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Excerpt: No Thoroughfare by Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins.

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...ent or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Chimes by Charles Dickens, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics... ...or the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. The Chimes by Charles Dickens, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series ... ...sylvania State University is an equal opportunity University. The Chimes by Charles Dickens CHAPTER I First Quarter. Here are not many people a... ... State University is an equal opportunity University. The Chimes by Charles Dickens CHAPTER I First Quarter. Here are not many people and as it... ... it breaks out shrilly, as with laughter; and at others, moans The Chimes Charles Dickens 3 and cries as if it were lamenting. It has a ghostly so... ...ks out shrilly, as with laughter; and at others, moans The Chimes Charles Dickens 3 and cries as if it were lamenting. It has a ghostly sound too,... ... register of their baptism was lost long, long before the memory of man, and no one knew their names. They had had their Godfathers and Godmothers, th... ...sibility of being Godfather to a Bell than a Boy), and had their silver mugs no doubt, besides. But Time had mowed down their sponsors, and Henry the ... ...ip, drip, on Toby, mak ing the wisp of straw on which he stood mere mud in no time; those were the days that tried him. Then, indeed, you might see...

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Excerpt: The Wreck of the Golden Mary by Charles Dickens.

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Excerpt: Mugby Junction by Charles Dickens.

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... Nicholas Nickleby, containing a Faithful Account of the Fortunes, Misfortunes, Uprisings, Downfallings and Complete Career of the Nickelby Family by Charles Dickens....

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... to live on from hand to mouth, and to procure food from day to day; he has barely sufficient to satisfy the present cravings of nature, and can take no heed of the future....

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...nd his gullibility make him an easy prey for the unscrupulous. Can he emerge unscathed when once he gets tangled up with the wrong crowd? Once again, Dickens has managed to temper the horrific with his characteristic wit and humor, as he tells this tale based on the no-popery or Gordon riots of 1780. (Note: If the bird in this story seems familiar, it may be because he was...

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Excerpt: Speeches: Literary and Social by Charles Dickens.

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...The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In is the second of Charles Dickens' Christmas books, published in 1844. Its contemporary setting is the Hungry Forties, a time of social and political unrest, and the book has a strong moral message. It remained popular for many years, although...

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...kens A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. Thi... ...enn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portab... ...e file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Little Dorrit Poverty by Charles Dickens, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Ser... ...s an electronic transmission, in any way. Little Dorrit Poverty by Charles Dickens, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Series, Jim... ...sity is an equal opportunity university. 3 Little Dorrit Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens CONTENTS Preface to the 1857 Edition BOOK THE FIRST: POVERT... ...an equal opportunity university. 3 Little Dorrit Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens CONTENTS Preface to the 1857 Edition BOOK THE FIRST: POVERTY 1. Sun... ...land. Some of my readers may have an interest in being informed whether or no any portions of the Marshalsea Prison are yet standing. I did not know, ... ...ay burning in the sun, one day. A blazing sun upon a fierce August day was no greater rarity in southern France then, than at any other time, before o... ...y wink a little, as the hot air barely moved their faint leaves. There was no wind to make a ripple on the foul water within the harbour, or on the be...

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...had jurisdiction over all matters of equity, including administration of estates, the guardianship of orphans, and disputed property disbursement. In Dickens’ time, some cases could take years to be settled, changing the lives of those involved. Esther Summerson, a young woman raised in a tough and unloving atmosphere, is unexpectedly requested to be a companion to two tee...