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A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

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58 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 43min.
A beautiful story about the possibility of changing one's destiny. A reflection on the difficult balance between the present, the past and the future. A denunciation of the exploitation of children and illiteracy. But above all "A Christmas Carol" is a fable, one of the most moving ever written. The protagonist is the miserly old financier Scrooge, who is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve. They prompt him to make a radical change, a conversion that will make him one of the greatest literary figures of all time. This much-loved little book is an immortal work, capable of retaining its magic unchanged over time. It represents the spirit of Christmas, of childhood, of what is good and reassuring, but also precious enough to protect at all costs.
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Affiche du document A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

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248 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 3h06min.
Here is our version of Charles Dickens classic story, "A Christmas Carol." This is a fully dramatized performance including sound effects and music and a full range of voice actors.
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Contes de Noël

Charles Dickens

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64 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 48min.
Cet ebook bénéficie d’une mise en page esthétique optimisée pour la lecture numérique. Découvrez ces contes de Noël écrits en commun par les plus grands auteurs de contes : Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, G. A. Sala, E. C. Gaskell, Herba Shetton et Adelaïde Procter. Ces six auteurs se sont associés pour produire ce roman au doux parfum d’histoire de fêtes de fin d’année avec comme décor une mystérieuse maison hantée... Un livre parfait à lire au coin du feu accompagné d’un bon christmas tea !
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Conte de Noël

Charles Dickens

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61 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 46min.
Cet ebook bénéficie d’une mise en page esthétique optimisée pour la lecture numérique. Découvrez ce magnifique conte de Noël écrit par l’un des plus grands auteurs de contes : Charles Dickens. Scrooge est un riche marchand londonien au coeur bien sec. Puissamment avare, il se soucie bien peu de ceux qui l’entourent, n’ayant d’égards que pour ses propres richesses. Le soir de Noël, le fantôme de son ancien associé, mort depuis des années, l’avertit de la prochaine visite de trois esprits. Ces apparitions pourraient bien changer la vie du vieux Scrooge à tout jamais ! Un livre parfait à lire au coin du feu accompagné d’un bon christmas tea !
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Affiche du document A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens

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18 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 13min.
Enjoy this delightful retelling of the Christmas classic. Greedy Ebenezer Scrooge loves money and hates anything that makes him spend it. Can the spirits of Christmas past, present, and future help him change his ways and his heart before it's too late?
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Affiche du document A Christmas Carol and More Holiday Stories

A Christmas Carol and More Holiday Stories

Sequoia Kids Media

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51 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 38min.
Listen to Clement C. Moore's classic poem about a visit from Santa, and let the charming instrumentation transport you to a magical Christmas Eve.
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Affiche du document Oliver Twist : Unabridged Edition

Oliver Twist : Unabridged Edition

Charles Dickens

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Centering on the alternating fortunes of little Oliver, Oliver Twist is a kind of fairy tale that describes the multifariousness of the world through a continuous interplay of narrative planes, widening and narrowing the field between characters, social classes, and society. Among rural landscapes, urban vistas, city streets, tenements, stores, and homes, young Oliver will go through difficult and painful events that will help him grow. A book, however, that remains a great fable and where Good triumphs in the end.
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Affiche du document 50 Classic Gothic Works Vol. 1 : Dracula, Frankenstein, The Black Cat, The Picture Of Dorian Gray...

50 Classic Gothic Works Vol. 1 : Dracula, Frankenstein, The Black Cat, The Picture Of Dorian Gray...

Edgar Allan Poe

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Included: The Castle of Otranto - Horace Walpole The History of Caliph Vathek - William Beckford The Mysteries of Udolpho - Ann Radcliffe Caleb Williams - William Godwin Wieland: or, The Transformation - Charles Brockden Brown Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen Frankenstein - Mary Shelley Melmoth the Wanderer (Lock and Key Version) - Charles Robert Maturin The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Washington Irving The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner - James Hogg St. John's Eve - Nikolai Gogol The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Victor Hugo The Queen of Spades - Alexander Pushkin Berenice - Edgar Allan Poe Young Goodman Brown - Nathaniel Hawthorne The Nose - Nikolai Gogol The Minister's Black Veil - Nathaniel Hawthorne Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens Ligeia - E. A. Poe The Fall of the House of Usher - E. A. Poe The Masque of the Red Death - E. A. Poe The Oval Portrait - E. A. Poe The Pit and the Pendulum - E. A. Poe The Black Cat - E. A. Poe The Tell-Tale Heart - E. A. Poe Rappaccini's Daughter - Nathaniel Hawthorne The Double - Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë Varney the Vampire - James Malcom Rymer Villette - Charlotte Brontë The House of the Seven Gables - Nathaniel Hawthorne Bleak House - Charles Dickens Great Expectations - Charles Dickens Uncle Silas - Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoyevsky Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson The Damned (Là-bas) - Joris-Karl Huysmans The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman Trilby - George du Maurier Dracula - Bram Stoker The Beetle - Richard Marsh The Turn of the Screw - Henry James The Real Thing - Henry James The House on the Borderland - William Hope Hodgson The Phantom of the Opera - Gaston Leroux The Lair of the White Worm - Bram Stoker The Outsider - Howard Phillips Lovecraft
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Affiche du document Christmas Stories From Household Words And All The Year Round (Unabridged)

