1906 WORKS of CHARLES DICKENS -19 LTHR VOLS- 700 ILLUSTRATIONS by CRUIKSHANK etc

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Double your traffic. 1906 THE WORKS of CHARLES DICKENS THE BIOGRAPHICAL EDITION IN NINETEEN VOLUMES COMPLETE in 19 LEATHER VOLUMES ILLUSTRATED with Almost 700 Illustrations by GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, PHIZ, PINWELL, STONE, FILDES, SEYMOUR, etc Volumes Are Numbered and Include: Volume 1: Sketches By Boz (with 40 Illustrations by George Cruikshank) Volume 2: The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Papers (with 43 Illustrations by Seymour and Phiz) Volume 3: Oliver Twist (with 24 Illustrations by George Cruikshank) Volume 4: Nicholas Nicklbey (with 29 Illustrations by Phiz) Volume 5: The Old Curiosity Shop (with 75 Illustrations by George Cattermole and H. K. Browne) Volume 6: Barnaby Rudge (with 66 Illustrations by George Cattermole and Phiz) Volume 7: The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit (with 40 Illustrations by Phiz) Volume 8: American Notes / Pictures From Italy / A Child's History Of England (with 16 Illustrations by Marcus Stone) Volume 9: Christmas Books (including "A Christmas Carol" / Hard Times (with 68 Illustrations by Landseer, Maclise, Stanfield, Leech, Doyle, F. Walker, etc) Volume 10: Dombey and Son (with 40 Illustrations by Phiz) Volume 11: David Copperfield (with 40 Illustrations by Phiz) Volume 12: Bleak House (with 40 Illustrations by Phiz) Volume 13: Little Dorrit (with 40 Illustrations by Phiz) Volume 14: Christmas Stories From "Household Words" and "All The Year Round" / Master Humphrey's Clock / Other Stories (with 34 Illustrations by Dalziel, Charles Green, Mahony, Phiz, Cattermole, etc.) Volume 15: Tale of Two Cities (with 16 Illustrations by Phiz) Volume 16: Great Expectations / The Uncommercial Traveller (with 16 Illustrations by Marcus Stone and J. G. Pinwell) Volume 17: Our Mutual Friend (with 40 Illustrations by Marcus Stone) Volume 18: Edwin Drood and Reprinted Papers (with 16 Illustrations by Luke Fildes and F. Walker) Volume 19: Collected Papers (with 16 Illustrations by Phiz, 3 by George Cruikshank, and a Portrait) LONDON: Chapman & Hall. 1906. DIMENSIONS: approx. 8" x 5 1/2". PAGES: COMPLETE, Including Illustrations, Titles, Biographical Introductions, Prefaces, List of Illustrations, Dedications, Contents, Announcements, In Memoriams, Etc . CHARLES DICKENS CHARLES JOHN HUFFAM DICKENS (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic who is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period and the creator of some of the world's most memorable fictional characters. During his lifetime Dickens's works enjoyed unprecedented popularity and fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was fully recognized by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to enjoy an enduring popularity among the general reading public. Born in Portsmouth, England, Dickens left school to work in a factory after his father was thrown into debtors' prison. Though he had little formal education, his early impoverishment drove him to succeed. He edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels and hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms. Dickens rocketed to fame with the 1836 serial publication of The Pickwick Papers. Within a few years he had become an international literary celebrity, celebrated for his humour, satire, and keen observation of character and society. His novels, most published in monthly or weekly installments, pioneered the serial publication of narrative fiction, which became the dominant Victorian mode for novel publication. The installment format allowed Dickens to evaluate his audience's reaction, and he often modified his plot and character development based on such feedback. For example, when his wife's chiropodist expressed distress at the way Miss M... read more

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