribinglov protege "l'esprit" du foyer familial, a savoir le grillon. John est l'homme principal de la maison. John fait entrer un mystérieux étranger dans la maison et les événements commencent a se développer tres rapidement. John soupçonne sa femme d'etre tombée amoureuse d'un inconnu mystérieux. L'atmosphere se réchauffe. Cependant, a la fin, tout est résolu en toute sécurité grâce grillon.
336) A Tale of two cities
Author
Series
Publisher
Baronet Books
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
The classic tale of a young Englishman who gives up his life during the French Revolution to save the husband of the woman he loves.
337) A Christmas carol
Author
Series
Publisher
Baronet Books
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English
Formats
Description
A retelling of the story about a miser whose life is changed by Christmas.
Author
Language
English
Description
This book is a compilation of several other works, pulled together under the umbrella title of The Childen's Christmas Story MEGAPACK®. It includes the complete text of "The Children's Book of Christmas Stories," selected and edited by Asa Don Dickinson and Ada M. Skinner (originally published in 1913) to which we have added "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus," by L Frank Baum (originally published in 1902), and the poems "'Twas The Night Before...
340) A House to Let
Author
Language
English
Description
Compiled by Charles Dickens, and including chapters by Elizabeth Gaskell, Wilkie Collins and Adelaide Anne Procter, A House to Let is a composite tale of mystery and intrigue set amid the dark streets of Victorian London. Advised by her doctor to have a change of scenery, the elderly Sophonisba takes up lodgings in London. Immediately intrigued by a nearby "house to let," she charges her two warring attendants, Trottle and Jarber, to unearth the secret...