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A novel following the life of Nell Trent an orphan, who lives with her grandfather in his shop of odds and ends. Nell does not complain, but she lives a lonely existence with almost no friends her own age. Her only friend is Kit, an honest boy employed at the shop, whom she is teaching to write. Obsessed with ensuring that Nell does not die in poverty as her parents did, her grandfather attempts to make Nell a good inheritance through gambling at...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Nell Trent lives with her doting grandfather in his London shop. It is a magical place, filled from wall to wall with treasures. Grandfather keeps his nocturnal gambling activities a secret from Nell. He borrows heavily from the evil, profiteering loan shark Daniel Quilp. When Grandfather gambles away what little money they possess, Quilp seizes the opportunity to take possession of their beloved shop. It seems Nell and Grandfather are left only with...
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Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
1973.
Language
English
Description
"Hobsbaum begins with a brief discussion of Dickens's political reportage and his pamphleteering for prison reform, and describes the earliest works. In the main part of the book, the novels - early, middle, and late - are treated in equal detail. Little Dorrit, which many consider Dickens's finest creation, is a highlight of Hobsbaum's study. In dealing with the last works, he includes a unique perspective to the unfinished The mystery of Edwin Drood"--from...
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Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books / Quarto Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Uncover eight best-loved classic stories from one of the greatest novelists of all time in this beautiful anthology of tales from Charles Dickens, rewritten and adapted to be suitable for children ages 9+. A section at the back gives details about Dicken's life"--Backcover.
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Publisher
Fordham University Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
What are the sources of the commonly held presumption that reading literature should make people more just, humane, and sophisticated? Rendering literary history responsive to the cultural histories of reading, publishing, and education, The Pleasures of Memory illuminates the ways that Dickens's serial fiction shaped not only the popular practice of reading for pleasure and instruction associated with the growth of periodical publication in the nineteenth...
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Publisher
Kultur International Films
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Dickens was known for the cruel and suffering characters he created, who lived in a world of iniquities. His social criticism was especially evident in some of his greatest works including Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, and more.