"If you look at a Map of the World, you will see, in the left-hand upper corner of the Eastern Hemisphere, two Islands lying in the sea. They are England and Scotland, and Ireland. England and Scotland form the greater part of these Islands. Ir...

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I do not find it easy to get sufficiently far away from this Book,in the first sensations of having finished it, to refer to it with the composure which this formal heading would seem to require. My interest in it, is so recent and strong; and my...

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" are the words that begin this classic by Charles Dickens. The story begins with the years preceding the French Revolution. Two very different men, a cynical Englishman and a romantic French...

Book Jungle provides classic literature in a modern format.  Thousands of historical titles are now readily available to the public.  Because of the original condition of many of these historical manuscripts, imperfections are possible.  ...

Book Jungle provides classic literature in a modern format.  Thousands of historical titles are now readily available to the public.  Because of the original condition of many of these historical manuscripts, imperfections are possible.  The va...

The story begins with a seven-year-old boy on Christmas Eve. Pip is an orphan growing up in England. In the first expectation Pip lives with his sister and her husband. He has a bad experience working for an old lady and then becomes an appren...

Charles Dickens, the foremost Victorian writer, is memorable for his characters and rich plots. Pictures from Italy was published in 1846. Dickens spent a year traveling around Italy. He avoided the usual tourist sites and wrote about urban des...

This first book by Charles Dickens was never finished, which leads the reader to form his own conclusions. The story surrounds a choirmaster who is in love with his student. There is of course another in love with the same lady. When a murder ...

Dickens is considered to be one of the greatest writers. He was a social activist who wrote plays and novels during the Victorian period. This collection of humorous sketches was first published in the Morning Chronicle under the pen name Boz. Sec...