Charles Dickens
71) Barnaby Rudge
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Abridged.
Physical Desc
6 sound discs (approximately 7 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Barnaby Rudge, one of only two historical novels by Dickens, deals with the 'Popery' riots of 1780.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
1160L
Language
English
Description
Mr. Samuel Pickwick, retired business man and confirmed bachelor, is determined that after a quite life of enterprise the time has come to go out into the world. Together with the other members of the Pickwick Club: Tracy Tupman, Augustus Snodgrass and Nathaniel Winkle, the portly innocent embarks on a series of hilariously comic adventures. But can Pickwick retain his good will towards his fellow humans once he discovers the evils of the world?
Author
Pub. Date
2009]
Physical Desc
525 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
The death of their father has thrown the Nickleby family into chaos. They are forced to beg for protection from Mr. Nickleby's wealthy brother, Ralph Nickleby, a cruel and vengeful man with no regard for his relations. Nicholas is despatched to teach at a boarding school while his sister Kate is dangled before rich aristos. But with a helping hand from that truly Dickensian character, the benevolent stranger, Nicholas manages to find his way to true...
77) Drood: a novel
Author
Language
English
Description
Based on the historical details of Charles Dickens' life, "Drood" explores the still-unsolved mysteries of the famous author's last years and may provide the key to his final, unfinished work: "The Mystery of Edwin Drood".
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 sound disc : sound, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A tyrannical department store owner gets a lesson in living a more generous life from the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future in this remake of a Charles Dickens classic. Includes bonus CD, Peace on Earth.
