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| Charles Dickens Four Complete Novels (Great Expectations, Hard Times, A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities) | 
 enlarge | Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Gramercy
Category: Book
Buy New: $489.34
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Avg. Customer Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 135988
Media: Leather Bound
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 848
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 2
ISBN: 0517053608
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.8
EAN: 9780517053607
ASIN: 0517053608
Publication Date: October 3, 1990
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Product Description
Includes the major works by one of the greatest names in literature. Namely, Great Expectations, Hard Times, A Christmas Carol and A Tale of Two Cities. This Library of Literary Classics edition is bound in padded leather with luxurious gold-stamping on the front and spine, satin ribbon marker and gilded edges. Other titles in this Library of Literary Classics series include: Charlotte & Emily Bronte: The Complete Novels; Edgar Allan Poe: Selected Works; Mark Twain: Selected Works; Jane Austen: The Complete Novels: Lewis Carroll: The Complete, Fully Illustrated Works; and William Shakespeare: The Complete Works.
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 Dickens the master storyteller December 20, 2000
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
Reading Dickens somehow unburdens your soul. Every character that he presents is a work of genius crafted with meticulous detail and intricately woven into a complex plot. This volume contains two of the best books of literature ie 'Great Expectations' and 'A tale of two Cities'.'Hard Times' and 'A Christmas Carol' are also enjoyable reads.For the price tis a delight to have.
 Lousy Binding December 19, 2005
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
I've read all but "A Christmas Carol" in this edition. I've found several typos. Moreover, the binding is becoming unglued. I estimate by the time I finish "A Christmas Carol" the binding will be totally exposed. I value permanent books (otherwise I would buy paperbacks). I suggest anyone who enjoys Dickens buy a better edition.
How does he do that? November 7, 1999
17 out of 31 found this review helpful
I, myself have only read Great Expectations and a Tale of Two Cities-which I must say is exellent and one of my favorite Dickens works. I wonder how he can write like that? I mean, you would think that he had actually lived through all his novels. The people's feelings and emotion can be expressed through actions or speech. They come alive and seem like real people who have been interviewed.
Great books........Come on Frank June 16, 2002
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I can't believe what Frank said, you shouldn't listen to him. All of these books rank in the top 20 books of all time. His style that he puts forth in all the novels is of Victorian, so you have to be ready to be in for a little challenge. And unless you are braindead all of these novels should move you. Frank doesn't make sense, especially when he said that " I like books that move me" and then he gave us a look at good books. One of them was "Dreamcather" by Stephen King. Now, Frank, how in the world did that book move you?? Anyways, all of these books are classics, and very well written. And some of them seem a bit outdated because they have been cliched thousands of times. But like the saying goes, 'There aint nothing like the real thing."
slow May 19, 1999
7 out of 26 found this review helpful
It may have been the best of times or the worst of times, but it was certainly the slowest book I ever red. Though the book was slow, Charles Dickens made some great symbolism within the book, Like when the wine flooded the streets, or Madame Defarge's knitting, he symbolized the greatness, and the horror of the French revaluation. But alas, the book was slow, much to slow, but that was understandable, he wrote it as a weekly column in an American newspaper. So for the times, it was the closest thing they had to a soap opera. All and all I thought it was a good book, despite the dreariness, or slowness, and would recommend it to any who would enjoy a good, but thick book. -Luke-
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