The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-1841), with its combination of the sentimental, the grotesque & the socially concerned, & its story of pursuit & courage, which sets the downtrodden & the plucky against the malevolent & the villainous, was an immediate popular success. Little Nell quickly became one of Dickens' most celebrated characters, who so captured the imagination of his readers that while the novel was being serialised, many of them wrote to home about her fate. Dickens was conscious of the 'many friends' the novel had won for him, & 'the many hearts it turned to me when they were full of private sorrow', & it remains one of the most familiar & well-loved of his works. ...

Dickens's final novel, left unfinished at his death, is a tale of mystery who fast-paced action takes place in an ancient cathedral city & in some of the darkest places in nineteenth-century London. Drugs, sexual obsession, colonial adventuring & puzzles about identity are among the novel's themes. At the centre of the plot lie the baffling disappearance of Edwin Drood & the many explanations of his whereabouts. A sombre & menacing atmosphere, a fascinating, range of characters & Dickens's usual superb command of language combine to make this an exciting & tantalising story. Also included in this volume are a number of unjustly neglected stories & sketches, with subjects as different as murder & guilt & childhood romance. This unusual selection illustrates Dickens's immense creativity & versatility. ...

The Pickwick Papers is Dickens' first novel & widely regarded as one of the major classics of comic writing in English. Originally serialised in monthly instalments, it quickly became a huge popular success with sales reaching 40, 000 by the final number. In the century & a half since its first appearance, the characters of Mr Pickwick, Sam Weller & the whole Pickwickian crew have entered the consciousness of all who love English literature in general, & the works of Dickens in particular. ...

Showcases photographs from National Geographic's photographic archive as well as other collections. This volume presents a varied group portrait of people at work
- in great cities & tiny villages; in 19th-century China & 21st-century New York; in fields, factories, food carts, & four-star restaurants.
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A workbook that introduces the most frequently used phrasal verbs in English & shows you how to use them effectively.

Collins

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As part of the Macmillan Work Out series, this revision guide to A Level psychology provides: coverage of all Examining Boards' syllabuses; methodology & statistics guidance; syllabus chapter checklists to facilitate revision planning; & hints & stimulus questions for practice. ...

Whatever your job you need to communicate with others, as even when your intentions are sound, the impact of a bad conversation can be highly destructive.

If people in your work community form a negative opinion of you, they stop properly listening. Rob explains how & why your career success can depend so much on good communication at work.

Each chapter is short & self-contained, focusing on a specific topic with clear steps for action & a key lesson. As in Blamestorming, there is a cast of characters placed in a variety of situations in which they experience conversations go wrong.

Using five simple warning signs to watch out for Rob explains how the characters could change the way they speak & listen in order to achieve a positive outcome.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781780289175
• Author: Rob Kendall
• Publisher: Watkins Publishing
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 238
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 1.5cm













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This is a book full of hope & jokes. A novella tells the story of a newly retired Frankie Boyle, lured back onto the panel-show circuit. Frankie pitches increasingly desperate ideas for new shows as he slides down the showbiz rankings & his arse drops ever closer to an obscure sodomising. Interwoven with this numb hymn to show business are chapters detailing Boyle's worldview, an incessant fusillade of laughter & despair, the hollow clanging scream of a dying mechanical God & an honest attempt to describe the world by refusing to take it seriously. ...

Angelina was abandoned on the doorsteps of Brownlow Workhouse when she was just a baby – her only possession the rag doll she held in her arms.

Nicknamed Angel for her golden curls, she is adopted by Mr & Mrs Mc Bride.

At first Angel is so happy to have found a caring family to save her from the drudgery of the workhouse.

But her new parents are not the benevolent guardians they first appear.

Angel has lost all hope when she discovers that a man has visited the workhouse, looking for the baby girl he was forced to give up.

A girl who isnt an orphan after all...

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781529107722
• Author: Holly Green
• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 384
• Dimensions: 12.7 x 2.5 x 19.7 cm























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