Christmas Stories From Household Words And All The Year Round (Unabridged)

Charles Dickens

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Step into the enchanting world of Christmas with Charles Dickens's timeless tales from Household Words and All the Year Round. From the heartwarming "The Poor Relation's Story" to the haunting "The Signal-Man," these stories capture the spirit of the season with their vivid characters, poignant themes, and unforgettable prose. Experience the magic of Christmas through the eyes of a master storyteller as he weaves tales of love, loss, redemption, and the enduring power of the human spirit.
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Affiche du document Christmas Short Works Collection 2016 (Unabridged)

Christmas Short Works Collection 2016 (Unabridged)

Charles Dickens

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Step into the enchanting world of Charles Dickens' Christmas classics in this captivating collection. From the heartwarming tale of "A Christmas Carol" to the poignant "The Chimes," each story captures the spirit of the season with its timeless themes of redemption, generosity, and the transformative power of love. Immerse yourself in the unforgettable characters and heartwarming narratives that have made Dickens' Christmas works beloved for generations.
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Affiche du document Master Humphreys Clock (Unabridged)

Master Humphreys Clock (Unabridged)

Charles Dickens

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In the quaint town of Cloisterham, where ancient ruins whisper secrets, Charles Dickens's "Master Humphrey's Clock" unfolds. Join Master Humphrey, a retired clockmaker, as he shares tales of love, mystery, and the human spirit. From the enigmatic Mr. Pickwick to the enigmatic Nell Trent, a cast of unforgettable characters emerges, their lives intertwining in a tapestry of laughter, sorrow, and redemption. As the clock ticks relentlessly, secrets are revealed, hearts are tested, and the boundaries of fate are explored in this timeless masterpiece.
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Affiche du document Hard Times (Legend Classics)

Hard Times (Legend Classics)

Charles Dickens

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162 pages. Temps de lecture estimé 2h01min.
“It is said that every life has its roses and thorns; there seemed, however, to have been a misadventure or mistake in Stephen’s case, whereby somebody else had become possessed of his roses, and he had become possessed of somebody else’s thorns in addition to his own.”Published originally in weekly instalments, Hard Times is focusing on Mr Gradgrind’s flawed model of upbringing and its lifelong impact on the wellbeing and destinies of his children. The novel, in fact, follows two opposing ways an individual can be formed. On the one hand, there is Tom and Louisa whose numerous misfortunes are predetermined by their father’s insistence on knowing bare facts without reaching for the substance. They are ill-equipped for the real world and, as a result, Louisa suffers emotionally having had a marriage of convenience, while Tom intentionally devises to incriminate another for his own misdeed. On the other hand, there is Mr Gradgrind’s student Sissy, whose guardian he becomes upon her father’s disappearance. Despite Mr Grandgrind’s scorn, she approaches things with a genuine sensibility that helps her to lead a happier and more fulfilled life. The readers are prompted to ponder throughout the novel whether Mr Gradgrind will eventually acknowledge his failure as a parent.Hard Times is an unusually short novel for Dickens and the only one not to feature London scenes. Instead, it is set in the North and beside addressing the issues of education, it also exposes the harsh daily living conditions of regular working-class people and the negative side of industrialisation. The author captures the zeitgeist of a new era where the old and new ways have to coexist and where many are continuously being left behind either by being deprived financially or spiritually. While maxims and cold facts are effective for scientific progress and the operations of complex machinery, they are not a prerequisite for human happiness. The volume’s solid subject matter is intertwined with the gripping elements of suspense that will undoubtedly appeal to a diverse audience.The Legend Classics series:Around the World in Eighty DaysThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThe Importance of Being EarnestAlice's Adventures in WonderlandThe MetamorphosisThe Railway ChildrenThe Hound of the BaskervillesFrankensteinWuthering HeightsThree Men in a BoatThe Time MachineLittle WomenAnne of Green GablesThe Jungle BookThe Yellow Wallpaper and Other StoriesDraculaA Study in ScarletLeaves of GrassThe Secret GardenThe War of the WorldsA Christmas CarolStrange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeHeart of DarknessThe Scarlet LetterThis Side of ParadiseOliver TwistThe Picture of Dorian GrayTreasure IslandThe Turn of the ScrewThe Adventures of Tom SawyerEmmaThe TrialA Selection of Short Stories by Edgar Allan PoeGrimm Fairy TalesThe AwakeningMrs DallowayGulliver’s TravelsThe Castle of OtrantoSilas MarnerHard Times
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Affiche du document B. J. Harrison Reads David Copperfield

