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Charles Dickens
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173 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
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English
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Charles Dickens wrote a number of supernatural and horror stories, some of which were included in his longer works, while others were published in magazines. This collection gathers them together in one volume, providing an invaluable insight into the author's storytelling apprenticeship and his steady growth towards excellence. As well as offering a further dimension to the world of his better-known masterpieces, these tales - from 'The Story of...
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English
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"Eighteen-year-old Twist doesn't have much. No money, no home, and no family. All he has is his reputation as one of the most daring street artists in London. But when he finds himself on the run from the police, he knows that he could be about to lose the last thing he has left - his freedom. Until he is saved by the mysterious Dodge. When Dodge introduces him to con artist and art collector Cornelius Faginescu, Twist realizes that he finally has...
8) Oliver Twist
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1 videodisc (69 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Recounts the adventurous life of a poor orphan who is born in the workhouse and runs away in search of a better life, only to be lured into a life of crime. Justice and truth must triumph, as Oliver discovers the true identity of his mother.
10) Marley: a novel
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288 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
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From the acclaimed author of Finn comes a masterful re-imagining of Charles Dickens's classic, A Christmas Carol, in this darkly entertaining and moving exploration of the twisted relationship between Ebenezer Scrooge and Jacob Marley.
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883 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
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English
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Southern Appalachia. He was born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father's good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Damon braves the perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses. Through all of it, he reckons with his own invisibility in a popular culture where even the superheroes...
12) Oliver Twist
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vi, 154 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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English
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Oliver Twist as a mistreated orphan living in a grim workhouse. Hoping to find a better life, young Oliver runs away to London where he becomes involved with a gang of criminals and thieving children. Will Oliver ever find a real home? From back cover.
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Joyas literarias volume 3
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1 volume unpaged : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
Language
Español
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127 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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"Uncover eight best-loved classic stories from one of the greatest novelists of all time in this beautiful anthology of tales from Charles Dickens, rewritten and adapted to be suitable for children ages 9+. A section at the back gives details about Dicken's life"--Backcover.
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48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 27 cm.
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English
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A graphic novel of Dicken's work in which David Copperfield is sent to work in a dismal factory. His only hope is to run away to a crotchety old aunt he has never met. Will David finally succeed in life, and find true love as well?