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Other titles in the New Oxford Illustrated Dickens series:Christmas Storiesby Charles Dickens
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:These stories were written for the Christmas numbers of Household Words (a periodical later incorporated into All the Year Round), which Dickens launched to bring himself even closer to his many followers. The first stories are spirited, nostalgic, at times even sentimental. Before long, however, as Margaret Lane notes in her Introduction, there is a change: "That complacent family circle, warm and well-fed and contented round the crackling fire, must be made to look beyond the plush curtains and the solid walls, and listen to another...radical voice." But Dickens did not make the mistake of turning these stories into sermons; they are both thought-provoking and entertaining.
Several of the stories were written in collaboration with Wilkie Collins. Review:"Chesterton asserted that time would show that Dickens was not merely one of the Victorians, but incomparably the greatest English writer of his time; and Shaw coupled his name with that of Shakespeare. It is the conviction of the present writer that both these judgments were justified. Dickens — though he cannot of course pretend to the rank where Shakespeare has few companions — was nevertheless the greatest dramatic writer that the English had had since Shakespeare, and he created the largest and most varied world." Edmund Wilson in The Wound and the Bow Synopsis:Dickens wrote all the stories presented here during the 1850s as contributions to the special Christmas issues of Household Words, the weekly magazine he founded and edited. Included are fictional sketches verging on the autobiographical, recollections of childhood, reflections on past holidays and old friends, as well as tales of misunderstandings and lost opportunities. Humorous, tragic, uplifting, richly human, they reaffirm the virtue of nurturing our traditions, and offer a master storyteller's vision of the real meaning of Christmas. Series DescriptionThe Oxford Illustrated Dickens
This collectable series is the most comprehensive illustrated Dickens available. Each volume includes up to seventy-six early engravings, many of which appeared in the first editions of these works. The text is derived from the Charles Dickens Edition, revised by the author in the 1860s. Table of ContentsIntroduction by Margaret Lane v
A Christmas Tree 1 What Christmas Is As We Grow Older 19 The Poor Relation's Story 27 The Child's Story 41 The Schoolboy's Story 47 Nobody's Story 59 The Seven Poor Travellers 67 The Holly-Tree 95 The Wreck of the Golden Mary 131 The Perils of Certain English Prisoners 161 Going Into Society 209 The Haunted House 223 A Message From the Sea 253 Tom Tiddler's Ground 287 Somebody's Luggage 315 Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings 367 Mrs. Lirriper's Legacy 403 Doctor Marigold 433 Mugby Junction 473 No Thoroughfare 537 The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices 661 What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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