Oliver Twist
‘Oliver Twist’, in full ‘Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy’s Progress’, novel by Charles Dickens, published serially under the pseudonym “Boz” from 1837 to 1839 in Bentley’s Miscellany and in a three-volume book in 1838. The novel was the first of the author’s works to realistically depict the impoverished London underworld and to illustrate his […]
A Tale of Two Cities
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” Charles Dickens writes in the opening lines of ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ as he paints a picture of life in England and France. It is 1775, and Mr. Jarvis Lorry is traveling to Dover to meet Lucie Manette. He tells her that […]
A Christmas Carol
Originally published in 1843, Charles Dickens’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ defined and popularized quintessential Christmas tropes while condemning Victorian England’s harsh social division between the rich and the poor. ‘A Christmas Carol’ centers around a businessman named Ebenezer Scrooge, who is renowned for miserly behavior. When the novel opens, it is approaching Christmas, and Scrooge […]
Great Expectations
‘Great Expectations’ follows the childhood and young adult years of Pip, a blacksmith’s apprentice. He suddenly comes into a large fortune (his great expectations) from a mysterious benefactor and moves to London where he enters high society. He thinks he knows where the money has come from, but he turns out to be sadly mistaken. […]
