Charles Dickens

Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every childRediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this bold edition of A Tale of Two Cities. Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton are alike in appearance, different in character and in love with the same woman. In the midst of the French Revolution, Darnay, who has fled to London to escape the cruelty of the French nobility, must return to Paris to rescue his servant from death. But he endangers his own life and is captured. Carton may be able to help, but will his resemblance be enough to save Darnay's life?

Odno iz samykh neobychnykh i jarkikh proizvedenij Charlza Dikkensa. Roman, v kotorom uvlekatelnyj istoriko-prikljuchencheskij sjuzhet stanovitsja obramleniem dlja sereznykh i glubokikh razmyshlenij avtora o sudbakh dvukh stran. Frantsija v kanun Velikoj revoljutsii. Strana, v kotoroj medlenno vyzrevajut "grozdja gneva"... Anglija - ujutnaja, spokojnaja, protsvetajuschaja. Strana, v kotoroj, kazalos by, nichego ne proiskhodit... No odnazhdy sudby neskolkikh anglijskikh i frantsuzskikh semej perepletutsja. Odnazhdy v istoriju o ljubvi, nenavisti i mesti vorvetsja sama Istorija!..

This is an illustrated edition of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, featuring captivating illustrations, a detailed summary, the author's biography, and a comprehensive list of characters. Dive into the gripping world of Oliver Twist, a timeless masterpiece by Charles Dickens. This classic tale follows the journey of Oliver, an orphan navigating the hardships of Victorian England. From the dark alleys of London to the challenges of finding kindness in a harsh world, the story unfolds with unforgettable characters like the cunning Fagin, the fierce Bill Sikes, and the compassionate Nancy. This illustrated edition enhances the experience with stunning visuals that bring the story to life, making it a perfect choice for readers of all ages. Alongside the illustrations, you'll find a concise summary for quick reference, an insightful biography of Charles Dickens, and a detailed list of characters to enrich your understanding of this literary classic. Rediscover Oliver Twist in a format that celebrates the artistry of Dickens' storytelling and the enduring appeal of his unforgettable characters.

This is an illustrated edition of Bleak House by Charles Dickens, featuring stunning illustrations, a concise summary, a detailed author biography, and a complete list of characters to enhance your reading experience. Bleak House is a masterpiece of Victorian literature by Charles Dickens, weaving a rich tapestry of mystery, social critique, and human emotion. At its core lies the infamous Jarndyce and Jarndyce lawsuit, a legal case that drags on for generations, ruining lives and exposing the inefficiencies of the British legal system. The novel follows the intertwined lives of a vast cast of characters, including the kind-hearted Esther Summerson, the enigmatic Lady Dedlock, and the tireless detective Inspector Bucket, who unravels a shocking murder mystery. Through its dual narrative structure-partly narrated by Esther herself-Dickens masterfully explores themes of love, family, greed, and the stark inequalities of Victorian society. This timeless classic captures the spirit of an age while delivering a story that remains as relevant and compelling as ever. Perfect for fans of literary fiction, social commentary, and richly drawn characters, Bleak House is an essential addition to any reader's collection.

The Adventures of Oliver Twist follows the life of a young boy who faces constant suffering and injustice from birth, navigating the harsh realities of Victorian England. His early life is marked by abandonment, poverty, and mistreatment in workhouses, only to face a series of misadventures with a band of criminals. Throughout his struggles, Oliver's inherent goodness contrasts with the corruption around him, often depicted through the various characters he encounters. The story critiques the social systems of the time, emphasizing the exploitation of the poor and the moral shortcomings of the affluent. It exposes the brutal conditions of orphaned children and the societal negligence that perpetuates their suffering. While Oliver seeks affection and a better life, he is repeatedly thwarted by those seeking to use him for their gain. At its core, the novel is a commentary on social inequality, with a strong emphasis on the virtues of kindness and the inherent innocence of children despite their circumstances. The story's progression is a series of ironic twists, where Oliver's attempts to escape his circumstances seem doomed by the very systems meant to protect him.

