Charles Dickens
1) Oliver Twist
First published in 1854, Hard Times is a profoundly moving, articulate and searing indictment of the life-reducing effects of the industrial revolution, and certain aspects of enlightenment thinking. Set in the fictional midlands mill-town of Coketown, the narrative centers on the industrialist, Mr Thomas Gradgrind, whose belief in scientific utilitarianism skews his world view and is a motive force, carrying the narrative towards farce
...Martin Chuzzlewit is raised by his wealthy grandfather and namesake, and together the two live with Mary, a young woman the senior Martin hired to take care of him. When a rift concerning Mary tears the two Chuzzlewit men apart, the younger Martin leaves and several selfish and nefarious relatives arrive, hoping to inherit the old man's wealth. After a series of adventures through which he learns what is most important to him, Martin Junior returns
...10) Sketches by Boz
La vida del joven Pip, un pequeño huérfano que vive bajo el cuidado de su hermana, la señora Joe, está a apunto de cambiar gracias a un encuentro inesperado durante una visita a la tumba de sus padres. Inmediatamente después de esto, el señor Joe consigue trabajo en una mansión semi abandonada, dirigida por la señora Havisham, una viuda excéntrica que aún usa su vestido de novia. Ahí conoce a la bella, pero sumamente fría, Estella,
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