Dickens had already achieved renown with the Pickwick Papers. With Oliver Twist his reputation was enhanced & strengthened. The novel contains many classic Dickensian themes
- grinding poverty, desperation, fear, temptation & the eventual triumph of good into he face of great adversity. Oliver Twist features some of the author's most enduring characters, such as Oliver himself (who dares to ask for more), the tyrannical Bumble, the diabolical Fagin, the menacing Bill Sykes, Nancy & 'the Artful Dodger'. For any reader wishing to delve into he works of the great Victorian literary colossus, Oliver Twist is, without, an essential title.
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Our Mutual Friend, Dickens' last novel, gives one of his most comprehensive & penetrating accounts of Victorian society. Its vision of a culture stifled by materialistic values emerges not just through its central narratives, but through its apparently incidental characters & scenes. The chief of its several plots centres on John Harmon who returns to England as his father's heir. He is believed drowned under suspicious circumstances
- a situation convenient to his wish for anonymity until he can evaluate Bella Wilfer whom he must marry to secure his inheritance. The story is filled with colourful characters & incidents
- the faded aristocrats & parvenus gathered at the Veneering's dinner table, Betty Higden & her terror of the workhouse & the greedy plottings of Silas Wegg.

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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. ...

A great value variety pack of 12 Work of Art round Tip Natural Paint Brushes.

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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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