[Delphi Classics Series One 02] • Delphi Complete Works of Charles Dickens

Widely considered the greatest author of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, winning universal praise as a literary genius. Dickens’ novels and beloved tales not only entertained the world, but helped to improve the lives of the lower classes and fight social injustices. For the first time in publishing history, this comprehensive eBook presents Dickens’ complete works, with hundreds of illustrations, many rare texts, informative introductions and a treasure trove of Delphi bonus material. (Version 13)

Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Dickens’ life and works

Original introductions to the novels and other works

ALL 15 novels, with individual contents tables

The novels are illustrated with their original Phiz and Cruikshank illustrations – enjoy the true spirit of Dickens’ works

Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original Victorian texts

Excellent formatting of the texts

Special ‘Droodiana’ section, with four different continuations of the unfinished THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD – first time in digital print

The Christmas Books are fully illustrated with their original artwork

Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories

Easily locate the poems or short stories you want to read

Includes Dickens’ plays, speeches, letters and rare non-fiction - spend hours exploring the author’s diverse works

Rare works often missed out of other collections and appearing here for the first time in digital print

Adaptations section, with Dickensiana works inspired by the great man’s novels

Special criticism section, with 23 books and essays evaluating Dickens’ contribution to literature, including seminal works by Gissing, Chesterton and Lang

Features 8 biographies, including Forster’s landmark work - discover Dickens’ literary and personal life

Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

UPDATED with revised texts, improved images and many new features

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CONTENTS:

The Novels

THE PICKWICK PAPERS

OLIVER TWIST

NICHOLAS NICKLEBY

THE OLD CURIOSITY SHOP

BARNABY RUDGE

MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT

DOMBEY AND SON

DAVID COPPERFIELD

BLEAK HOUSE

HARD TIMES

LITTLE DORRIT

A TALE OF TWO CITIES

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

OUR MUTUAL FRIEND

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD

Droodiana

THE CLOVEN FOOT by Robert Henry Newell

JOHN JASPER’S SECRET by Henry Morford

PART SECOND OF THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD by Thomas James

A GREAT MYSTERY SOLVED by Gillan Vase

The Christmas Novellas

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

THE CHIMES

THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH

THE BATTLE OF LIFE

THE HAUNTED MAN AND THE GHOST’S BARGAIN

The Short Story Collections

SKETCHES BY BOZ

MASTER HUMPHREY’S CLOCK

CHRISTMAS NUMBERS OF ‘HOUSEHOLD WORDS’

CHRISTMAS NUMBERS OF ‘ALL THE YEAR ROUND’

MISCELLANEOUS SHORT STORIES

REPRINTED PIECES

The Short Stories

LIST OF SHORT STORIES AND SKETCHES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

LIST OF SHORT STORIES AND SKETCHES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

The Plays

THE STRANGE GENTLEMAN

THE VILLAGE COQUETTES

IS SHE HIS WIFE?

THE LAMPLIG