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61) Mugby Junction
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Publisher
Duke Classics
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Though he ranked as the most popular Victorian-era novelist by far, Charles Dickens craved creative innovation and often collaborated with other writers of the era. This clever collection of collaborative stories written by Dickens and a who's-who of Victorian literary luminaries is a series of linked tales that all relate to railway travel in some way.
Author
Series
Publisher
Project Gutenberg
Language
English
Description
From the mysterious Druids and noble King Alfred to the notorious Henry VIII and the Glorious Revolution of 1688, Charles Dickens traced his country's history for the benefit of young Victorians. Written with the beloved storyteller's customary panache, this series of historical vignettes reads like a fast-paced novel, rich in anecdotes and colorful stories. Dickens' unsparing, witty, and opinionated perspectives on the great pageant of English history...
Author
Publisher
Oasis Audio
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
Charles Dickens's other Christmas classic, with a new introduction by Dickens's great-great-grandson, Gerald Charles Dickens.
Charles Dickens wrote The Life of Our Lord during the years 1846-1849, just about the time he was completing David Copperfield. In this charming, simple retelling of the life of Jesus Christ, adapted from the Gospel of St. Luke, Dickens hoped to teach his young children about religion and faith. Since he wrote it exclusively...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"My dear children, I am very anxious that you should know something about the History of Jesus Christ. For everybody ought to know Him. No one ever lived who was so good, so kind, so gentle . . ."
So begins The Life of Our Lord, the sincere efforts of Charles Dickens to teach his children about the life, ministry, and mission of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world.
72) Jacob T. Marley
Author
Language
English
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Description
"A parallel account to Charles Dickens's classic A Christmas Carol, recounting events from the point of view of Scrooge's old partner, Jacob Marley"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
Digiview Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Edition
Standard full frame
Language
English
Description
"In this animated tale of love and loss set to the backdrop of the French Revolution, unsuccessful English barrister Sydney Carton becomes enamored with the beautiful Lucie Manette. Lucie, however, is in love with the wealthier Charles Darnay. Lucie ultimately marries Darnay and remains ignorant to Sydney's feelings. Soon, however, Darnay is accused of spying against England and is sentenced to die by the guillotine. Sydney decides that it is his...
Publisher
Digiview Productions
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Told in flashback style with a combination of good advise and abusive acts against him, David's journey through life is followed, beginning as a young orphan in Victorian England to an adult who finds resolution to his problems.
Publisher
Vision Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The once mean and miserly Ebenezer Scrooge was forever changed by his ghostly Christmas Eve encounter. Now one year later, Scrooge receives another posthumous visit from his old business partner. It seems Jacob Marley is not yet finished with Mister Scrooge. Sent on a journey 170 years into the future, Scrooge encounters a world even colder an greedier than his own, a world that includes a young cutthroat businessman named Timothy Cratchit VI.
78) Oliver Twist
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Director Roman Polanski offers a slightly darker version of the classic Charles Dickens tale. After living in poor conditions, Oliver runs away to the streets of London. There he meets a gang of pickpockets and soon Oliver's life is changed forever.
Publisher
Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Thirteen year-old Nell Trent lives with her ailing grandfather in a run down London antique shop, unaware that her grandfather has a ruinous gambling addiction that has left them nearly penniless.