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<b>Den största julklassikern av dem alla, med magnifika illustrationer i fyrfärg</b><br/><br/><i></i><i>En julsaga </i>är Charles Dickens mest berömda bok och antagligen också världens mest lästa historia om julen. Här får vi följa Ebenezer Scrooge, en snål och elak affärsman som går igenom en total förvandling och blir en god människa efter att ha hemsökts av spöken på julnatten. <br/>En av världslitteraturens stora klassiker, här i översättning av Nils Holmberg och med Lisbeth Zwergers magnifika illustrationer i fyrfärg. <br/><br/>CHARLES DICKENS [1812-1870], född i Portsmouth, England, var sin tids mest populära engelskspråkiga romanförfattare. Hans berättelser speglade de sociala och teknologiska förändringarna i England under den viktorianska eran. Till hans mest berömda böcker hör även<i> David Copperfield</i> och <i>Oliver Twist</i>.<br/><br/>LISBETH ZWERGER [f. 1954 i Österrike] är en av världens mest älskade illustratörer av barnböcker. 1990 tilldelades hon den prestigefyllda <i>H. C. Andersen-medaljen</i> för sitt »samlade bidrag till barnlitteraturen«.

Charles Darnay gör allt för befria sig från sitt arv och sin historia. Men nu råkar han vara infödd i den styrande klassen i Frankrike. Vi befinner oss mitt i tiden för den franska revolutionen.<br/><i>Historien om två städer</i> [<i>A Tale of Two Cities</i>, 1859] är Charles Dickens mäktiga roman om den kanske viktigaste enskilda politiska händelsen i Europas historia - den franska revolutionen - författad 70 år efter att den ägde rum. Metropolerna Paris och London är här motpoler, på oförglömligt vis besjälade, samtidigt som de är spelplatser för människor som till det yttersta tvingas ta sina öden i egna händer.<br/>En av den engelska litteraturens största klassiker, här i svensk översättning av Lily Ålund.<br/><br/>CHARLES DICKENS [1812-1870], född i Portsmouth i England, var sin tids mest populära engelskspråkiga romanförfattare. Dickens skapade en fiktiv värld som reflekterade de sociala och teknologiska förändringarna under den viktorianska eran. Han var ytterst produktiv och skrev såväl romaner, både i längre och kortare format, som noveller, dramatik och essäer. Till hans mest berömda verk hör även <i>David Copperfield</i>, <i>Oliver Twist</i>, <i>Lysande utsikter</i>, <i>En julsaga</i> och <i>Pickwickklubben</i>.

This is the "Penguin English Library Edition" of "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens. 'A parish child - the orphan of a workhouse - the humble, half-starved drudge - to be cuffed and buffeted through the world, despised by all, and pitied by none'. Dark, mysterious and mordantly funny, "Oliver Twist" features some of the most memorably drawn villains in all of fiction - the treacherous gangmaster Fagin, the menacing thug Bill Sikes, the Artful Dodger and their den of thieves in the grimy London backstreets. Dicken's novel is both an angry indictment of poverty, and an adventure filled with an air of threat and pervasive evil. "The Penguin English Library" - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

<b>The Penguin English Library Edition of <i>Great Expectations </i>by Charles Dickens<br/></b><br/><b>"What do you think that is?' she asked me, again pointing with her stick; 'that, where those cobwebs are?"</b><br/><b>"I can't guess what it is, ma'am."</b><br/><b>"It's a great cake. A bride-cake. Mine!"</b><br/><br/><i>Great Expectations</i>, Dickens's funny, frightening and tender portrayal of the orphan Pip's journey of self-discovery, is one of his best-loved works. Showing how a young man's life is transformed by a mysterious series of events - an encounter with an escaped prisoner; a visit to a black-hearted old woman and a beautiful girl; a fortune from a secret donor - Dickens's late novel is a masterpiece of psychological and moral truth, and Pip among his greatest creations.<br/><br/>The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

After reading Christmas Carol, the notoriously reculsive Thomas Carlyle was "seized with a perfect convulsion of hospitality" and threw not one but two Christmas dinner parties. The impact of the story may not always have been so dramatic but, along with Dickens other Christmas writings, it has had a lasting and significant influence upon our ideas about the Christmas spirit, and about the season as a time for celebration, charity, and memory.

The orphaned boy Pip's life takes an unexpected turn when, during his apprenticeship with a blacksmith, he receives a large sum of money from an anonymous benefactor. What once seemed like a bleak future suddenly opens up to the possibility of prosperity. However, the path ahead is fraught with challenges, and it remains uncertain whether money truly leads to happiness. <br/><i>Great Expectations</i> was first published as a serial in the magazine <i>All Year Round</i> from 1860 to 1861. Written in the style of a classic Bildungsroman, it features some of Dickens most iconic characters: the idealistic Pip, the tragic and bitter Miss Havisham, and the mysterious and imposing Magwitch.<br/><br/>CHARLES DICKENS [1812-1870], born in Portsmouth, England, was the most popular English-language novelist of his time. He created a fictional world that reflected the social and technological changes of the Victorian era. Among his most famous works are <i>David Copperfield</i>, <i>Oliver Twist</i>, <i>Great Expectations</i>, <i>A Tale of Two Cities</i>,<i> A Christmas Carol</i>, and <i>The Pickwick Papers</i>.

<i>'Bah humbug!'</i><br/><br/><i>A Christmas Carol</i> follows miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, an old man known for being selfish and mean. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by three ghosts: the spirits of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come, who try to teach him about the true meaning of Christmas. Will these ghostly visitors be able to change Scrooge's heart for the better?<br/><br/>The unabridged text, perfect for English Literature students.