Charles Dickens
(1812 - 1870)
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world’s most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was broadly acknowledged by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular.
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A Christmas Carol (1843)
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The Adventures of Oliver Twist (1959)
An orphan, raised in the work house runs away and makes his way to London to seek his fortune. This is the World’s Classics edition #8 of the series. Dust jacket is by Ardizzone.
George Cruikshank
American Notes for General Circulation (1842)
A travelogue based on the author’s trip to America and Canada between January and June of 1842. Read online at archive.org: Volume 1 and Volume 2.
Barnaby Rudge (1841)
An historical novel about the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots of 1780. Barnaby’s raven Grip inspired Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven. Read online at archive.org: Volume 1, and Volume 2, and Volume 3.
George Cattermole
Barnaby Rudge (1941)
A tale of the anti-Catholic Gordon riots.
The Battle of Life (1846)
A story of love and self sacrifice set in a rural village. Read online at archive.org.
John Leech
Daniel Maclise
Clarkson Stanfield
The Battle of Life (1899)
One of Charles Dickens’ Christmas books, this is a story of love and self-sacrifice set in a rural village.
Best In Children’s Books Volume 17 (1959)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, many of which have new illustrations.
Read online at archive.org.
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Edward Lear
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Et al
Paul Galdone
Robin Jacques
Ezra Jack Keats
Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Edward Shenton
Peter Spier
Et al
Best in Children’s Books Volume 4 (1957)
A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations.
Charles Dickens
Clement C. Moore
Everett Shinn
Bleak House (1853)
Three cousins are the beneficiaries of the Jarndyce estate, but the will is contested and the legal costs eventually eat up the entire value of the assets. Read online at archive.org.
Bleak House (1955)
This is an abridged version of Dickens' novel about the law’s delay.
Boots of the Holly-Tree Inn (1928)
Harry and Norah elope to Gretna Green.
Captain Boldheart - The Magic Fishbone: Two Comedies (1964)
Captain Boldheart takes to piracy in despair of Latin grammar. The Princess Alicia for her part, sets matters to rights in her father’s kingdom with the aid of her fairy godmother Grandmarina.
A Century of Humour (1935)
A collection of humorous pieces from the last (nineteenth) and early twentieth centuries.
Read online at archive.org.
E. F. Benson
G. K. Chesterton
Charles Dickens
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Stephen Leacock
E. V. Lucas
A. A. Milne
William Makepeace Thackeray
Oscar Wilde
P. G. Wodehouse
Et al
Charles Dickens Birthday Book (1948)
A compilation from the works of Dickens by a descendant.
A Child’s History of England Volume I (1852)
A brief history of England written for children. This first volume includes from the earliest times to the death of King John. Read online at archive.org.
A Child’s History of England Volume II (1853)
A brief history of England written for children. This volume includes from the reign of Henry the Third to that of Richard the Third. Read online at archive.org.
A Child’s History of England Volume III (1854)
A brief history of England written for children. This volume covers from the reign of Henry the Seventh to the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Read online at archive.org.
The Chimes (1845)
The goblins ringing the chimes show old Trotty a dystopian future for his family -- he wakes determined to do all he can to avert it. Read online at archive.org.
John Leech
Daniel Maclise
Clarkson Stanfield
The Chimes (1931)
The goblins ringing the chimes show Trotty Veck a dystopian future -- he wakes determined to make things better. This Christmas book followed the successful A Christmas Carol.
The Chimes: A Goblin Story (1899)
The goblins ringing the chimes show Trotty a dystopian future -- he wakes determined to do what he can to make things better. This Christmas story followed the successful A Christmas Carol.