Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens was born in Landport, Hampshire, during the new industrial age, which gave birth to theories of Karl Marx. Dickens's father was a clerk in the navy pay office. He was well paid but often ended in financial troubles. In 1814 Dickens moved to London, and then to Chatham, where he received some education. The schoolmaster William Giles gave special attention to Dickens, who made rapid progress. In 1824, at the age of 12, Dickens was sent to work for some months at a blacking factory, Hungerford Market, London, while his father John was in Marshalea debtor's prison. "My father and mother were quite satisfied," Dickens later recalled bitterly. "They could hardly have been more so, if I had been twenty years of age, distinguished at a grammar-school, and going to Cambridge." Later this period found its way to the novel LITTLE DORRITT (1855-57). John Dickens paid his £40 debt with the money he inherited from his mother; she died at the age of seventy-nine when he was still in prison.

A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens This edition of The Christmas Carol is one of a range of marvellous comic books created in the '50s and '60s now with artwork re-coloured and covers digitally enhanced for a new generation. Perfect bound at a terrifically good value... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/12/2009 Lovereading Price: £2.43 - Saving £0.82 (25%)

Oliver Twist Charles Dickens The twists (excuse the pun) and turns of Oliver's life make this a totally engrossing read. The book includes some of the most memorable characters from literature, grotesque and fascinating and thoroughly enjoyable. January 2010 Guest Editor Diana Gabaldon on... Format: Paperback - Released: 28/02/2008 Lovereading Price: £5.99 - Saving £2.00 (25%)

A Child's History Of England Charles Dickens History is boring? Well think again. This piece of history and literature by Charles Dickens provides a fast-paced, relevant, exciting history with witty observations and compelling narrative, which will capture a child’s (and parents) imagination. It’s an absolutely fascinating treasure... Format: Paperback - Released: 04/10/2007 Lovereading Price: £7.49 - Saving £2.50 (25%)

David Copperfield - Compact Editions Charles Dickens David Copperfield runs away from home to stay with his Aunt Betsey and turn his life around, which he does, while facing many challenges along the way. In this Compact Edition cuts have been made to overlong passages of description... Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 03/05/2007 Lovereading Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)

Great Expectations Charles Dickens One of Sir Trevor McDonald's favourite books. This definitive edition uses the text from the first published edition of 1861. It includes a map of Kent in the early nineteenth century, and appendices on Dickens’s original ending and his working notes,... Format: Paperback (b Format) - Released: 30/01/2003 Lovereading Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)

Sketches of Young Gentlemen and Young Couples With Sketches of Young Ladies by Edward Caswall Charles Dickens Following the phenomenal popularity of Sketches by Boz and The Pickwick Papers, Dickens produced two short volumes of Sketches of Young Gentlemen and Young Couples, in response to the appearance of Sketches of Young Ladies by 'Quiz'. Each volume purports... Format: Hardback - Released: 10/11/2011 Lovereading Price: £7.49 - Saving £2.50 (25%)