Charles Dickens Classics Collection: A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol and The Chimes

Unique to this title is: A historical introduction A study of the themes present in A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol and The Chimes You may of course skip all of it and go straight to the main title if you do not want any spoilers and come back later to the beginning. Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic. He was born in 1812 in Portsmouth. When his father was sent to jail because of unsettled debt, Dickens had to leave school and get a job in a factory. Although he lacked formal education and never had a chance to finish his schooling, Dickens successfully edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, gave lectures and performed readings, and lobbied passionately for social reforms in general, and children's rights in particular. Dickens is believed to be the best novelist of the Victorian era and he became very popular during his lifetime. His novels are still widely read and translat