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    Charles Dickens

    Charles Dickens was born in a little house in Landport, Portsea, England, on February 7, 1812. The second of eight children, he grew up in a family frequently beset by financial insecurity. When the family fortunes improved, Charles went back to school, after which he became an office boy, a freelance reporter, and finally an author. With Pickwick Papers (1836–37) he achieved immediate fame. In a few years he was easily the most popular and respected writer of his time. It has been estimated that one out of every ten persons in Victorian England was a Dickens reader. Oliver Twist (1837), Nicholas Nickleby (1838–39), and The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-41) were huge successes. Martin Chuzzlewit (1843–44) was less so, but Dickens followed it with his unforgettable, A Christmas Carol (1843), Bleak House (1852–53), Hard Times (1854), and Little Dorrit (1855–57), which reveal his deepening concern for the injustices of British society. A Tale of Two Cities (1859), Great Expectations (1860–61), and Our Mutual Friend (1864–65) complete his major works.
    Scrooge #worstgiftever
    Scrooge #worstgiftever
    Charles Dickens , Brett Wright
    9780399550652
    Ebook
    Sep 27, 2016
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    Grade 9 & Up
    David Copperfield
    David Copperfield
    Charles Dickens
    9780241240366
    $30.00 US
    Hardcover
    May 17, 2016
    Penguin Classics
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Hard Times
    Hard Times
    Charles Dickens
    9780307947208
    $10.00 US
    Paperback
    Jan 10, 2012
    Vintage
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    Oliver Twist
    Oliver Twist
    Charles Dickens
    9780307947185
    $13.00 US
    Paperback
    Jan 10, 2012
    Vintage
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    David Copperfield
    David Copperfield
    Charles Dickens
    9780307947178
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Jan 10, 2012
    Vintage
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    Great Expectations
    Great Expectations
    Charles Dickens
    9780307947161
    $12.00 US
    Paperback
    Jan 10, 2012
    Vintage
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    Bleak House
    Bleak House
    Charles Dickens
    9780307947192
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Jan 03, 2012
    Vintage
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories
    A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories
    Charles Dickens
    9780451532022
    $5.95 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Dec 06, 2011
    Signet
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    A Christmas Carol
    A Christmas Carol
    And Other Christmas Books
    Charles Dickens
    9780307947215
    $11.00 US
    Paperback
    Nov 29, 2011
    Vintage
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    A Tale of Two Cities
    A Tale of Two Cities
    Charles Dickens
    9780141196909
    $27.00 US
    Hardcover
    Apr 26, 2011
    Penguin Classics
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Great Expectations
    Great Expectations
    (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
    Charles Dickens , Tom Haugomat
    9780143106272
    $19.00 US
    Paperback
    Dec 28, 2010
    Penguin Classics
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Oliver Twist
    Oliver Twist
    Charles Dickens
    9780141192499
    $25.00 US
    Hardcover
    Sep 28, 2010
    Penguin Classics
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    The Mystery of Edwin Drood
    The Mystery of Edwin Drood
    Charles Dickens
    9780812980455
    $20.00 US
    Paperback
    Oct 06, 2009
    Modern Library
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Great Expectations
    Great Expectations
    Charles Dickens
    9780451531186
    $7.95 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Feb 03, 2009
    Signet
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    A Tale of Two Cities
    A Tale of Two Cities
    Charles Dickens
    9780451530578
    $6.95 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Feb 06, 2007
    Signet
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    David Copperfield
    David Copperfield
    Charles Dickens
    9780451530042
    $7.95 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Feb 07, 2006
    Signet
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Oliver Twist
    Oliver Twist
    Charles Dickens
    9780451529718
    $5.95 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Apr 05, 2005
    Signet
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    The Haunted House
    The Haunted House
    Charles Dickens
    9780812973068
