In what may be Dickens's best novel, humble, orphaned Pip is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dares to dream of becoming a gentleman - and one day, under sudden and enigmatic circumstances, he finds himself in possession of great expectations.

Charles John Huffam Dickens, ne a Landport, pres de Portsmouth, dans le Hampshire, le 7 fevrier 1812 et mort a Gad's Hill Place, Higham, Kent, le 9 juin 1870 (a 58 ans), est considere comme le plus grand romancier de l'epoque victorienne. Des ses premiers ecrits, il est devenu immensement celebre, sa popularite ne cessant de croitre au fil de ses publications."

Dickens's classic story of the French Revolution. While the turmoil of the Revolution rages around them, the lives of the members of the Evremonde family are profoundly affected by the actions of one man - Sydney Carton. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colourful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the reader in the story. The Classics Illustrated comic book series began in 1941 with its first issue,...

A novel of serendipity, of fortunes won and lost, and of the spectre of imprisonment that hangs over all aspects of Victorian society. When Arthur Clennam returns to England after many years abroad, he takes a kindly interest in Amy Dorrit, his mother's seamstress, and in the affairs of Amy's father, William Dorrit, a man of shabby grandeur, long imprisoned for debt in Marshalsea prison. As Arthur soon discovers, the dark shadow of the prison stretches far beyond its walls to affect the lives of many, from the kindly Mr Panks, the reluctant rent-collector of Bleeding Heart Yard, and the...

A novel of serendipity, of fortunes won and lost, and of the spectre of imprisonment that hangs over all aspects of Victorian society. When Arthur Clennam returns to England after many years abroad, he takes a kindly interest in Amy Dorrit, his mother's seamstress, and in the affairs of Amy's father, William Dorrit, a man of shabby grandeur, long imprisoned for debt in Marshalsea prison. As Arthur soon discovers, the dark shadow of the prison stretches far beyond its walls to affect the lives of many, from the kindly Mr Panks, the reluctant rent-collector of Bleeding Heart Yard, and the...

A novel of serendipity, of fortunes won and lost, and of the spectre of imprisonment that hangs over all aspects of Victorian society. When Arthur Clennam returns to England after many years abroad, he takes a kindly interest in Amy Dorrit, his mother's seamstress, and in the affairs of Amy's father, William Dorrit, a man of shabby grandeur, long imprisoned for debt in Marshalsea prison. As Arthur soon discovers, the dark shadow of the prison stretches far beyond its walls to affect the lives of many, from the kindly Mr Panks, the reluctant rent-collector of Bleeding Heart Yard, and the...

A novel of serendipity, of fortunes won and lost, and of the spectre of imprisonment that hangs over all aspects of Victorian society. When Arthur Clennam returns to England after many years abroad, he takes a kindly interest in Amy Dorrit, his mother's seamstress, and in the affairs of Amy's father, William Dorrit, a man of shabby grandeur, long imprisoned for debt in Marshalsea prison. As Arthur soon discovers, the dark shadow of the prison stretches far beyond its walls to affect the lives of many, from the kindly Mr Panks, the reluctant rent-collector of Bleeding Heart Yard, and the...

Le theme principal de Dombey et Fils concerne l'orgueil demesure d'un pere que suit, apres bien de tragiques turbulences, sa redemption. Les trois-cents premieres pages concernent essentiellement les relations existant entre ce pere et son fils, le Petit Paul, qui se languit et meurt, et l'amour exclusif que se portent Paul et sa s ur Florence que Mr Dombey neglige sans retenue. Le reste du roman concerne plutot la relation pere-fille que le malheur finit par rapprocher, Mr Dombey, en effet, perdant de sa superbe sous les coups du sort et cedant enfin a l'affection restee sans faille de...

Le theme principal de Dombey et Fils concerne l'orgueil demesure d'un pere que suit, apres bien de tragiques turbulences, sa redemption. Les trois-cents premieres pages concernent essentiellement les relations existant entre ce pere et son fils, le Petit Paul, qui se languit et meurt, et l'amour exclusif que se portent Paul et sa s ur Florence que Mr Dombey neglige sans retenue. Le reste du roman concerne plutot la relation pere-fille que le malheur finit par rapprocher, Mr Dombey, en effet, perdant de sa superbe sous les coups du sort et cedant enfin a l'affection restee sans faille de...