Dukham Svjatok prishlos postaratsja, chtoby izmenit skupogo i neljudimogo mistera Skrudzha. Odna noch, puteshestvie v proshloe i buduschee - i on stal sovershenno drugim chelovekom. Nakonets-to Skrudzh ponjal, chto takoe nastojaschaja druzhba, semejnoe schaste, iskrennee vesele, dobrota i sostradanie. Takaja transformatsija - nastojaschee rozhdestvenskoe chudo, podlinnoe volshebstvo, kotoroe tak zhdut ot ljubimogo vo vsjom mire prazdnika. Klassicheskoj rozhdestvenskoj istorii Charlza Dikkensa ochen idut stol zhe klassicheskie, vypolnennye v luchshikh traditsijakh knizhnoj illjustratsii risunki. Imenno takie i sozdala izvestnyj khudozhnik Anastasija Arkhipova.

Charlz Dikkens - odin iz samykh znamenitykh anglijskikh romanistov. Prinadlezhaschie ego peru romany "Prikljuchenija Olivera Tvista", "Zhizn Devida Kopperfilda, rasskazannaja im samim", "Lavka drevnostej" i mnogie drugie javljajutsja shedevrami mirovoj literatury. Osoboe mesto v ego tvorchestve zanimaet sbornik "Rozhdestvenskie povesti", stavshij nastojaschim voploscheniem dukha etogo volshebnogo prazdnika. Rozhdestvo bylo dlja pisatelja vremenem primirenija vragov i zabvenija obid, poroj, kogda s gerojami proiskhodjat udivitelnye preobrazhenija: v samykh cherstvykh serdtsakh zarozhdajutsja iskry dushevnogo tepla, a bednye i obezdolennye obretajut domashnij ujut. Kto ne znaet mrachnogo skrjagu Skrudzha, kotorogo poseschaet Svjatochnyj dukh? Ili dobrogo sverchka, zhivuschego za ochagom i okhranjajuschego pokoj vsego semejstva? V Rozhdestvo vozmozhny samye udivitelnye chudesa, i volshebnye istorii Charlza Dikkensa ubezhdajut v etom chitatelej vot uzhe sto semdesjat pjat let. V nastojaschem izdanii sbornik "Rozhdestvenskie povesti" predstavlen v samom polnom vide.

Charlz Dikkens - odin iz samykh znamenitykh anglijskikh pisatelej. Ego romany "Prikljuchenija Olivera Tvista", "Zhizn Devida Kopperfilda", "Lavka drevnostej" i mnogie drugie javljajutsja shedevrami mirovoj literatury. Odnako imenno "Kholodnyj dom" mnogimi literatorami i kritikami byl nazvan samym zakhvatyvajuschim proizvedeniem mastera. V tsentre dejstvija etogo romana - istorija zhizni junoj siroty Ester Sammerson. Okazavshis na popechenii sluchajnogo blagodetelja mistera Dzharndisa, ona po okonchanii pansiona popadaet v ego starinnoe pomeste, izvestnoe kak Kholodnyj dom, s kotorym svjazano edva li ne samoe izvestnoe delo Verkhovnogo Kantslerskogo suda "Dzharndisy protiv Dzharndisov". Ponemnogu obikhazhivaja svoe novoe zhilische i obretaja novykh znakomykh, devushka voleju obstojatelstv okazyvaetsja vovlechena v slozhnoe perepletenie chelovecheskikh sudeb, lichnykh chuvstv, kriminalnykh intrig i chuzhikh semejnykh tajn - i odna iz etikh tajn, kak vskore vyjasnjaetsja, imeet prjamoe otnoshenie k samoj Ester... V nastojaschem izdanii, vpervye v Rossii, tekst romana soprovozhdaetsja dvumja komplektami illjustratsij zamechatelnykh anglijskikh khudozhnikov XIX veka Frederika Barnarda i Kheblota Najta Brauna.

Eta kniga sozdana, chtoby okunutsja v volshebnuju atmosferu Rozhdestva. V nej sobrany luchshie skazki, povesti i rasskazy rossijskikh i zarubezhnykh avtorov o ljubvi, nadezhde i chudesakh. Izdanie proilljustrirovano starinnymi rozhdestvenskimi otkrytkami kontsa XIX - nachala XX veka, otobrannymi iz fondov Rossijskoj biblioteki iskusstv i lichnykh kollektsij.