    $21.00 US
    Paperback
    Oct 12, 2004
    Modern Library
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Our Mutual Friend
    Our Mutual Friend
    Charles Dickens
    9780375761140
    $13.00 US
    Paperback
    Sep 10, 2002
    Modern Library
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Little Dorrit
    Little Dorrit
    Charles Dickens , H. K. Browne
    9780375759147
    $13.00 US
    Paperback
    Mar 12, 2002
    Modern Library
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Oliver Twist
    Oliver Twist
    Charles Dickens , George Cruikshank
    9780375757846
    $17.00 US
    Paperback
    Oct 09, 2001
    Modern Library
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    Hard Times
    Hard Times
    Charles Dickens
    9780679642176
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    Jul 10, 2001
    Modern Library
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    American Notes for General Circulation
    American Notes for General Circulation
    Revised Edition
    Charles Dickens
    9780140436495
    $19.00 US
    Paperback
    Jul 01, 2001
    Penguin Classics
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Great Expectations
    Great Expectations
    Charles Dickens
    9780375757013
    $11.00 US
    Paperback
    Feb 13, 2001
    Modern Library
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    David Copperfield
    David Copperfield
    Charles Dickens
    9780679783411
    $12.00 US
    Paperback
    Nov 28, 2000
    Modern Library
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    American Notes
    American Notes
    Charles Dickens
    9780679641339
    Ebook
    Oct 31, 2000
    Modern Library
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    The Raven and the Monkey's Paw
    The Raven and the Monkey's Paw
    Classics of Horror and Suspense from the Modern Library
    Edgar Allan Poe , Edith Wharton , Saki , Charles Dickens , O. Henry
    9780375752162
    $15.00 US
    Paperback
    Sep 29, 1998
    Modern Library
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    A Tale of Two Cities
    A Tale of Two Cities
    Introduction by Simon Schama
    Charles Dickens
    9780679420736
    $30.00 US
    Hardcover
    Feb 23, 1993
    Everyman's Library
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    Bleak House
    Bleak House
    Introduction by Barbara Hardy
    Charles Dickens
    9780679405689
    $32.00 US
    Hardcover
    Oct 15, 1991
    Everyman's Library
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    A Tale of Two Cities
    A Tale of Two Cities
    Charles Dickens
    9780679729655
    $12.00 US
    Paperback
    Jul 14, 1990
    Vintage
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    A Christmas Carol
    A Christmas Carol
    Charles Dickens
    9780553212440
    $5.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Nov 01, 1986
    Bantam Classics
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB

    Books

    Scrooge #worstgiftever
    Scrooge #worstgiftever
    Charles Dickens, Brett Wright
    9780399550652
    $6.99 US
    Ebook
    Sep 27, 2016
    Random House Books for Young Readers
    Grade 9 & Up
    David Copperfield
    David Copperfield
    Charles Dickens
    9780241240366
    $30.00 US
    Hardcover
    May 17, 2016
    Penguin Classics
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Hard Times
    Hard Times
    Charles Dickens
    9780307947208
    $10.00 US
    Paperback
    Jan 10, 2012
    Vintage
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    Oliver Twist
    Oliver Twist
    Charles Dickens
    9780307947185
    $13.00 US
    Paperback
    Jan 10, 2012
    Vintage
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    David Copperfield
    David Copperfield
    Charles Dickens
    9780307947178
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Jan 10, 2012
    Vintage
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    Great Expectations
    Great Expectations
    Charles Dickens
    9780307947161
    $12.00 US
    Paperback
    Jan 10, 2012
    Vintage
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    Bleak House
    Bleak House
    Charles Dickens
    9780307947192
    $14.00 US
    Paperback
    Jan 03, 2012
    Vintage
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories
    A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Stories
    Charles Dickens
    9780451532022
    $5.95 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Dec 06, 2011
    Signet
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    A Christmas Carol
    A Christmas Carol
    And Other Christmas Books
    Charles Dickens
    9780307947215
    $11.00 US
    Paperback
    Nov 29, 2011
    Vintage
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    A Tale of Two Cities