B. J. Harrison Reads David Copperfield

Charles Dickens

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David Copperfield was a little boy who grew up in an unfortunate family. His father died six months before David’s birth. Later his mother remarried to a cruel man who beat him up. David however fought back and bit him. This resulted in David getting sent to a boarding school which he did not finish because of his mother’s death. All in all, David’s life has been a string of misfortunes. His development from infancy to maturity happened unnecessarily fast. Will he still be able to succeed in life and overcome all these setbacks or will he fall victim to his circumstances like so many have before him?The Classic Tales with B. J. HarrisonB. J. Harrison started his Classic Tales Podcast back in 2007, wanting to breathe new life into classic stories. He masterfully plays with a wide array of voices and accents and has since then produced over 500 audiobooks. Now in collaboration with SAGA Egmont, his engaging narration of these famous classics is available to readers everywhere.Charles Dickens was an English author who lived in the period 1812 – 1870. He is regarded as one of the best and most influential authors of the Victorian era as he provided a portrait of the underclass and the poor conditions that people lived in in this period. This led to social awareness and furthered change. Charles Dickens’ style was a vivid combination of fantasy and realism, personal life experience and fiction, and because of the way he conveyed his ideas, his literature appealed to both the rich and the poor. Some of his best known works are “David Copperfield”, “A Christmas Carol”, “Oliver Twist” and many more. His popularity remains strong today and it may be due to the fact that “amid all the variety of 'readings', those of Mr. Charles Dickens stand alone” as “The Times” wrote in 1868.
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Cities in Literature: London

William Makepeace Thackeray

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You’re invited to wander the streets of Victorian London with the nation’s literary greats. Weaving a remarkable collection from the very best writers, tales of love and loss never felt so good…With classics such as Charles Dicken’s ‘Oliver Twist’, you’ll peak behind the scenes at one of the West End’s most loved musicals. You’ll then laugh till you cry at the lives of London’s high society in Thackeray’s ‘Vanity Fair’ and Virginia Woolf’s ‘Mrs Dalloway’. But it’s not all rosy and bright in 18th-century London. In Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’, we’ll question and query the true worth of excess. And if the streets of London weren’t strange enough, you’ll also be led down a gothic and gory investigation involving Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde…Crafting a rip-roaringly dramatic and vivid portrait of Victorian life in London, this impressive collection is perfect for fans of the silver screen adaptions ‘Oliver!’ (1968) and ‘Dorian Gray’ (2009).Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish poet and one of the most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. His works include ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ and ‘The Importance of being Earnest’Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, and travel writer. He is best known for ‘Treasure Island’ and ‘Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’.Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was a hugely influential English writer. A pioneer in the narrative device of streams of consciousness, Woolf’s breathtaking collection spans ‘Mrs Dalloway’, ‘To the Lighthouse’, and the non-fiction title ‘A Room of One’s Own’.William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863) was a British author and novelist. He is best known for his satirical works, including ‘Vanity Fair’, ‘The Luck of Barry Lyndon’, and ‘Second Funeral of Napolean’.Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English novelist and social critic, known for creating some of the world’s best-known fictional characters. His works include ‘Oliver Twist’, ‘A Christmas Carol’, and ‘Great Expectations’.
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Affiche du document Classic Christmas Collection

Classic Christmas Collection

O. Henry

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Deep dive into this crackling collection of ‘Classic Christmas Stories’ from the very best writers around the world!We’ll start by dissecting Dickens’ moral message in the famous and festive ‘A Christmas Carol’, before whisking away to Russia as one man attempts to secure his fortune and fate at a party in ‘A Christmas Tree and a Wedding’. We’ll then encounter elves, demons, and dungeons in ‘A Kidnapped Santa Claus’ while witnessing two troubled couples attempt to give it all in ‘The Gift of the Magi’. Lastly, we’re all invited to ‘Christmas at Thompson Hall’ as one unsuspecting woman is forced to face the festive season with her long-lost ex-lover. There are family feuds, festive fights, and plenty of personal politics in this crackling collection of ‘Classic Christmas Stories’. Perfect for fans of ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’.L Frank Baum (1856-1919) was an American author best known for his children’s books, particularly ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ and its sequels.Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) was a Russian novelist and journalist. His works include ‘Crime and Punishment’, ‘The Idiot’, and ‘The Brothers Karamazov’. Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic, known for creating some of the world’s best-known fictional characters. His works include ‘Oliver Twist’, ‘David Copperfield’, and ‘Great Expectations’.Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was an English novelist and civil servant of the Victorian era. His works include the ‘Chronicles of Barteshire’, ‘The Macdermots of Ballycloran’, and ‘The Warden’.O. Henry, the pen name of William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), was an American writer, celebrated for his short stories. His works include ‘The Gift of the Magi’, ‘The Duplicity of Hargraves’, and ‘The Ransom of Red Chief’.
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