Charles Dickens

The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit is a novel by Charles Dickens, considered the last of his picaresque novels. It was originally serialised in 1843 and 1844. Dickens thought it to be his best work, but it was one of his least popular novels. Like nearly all of Dickens' novels, Martin Chuzzlewit was released …

The Old Curiosity Shop is a novel by Charles Dickens. The plot follows the life of Nell Trent and her grandfather, both residents of The Old Curiosity Shop in London. The Old Curiosity Shop was one of two novels which Dickens published along with short stories in his weekly serial Master Humphrey's Clock, which lasted …

Pikku Dorrit on Charles Dickensin romaani, joka ilmestyi jatkokertomuksena 1855–1857.

Dickens’s last completed novel, Our Mutual Friend has been called one of his most gratifying works. The story centers on the inheritance gained by ownership of a dust-heap. The would-be heir, John Harmon, is found dead in the Thames and the fortune falls into the hands of Mr. Boffin, a kind but lowly clerk who becomes …

Nicholas Nicklebyn elämä ja seikkailut on Charles Dickensin kolmas romaani, joka ilmestyi alun perin jatkokertomuksena 1838–1839.

Pickwick-kerhon jälkeenjääneet paperit on Charles Dickensin ensimmäinen romaani. Se ilmestyi aluksi kuukausittain ilmestyneen kirjallisuuslehden jatkokertomuksena yhteensä 19 osassa vuosina 1836–1837. Kirja on yksi Dickensin suosituimmista teoksista. Kirja kertoo herra Samuel Pickwickin perustaman seuran …

Loistava tulevaisuus on Charles Dickensin romaani, joka ilmestyi jatkokertomuksena 1860–1861. Teos ilmestyi suomeksi nimellä Suuria odotuksia vuonna 1934 ja Loistava tulevaisuus 1960. Hän palasi siinä David Copperfieldin kehitysromaani-aiheeseen ja kertoo, kuinka kunnianhimoinen nuori mies Pip oppii hyväksymään …

Coketown is dominated by the figure of Mr Thomas Gradgrind, school headmaster and model of Utilitarian success. Feeding both his pupils and family with facts, he bans fancy and wonder from any young minds. As a consequence his obedient daughter Louisa marries the loveless businessman and 'bully of humanity' Mr …