Charles Dickens
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Great Expectations is at once a superbly constructed novel of spellbinding mastery and a profound examination of moral values. Here, some of Dickens's most memorable characters come to play their part in a story whose title itself reflects the deep irony that shaped Dickens's searching reappraisal of the Victorian middle class.
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Pub. Date
2006.
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English
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The most autobiographical of Dickens' works, David Copperfield often echoes the writer's own life. It tells a moving story of David's journey from birth to maturity, a journey which inextricably links his life with some of Dickens' most colorful and extraordinary families.
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A satiric masterpiece about the allure and peril of money, Our Mutual Friend revolves around the inheritance of a dust-heap where the rich throw their trash. When the body of John Harmon, the dust-heaps expected heir, is found in the Thames, fortunes change hands surprisingly, raising to new heights Noddy Boffin, a low-born but kindly clerk who becomes the Golden Dustman. Charles Dickenss last complete novel, Our Mutual Friend encompasses the great...
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La novela nos relata la vida de varios personajes, franceses e ingleses. Cuando sueltan a Alexandre Manette de la Bastilla y su hija, quien no lo ha visto jamás, regresa a él para cuidarlo y curarlo de su locura, una serie de engranajes que van a acabar uniendo a todos los personajes empieza a moverse. La historia afectará a los personajes y los arrastrará como un oleaje imparable.Lo que Dickens ofrece aquí es una cacería implacable del hombre,...
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2022.
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Vietnamese
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Tại một vùng đầm lầy nước Anh, cậu bé mồ côi Pip, bất chấp cuộc sống nghèo khó ở lò rèn, vẫn không ngừng mơ được trở thành một quý ông. Số phận đưa cậu tới những cuộc gặp gỡ kỳ lạ nhất, với một tên tù trốn trại, với một bà cô già giàu có nghiệt ngã chôn mình trong dinh thự, với Estella mà sắc đẹp chỉ có thể so với chính sự kiêu ngạo...
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Letras mayúsculas. Clásicos universales volume 10
Pub. Date
2010.
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Español
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Dickens's beloved tale of a miser who learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.
19) Oliver & company
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Pub. Date
2009.
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English
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Oliver is a homeless kitten who roams the streets of New York City. There, he is taken in by a gang of homeless mutts who survive by stealing from others. During one of these criminal acts, Oliver meets a wealthy young girl named Jenny Foxworth. This meeting will forever change his life.