Charles Dickens

Mr. Samuel Pickwick, retired business man and confirmed bachelor, is determined that after a quite life of enterprise the time has come to go out into the world. Together with the other members of the Pickwick Club: Tracy Tupman, Augustus Snodgrass and Nathaniel Winkle, the portly innocent embarks on a series of hilariously comic adventures. But can Pickwick retain his good will towards his fellow humans once he discovers the evils of the world?

"Charles Dickens's first historical novel, set during the anti-Catholic riots of 1780, is an unparalleled portrayal of the terror of a rampaging mob, seen through the eyes of the individuals swept up in the chaos."--Jacket.

A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.

A boy grows to maturity in the affairs of the world and of the heart, surrounded by some of the author's most memorable characters. However, will David find happiness with the faithful Agnes Wickfield, whom he has known since childhood? Threatened by Uriah Heep, her father's clerk, the security of her own future is in question.

Dickens tells Oliver's story of being born in a workhouse and raised on a child farm until he is given work as a coffin maker's apprentice. Oliver is mistreated by the coffin maker's wife, and he escapes to London where he meets the Artful Dodger and Fagin, who are pickpockets.

Set amid the teeming bustle of Victorian England, Dombey and Son is Dickens's story of a powerful man whose coldhearted neglect of his family causes his professional and personal downfall.

A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.