"Bolshie nadezhdy" - odno iz samykh populjarnykh proizvedenij odnogo iz velichajshikh anglojazychnykh prozaikov XIX veka. Istorija Filipa Pirripa (po prozvischu Pip), junoshi iz semi kuznetsa, neozhidanno popavshem v "mir dzhentlmenov", v vysshee obschestvo. Uznaet li Pip tajnu svoego anonimnogo pokrovitelja, udastsja li emu zavoevat prelestnuju ledi Estellu i stat istinnym dzhentlmenom ili bolshie nadezhdy Pipa tragicheski razobjutsja? Romany anglijskogo klassika zanimajut pochetnoe mesto v mirovoj literature - oni perevedeny na mnogie jazyki, postojanno pereizdajutsja i ekranizirujutsja. Dikkens pishet o glubokikh, sereznykh, chasto tragicheskikh veschakh, no, po slovam Stefana Tsvejga, "jumor, podobno luchu sveta, ozarjaet ego knigi".

Charlz Dikkens - odin iz samykh znamenitykh anglijskikh pisatelej. Ego romany "Zhizn Devida Kopperfilda", "Lavka drevnostej", "Kholodnyj dom" i mnogie drugie javljajutsja shedevrami mirovoj literatury. V nastojaschee izdanie voshli dva izvestnykh proizvedenija mastera: "Prikljuchenija Olivera Tvista" - uvlekatelnaja i trogatelnaja povest o zhizni malenkogo siroty, kotoryj pytaetsja vyzhit v mrachnykh londonskikh truschobakh, a takzhe roman "Povest o dvukh gorodakh" - istorija neistovykh strastej i zakhvatyvajuschikh sobytij v "epokhu peremen", kotorymi otozvalas v Londone i Parizhe Velikaja frantsuzskaja revoljutsija. Teksty romanov soprovozhdajutsja originalnymi illjustratsijami anglijskikh khudozhnikov: Frederika Barnarda (1846-1896), Kheblota Najta Brauna (1815-1882), Dzhordzha Krukshanka (1792-1878) i Frederika Pejltropa (1838-1914).

The Telemachos Guided Reading Editions of classic novels are designed to encourage educators to teach once again from the unabridged literary treasury of Western Civilization. Each edition provides students-unaccustomed to the sentence structure and vocabulary of novels written over a century ago-a path, alongside the story itself, of directed questions, which light their way toward understanding the novel's concrete details of plot, character, conflict, and imagery, details essential for all young readers to grasp when they enter, for the first time, into the world created by Charles Dickens. Each Telemachos Guided Reading Editionestablishes close-reading skills that become, over time, customary during the act of reading;outlines a process by which educators help students find an appropriate analytical voice for crafting written arguments based upon the evidence the story itself provides and the related associations arising therein;offers sample pages illustrating how a reader can personally annotate a text for evidence and associations in preparation for constructing an essay;includes footnotes for both historical and literary context and, in most cases, a glossary of vocabulary from the novel. About the EditorMichael Degen, Ph. D., has been teaching AP English for over thirty years, primarily at Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas. He has served as a College Board consultant and workshop presenter nationally and throughout Texas, where he has provided instructional guidance for over 5o school districts. He is the author of Crafting Expository Argument, Prospero's Magic, and Virginia Woolf: A Contribution to the Essay Form. His most recent book is co-authored with his former student and colleague Ian Berry- The Instructional Coach's Playbook: Classroom Strategies Informed by Neuroscience, Athletics, and Psychology.

Odin iz luchshikh romanov Charlza Dikkensa, ego "ljubimoe detische" i v znachitelnoj stepeni avtobiograficheskoe proizvedenie, polnoe ocharovanija staroj dobroj Anglii. Devid Kopperfild pojavljaetsja na svet cherez neskolko mesjatsev posle smerti ottsa. On nachinaet svoju zhizn pod prismotrom dobroj njani i okruzhennyj ljubovju materi. Odnako esche malchikom vstrechaet na svoem puti zavist i zlobu i vynuzhden poznat chelovecheskuju zhestokost, gore i razocharovanie. Preodolet pregrady i vyterpet mnogochislennye lishenija Devidu Kopperfildu pomogaet chistota dushi, jasnost mysli, velichie pomyslov. Geroj romana rasskazyvaet o sebe, o dorogikh emu ljudjakh i sluchivshikhsja s nimi sobytijakh. "Devid Kopperfild" - eto fantazija, kogda veselaja, kogda trogatelnaja, na temu o zhizni, sostavlennaja iz vospominanij i ispolnenija zhelanij chelovekom s zhivym voobrazheniem i teplymi chuvstvami. I razvlekatelnost ee... plenitelna". - Somerset Moem