Bøker av Charles Dickens

Mugby Junction was a set of short stories written in 1866 by Charles Dickens and collaborators Charles Collins, Amelia B. Edwards, Andrew Halliday, and Hesba Stretton. Stories include: BARBOX BROTHERSI, BARBOX BROTHERS AND CO., MAIN LINE THE BOY AT MUGBY, No. 1 BRANCH LINE THE SIGNAL-MAN, No. 2 BRANCH LINE THE ENGINE-DRIVER, No. 3 BRANCH LINE THE COMPENSATION HOUSE, No. 4 BRANCH LINE THE TRAVELLING POST-OFFICE, No. 5 BRANCH LINE THE ENGINEER.

Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870) was considered to be the greatest English novelist of the Victorian era. Oliver Twist follows the adventures of a poor orphan boy in the workhouse and then living on the streets of London.

WORK IS IN FRENCH This book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to access old and often rare books from the BnF's heritage funds.

This volume has stories about the unsafe, damp and cramped living conditions at sea endured by emigrants and sailors alike. The articles highlight the need to improve the desperate conditions and the need for a faster route for ships to travel. There is also a whaling story that paints a vivid picture of a whale chase in the hazardous waters south of Hobart.

This volume focuses on mining. The goldfields stories in Household Words present a broad picture of life at the diggings. Occasionally a fabulous find (sometime spent in a week); but, more often, depictions of optimistic diggers being beaten by the hard life, hard luck or looming failure.