    A Tale of Two Cities
    Charles Dickens
    9780141196909
    $27.00 US
    Hardcover
    Apr 26, 2011
    Penguin Classics
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Great Expectations
    Great Expectations
    (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
    Charles Dickens, Tom Haugomat
    9780143106272
    $19.00 US
    Paperback
    Dec 28, 2010
    Penguin Classics
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Oliver Twist
    Oliver Twist
    Charles Dickens
    9780141192499
    $25.00 US
    Hardcover
    Sep 28, 2010
    Penguin Classics
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    The Mystery of Edwin Drood
    The Mystery of Edwin Drood
    Charles Dickens
    9780812980455
    $20.00 US
    Paperback
    Oct 06, 2009
    Modern Library
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Great Expectations
    Great Expectations
    Charles Dickens
    9780451531186
    $7.95 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Feb 03, 2009
    Signet
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    A Tale of Two Cities
    A Tale of Two Cities
    Charles Dickens
    9780451530578
    $6.95 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Feb 06, 2007
    Signet
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    David Copperfield
    David Copperfield
    Charles Dickens
    9780451530042
    $7.95 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Feb 07, 2006
    Signet
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Oliver Twist
    Oliver Twist
    Charles Dickens
    9780451529718
    $5.95 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Apr 05, 2005
    Signet
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    The Haunted House
    The Haunted House
    Charles Dickens
    9780812973068
    $21.00 US
    Paperback
    Oct 12, 2004
    Modern Library
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Our Mutual Friend
    Our Mutual Friend
    Charles Dickens
    9780375761140
    $13.00 US
    Paperback
    Sep 10, 2002
    Modern Library
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Little Dorrit
    Little Dorrit
    Charles Dickens, H. K. Browne
    9780375759147
    $13.00 US
    Paperback
    Mar 12, 2002
    Modern Library
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Oliver Twist
    Oliver Twist
    Charles Dickens, George Cruikshank
    9780375757846
    $17.00 US
    Paperback
    Oct 09, 2001
    Modern Library
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    Hard Times
    Hard Times
    Charles Dickens
    9780679642176
    $18.00 US
    Paperback
    Jul 10, 2001
    Modern Library
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    American Notes for General Circulation
    American Notes for General Circulation
    Revised Edition
    Charles Dickens
    9780140436495
    $19.00 US
    Paperback
    Jul 01, 2001
    Penguin Classics
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    Great Expectations
    Great Expectations
    Charles Dickens
    9780375757013
    $11.00 US
    Paperback
    Feb 13, 2001
    Modern Library
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    David Copperfield
    David Copperfield
    Charles Dickens
    9780679783411
    $12.00 US
    Paperback
    Nov 28, 2000
    Modern Library
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    American Notes
    American Notes
    Charles Dickens
    9780679641339
    $3.99 US
    Ebook
    Oct 31, 2000
    Modern Library
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    The Raven and the Monkey's Paw
    The Raven and the Monkey's Paw
    Classics of Horror and Suspense from the Modern Library
    Edgar Allan Poe, Edith Wharton, Saki, Charles Dickens, O. Henry
    9780375752162
    $15.00 US
    Paperback
    Sep 29, 1998
    Modern Library
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    A Tale of Two Cities
    A Tale of Two Cities
    Introduction by Simon Schama
    Charles Dickens
    9780679420736
    $30.00 US
    Hardcover
    Feb 23, 1993
    Everyman's Library
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    Bleak House
    Bleak House
    Introduction by Barbara Hardy
    Charles Dickens
    9780679405689
    $32.00 US
    Hardcover
    Oct 15, 1991
    Everyman's Library
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    A Tale of Two Cities
    A Tale of Two Cities
    Charles Dickens
    9780679729655
    $12.00 US
    Paperback
    Jul 14, 1990
    Vintage
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB
    A Christmas Carol
    A Christmas Carol
    Charles Dickens
    9780553212440
    $5.99 US
    Mass Market Paperback
    Nov 01, 1986
    Bantam Classics
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB

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