"Oliver Twist" has always been among Dickens' most popular novels. It has been adapted for film, for the theatre and for television, and has also been turned into the stage musical Oliver! It tells the story of an unfortunate orphan boy from his early years in the harsh environment of the workhouse, where he is punished for asking for more to eat, to his struggle for survival in the dangerous world outside its gates. Many of the book's characters have become household names, in particular Fagin and the 'Artful Dodger', two of the colourful criminals who introduce Oliver to the rigours of the Victorian underworld. The story is a thrilling tale of good against evil, packed with suspense, humour, vitality, pity and drama, with an innocent young boy at its centre. Dickens was a great showman, and this is one of his finest shows.

Oliver Twist

Literature & Fiction

DICKENS., CHARLES

Literary

Worth Press Ltd.

When "A Christmas Carol" was first published in 1843 it was an overnight success and set a precedent that was to be followed by other Christmas books, including "The Chimes" (1844) and "The Cricket on the Hearth" (1845). Each book was published at the same time of year, in the same format, and extolled similar values about the virtues of love, charity and the family unit. But none would achieve the cult status of "A Christmas Carol", a book so popular it has become part of the landscape of the traditional English Christmas, or produce a character as extraordinarily memorable as Ebenezer Scrooge. Misers the world over meet their match in this most committed of miserable skinflints, but even Scrooge is not beyond being saved by the magically redemptive powers of the three spirits that visit him one night.

Christmas Carol and Two Other Christmas Books

Charles, Dickens

Classics

'Jane Austen: A celebration' brings together aspects of Austen's life, work and lasting legacy to give a fresh and detailed insight into one of the world's most beloved writers. Coinciding with the 200-year anniversary of the first publication of Sense and Sensibility, this title is a must for anyone has ever enjoyed Jane Austen. The book includes sections in the places and people that inspired her, as well as a carefully chosen selection of her personal correspondence. It also looks at Austen's modern success, with an examination of her recent popularity in film and television. In addition to being an authoritative and readable text, A Celebration of Jane Austen is filled with beautiful high colour images. It includes many of the elegant illustrations of Hugh Thomson and Charles E. Brock. Thomson rose to fame as the illustrator of Coaching Days and Coaching Ways in 1888 and Brock, a talented artist, was part of the revival of Austen's work towards the end of the Victorian period. Their delicately tinted illustrations capture the romance, classic styles and nuances of the Regency period. The illustrations and photographs on every page of A Celebration bring Austen's world vividly to life.

Jane Austen: A Celebration of Her Life and Work

Nixon, Lauren

Marking the 200th anniversary of Dicken's birth, this book assembles a feast of words, set off by alluring pictures, with clear, explanatory captions. This book discusses his life and achievements - not just literacy, but in making the world a better place. It lists all the characters in each novel and discusses each novel's story. It covers his travels and influence abroad, with maps to pinpoint exact places. This celebration brings together the most important and lasting aspects of Dicken's life, work and legacy to his fellow human beings, while giving a series of fresh takes on the world's best-loved writer.

Charles Dickens: A Celebration of His Life and Work

Mosley, Charles

This elegant and stunningly illustrated collection not only includes a wonderful gathering of fairy tales but also discovers how ancient folk tales and legends developed, changed and spread - and how in their retelling they became the familiar stories that people our children's dreams today. As well as relating the familiar and most-loved tales like Aladdin, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, The Emperor's New Clothes and The Ugly Duckling, this book traces their development, discovers the compilers who researched and sought out all the fairies, princesses, witches and dwarfs that still stir our imagination, as well as authors and illustrators who made these stories their own and generated new tales too.

The Joy of Fairy Tales

Davies, Gill (Editor)

Great Expectations

Charles Dickens' haunting semi-autobiographical tale of a boy who is sent away by his stepfather following his mother death but manages to triumph over incredible adversities.

David Copperfield

Gloriously illustrated with watercolors from The Book of Memory by Fanny Robinson, accompanied by verses from English, French, and American poets, this book explores how the Victorian "language of flowers" was inspired and evolved, able to send coded messages to a friend or lover through a lovely bouquet. Gill Saunders, a curator in the Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, provides detailed commentary on the art and the flowers depicted; Gill Davies provides additional floral facts and meanings from around the world.

Romantic Language of Flowers

Gill, Davies

In this essential guide to the Periodic Table, we track the history of the powerful yet elegant tool that lays bare the building blocks of the Universe. The journey begins just as the first cities are forming, and follows the contributions made by philosophers, alchemists, industrialists, and great scientists as they gather force to create this masterpiece of accumulated knowledge. Includes a removable fold-out concertina neatly housed in the back of the book. This fold-out provides a 12-page Timeline History of the Periodic Table that embeds the story of chemistry in historical context and shows Who Did What When at a glance.

The Elements: An Illustrated History of the Periodic Table (Ponderables)

Worth Press Ltd Tom Jackson

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Oliver Twist

Christmas Carol and Two Other Christmas Books

Jane Austen: A Celebration of Her Life and Work

Charles Dickens: A Celebration of His Life and Work

The Joy of Fairy Tales

Oliver Twist

Great Expectations

David Copperfield

Romantic Language of Flowers

The Elements: An Illustrated History of the Periodic Table (Ponderables)