Books by Charles Dickens

This volume contains several stories of girl-life from the great author.

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) wrote many novels and stories of a socially progressive nature. This volume contains A Tale of Two Cities, The Perils of Certain English Prisoners, The Wreck of the Golden Mary, and The Begging-Letter Writer.

Charles Dickens' (1812-1870) second novel is tale of the orphan Oliver Twist, who escapes from a workhouse, travels to London where he meets the Artful Dodger, leader of a gang of juvenile pickpockets. Dickens exposed the cruel treatment of the large number of orphans in London in that era, calling the public's attention to the Poor Law, child labor and the recruitment of children as criminals.

Title: The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit. [With plates.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world''s largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century''s most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++<Source Library> British Library<Contributors> Dickens, Charles; <Original Pub Date> 1893.].<Physical Description> 522 p. ; 8┬║.<Shelfmark> 012621.g.12.