The House Above the Sea

Literature & Fiction

James, Elizabeth

Contemporary

Harpercollins

HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd

Charles Dickens (1812-70) is probably Britain's best-known and well-loved author. His novels such as Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol and Hard Times have provided generations of readers with a unique insight into the realities of nineteenth-century Victorian society, and his own colourful and turbulent life helped to shape some of his most vibrant scenes and famous characters.  His impoverished childhood - dogged by his father's debts and imprisonment in London - and years as a parliamentary journalist and legal clerk, brought Dickens first-hand experience of city life, enabling him to expose its realities, injustices and hardships in works such as Oliver Twist, David Copperfield and Nicholas Nickleby. Father of ten children, Dickens struggled with an unhappy marriage, but worked prolifically throughout his lifetime to achieve fame and fortune from his writing and editing. He was often disillusioned with society and championed the welfare of the common man through social, education and housing reforms. His reading tours indulged his love of the stage and enabled him personally to reach his audiences, both in Britain and America.  Illustrated throughout with letters, manuscripts, engravings and photographs, Elizabeth James's concise biography provides a clear and revealing portrait of a prolific, talented and highly esteemed literary genius.

Charles Dickens (British Library Writers' Lives Series)

History

Oxford University Press

Life Class

St.Martin's Press

An easy-to-understand but comprehensive guide to letter writing explains how to create personalized stationery, address envelopes correctly, and compose thank-you notes, letters of condolence, business letters, and other types of correspondence.

Sincerely Yours: How to Write Great Letters

Children's Books

Barkin, Carol

Biographies

Clarion Books

Discusses the general purposes of writing letters and outlines the elements of different types of personal and business letters, including information on state abbreviations, forms of address, and pen pals

Sincerely Yours; How to Write Great Letters

Education & Reference

The Holiday Handbook

A comprehensive reference on the world's secular holidays lists each holiday's date and origin, the different ways it has been observed, and suggestions for games and projects, and discusses major religious holidays and their traditions.

A guide for young babysitters offers advice on how to find clients, interact with children, handle health problems or other emergencies, and understand safety. By the authors of The Holiday Handbook.

The New Complete Babysitter's Handbook

Growing Up & Facts of Life

Social Smarts : Manners for Today's Kids

Providing practical, upbeat advice on everything from formal etiquette to problems in interacting with classmates and family members, a guide for young people outlines modes of conduct for a variety of situations.

Social Smarts: Manners for Today's Kids

Reference

The only complete guide to secular holidays arranged by season describes their origins and celebrations. Includes the world's major religions and their holidays.

Geography & Cultures

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Books by James, Elizabeth

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The House Above the Sea

The House Above the Sea

Charles Dickens (British Library Writers' Lives Series)

Life Class

Sincerely Yours: How to Write Great Letters

Sincerely Yours; How to Write Great Letters

The Holiday Handbook

The New Complete Babysitter's Handbook

Social Smarts: Manners for Today's Kids

The Holiday Handbook