Dickens, Charles

Raised during the rise of industry, Louisa, whose poor choices in later life result from too practical an upbringing, cares nothing about what happens to her.

Opening in the swirling mists of London, the novel revolves around a court case that has dragged on for decades?the infamous Jarndyce and Jarndyce lawsuit, in which an inheritance is gradually devoured by legal costs. As Dickens takes us through the case?s history, he presents a cast of characters as idiosyncratic and memorable as any he ever created, including the beautiful Lady Dedlock, who hides a shocking secret about an illegitimate child and a long-lost love; Mr. Bucket, one of the first detectives to appear in English fiction; and the hilarious Mrs.

Young David Copperfield, orphaned as a child, abandoned by a vicious stepfather, must learn to make a life for himself in early 19th century England.

This classic novel tells of a young boy in nineteenth century England who becomes involved with a gang of thieves.

Five short and five long stories that ring with the spirit of a 19th century English Christmas.