1812-1870

A collection of essays which provide critical commentary on Charles Dickens' "Hard Times"; includes a brief introduction to Dickens' life and times, summaries of the novel's themes, and a chronology of Dickens' life and career.

Contains fifteen essays in which the authors analyze various aspects of Charles Dickens's nineteenth-century novel "A Tale of Two Cities.".

A collection of critical essays on Dicken's novel "Great Expectations.".

Critical essays.

Presents the life and works of Charles Dickens. Includes a chronology.

Narrates the tale of twelve-year-old Charles Dickens who, despite poverty and long hours of factory work, still has time to discover and share the stories of other residents of 1824 London. Includes author's note about Dickens' life and some of the books he wrote.

A biography of Charles Dickens, discussing how his father's debts forced him to go to work in a shoe polish factory, and looking at how his observations of the poor led him to write novels with an eye toward bringing attention to the plight of London's destitute children.

Presents the life of the English author, focusing on his prodigious writings of all types, his public readings, his compassion for the poor and downtrodden of Victorian society, and his charitable works, along with a critical analysis of his major novels.