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Charles Dickens, Jonathan Keeble

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Jonathan Keeble

Oliver Twist is a poor orphan in a cruel society. Maltreated from birth, he escapes only to become an accidental member of a gang of pickpockets and robbers. Briefly rescued, he is then kidnapped as part of a plot to defraud him of his inheritance, and his prospects seem as bleak as his surroundings. But one member of the gang won’t let hope die whatever the cost. Charles Dickens transformed this dark fable on the Poor Laws into one of the bestloved books in English, filling it with brilli...

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Charles Dickens

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Modern Library Classics

Dombey and Son, Charles Dickens’s story of a powerful man whose callous neglect of his family triggers his professional and personal downfall, showcases the author’s gift for vivid characterization and unfailingly realistic description. As Jonathan Lethem contends in his Introduction, Dickens’s “genius . . . is at one with the genius of the form of the novel itself: Dickens willed into existence the most capacious and elastic and versatile kind of novel that could be, one big enou...

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Jonathan Swift, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, D. H. Lawrence

Immerse yourself in a collection of classic humor and timeless wit ! 10 Masterpieces of Comedy is a delightful anthology that celebrates the brilliance of comedy through stories, plays, and narratives crafted by legendary authors. ✨ From laugh-out-loud moments to clever satire, this collection delivers a diverse array of comedic gems that will entertain, charm, and leave you grinning from ear to ear. Each masterpiece captures the essence of humor, showcasing its ability to provoke t...

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The Clinics: Orthopedics

In this issue of Clinics in Sports Medicine, guest editors Drs. Jonathan F. Dickens and Brian C. Lau bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Shoulder Instability. Shoulder instability is a common injury in sports and orthopedic surgeons must stay up to date with on-field assessment, current imaging, and surgical and nonsurgical treatment strategies to help athletes get back in the game. In this issue, top experts discuss anterior and posterior shoulder instability in athletes, i...

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Jonathan Swift, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Edwin Abbott Abbott, Mark Twain, Jerome Klapka Jerome

Laughter Through the Ages: The Ultimate Curated Collection of Wit and Satire. From biting social commentary to high-energy slapstick, 10 Masterpieces of Comedy – Volume 1 brings together essential works that have defined humor throughout literary history. This anthology serves as a grand tour of the comedic mind, featuring masterpieces that perfected the art of the "laugh out loud" moment while skewering the absurdities of human nature. Inside this volume, you will discover: Iconic Social ...

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The Clinics: Orthopedics

In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.Provides in-depth reviews on the latest updates in the field, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.

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Charles Dickens, George Dolby

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Thomas Judd, Jonathan Keeble, Malk Williams, Roger May, Lucy Scott, Matt Addis

The Charles Dickens Non-Fiction Collection contains all of Charles Dickens' major published works of non-fiction. Although lesser known than the novels for which he is remembered, Dickens' eye for detail and character observation is seen just as clearly in his travelogues, essays, and letters, giving us an insight into Dickens and 1800s London, America, and Europe. The titles included in this collection are:The Uncommercial Traveller, read b...

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Charles Dickens, Leo Tolstoy

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Jonathan Keeble, David Rintoul, Stephen Fry, Jason Isaacs, Matt Addis, Malk Williams, Stephane Cornicard

Leo Tolstoy & Charles Dickens: The Ultimate Collection brings together four major works of fiction from two of the greatest writers of the 1800s, as well as a one piece of their most renowned non-fiction.In this collection you'll hear Jonathan Keeble expertly narrating the grand epics of Anna Karenina and War & Peace, Stephen Fry narrating Great Expectations, Scrooge's ghostly journey narrated by Jason Isaacs, and other award-winn...

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Jack London, Jules Verne, Alexandre Dumas, Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry Rider Haggard, G. A. Henty, Herman Melville, Joseph Conrad, Maurice Leblanc, Bret Harte, H. G. Wells, R. M. Ballantyne, George Augustus Sala, Max Brand, James Fenimore Cooper, Zane Grey, Daniel Defoe, Walter Scott, Rudyard Kipling, Jonathan Swift, Charles Dickens, Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce, Mary Mapes Dodge, Mark Twain, Selma Lagerlöf, Lewis Carroll, George MacDonald, Carlo Collodi, Robert Montgomery Bird, H. C. McNeile, Oliver Optic, E. W. Hornung, Baroness Orczy, E. Nesbit, James Oliver Curwood, Mrs. Loudon, William Clark Russell, Frederick Marryat, Richard Henry Dana, Joshua Slocum, Rafael Sabatini

The Explorer's Library: 60 Adventure Classics surveys the enduring literature of peril, discovery, travel, and imaginative escape. Its selections range from maritime narratives, imperial romances, frontier tales, and survival stories to speculative voyages, detective-inflected adventures, and children's fantasy. Sea crossings, lost worlds, treasure quests, wilderness encounters, and voyages beyond ordinary geography reveal adventure fiction as a flexible form through which writers tested c...

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Charles Dickens

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Jonathan Waters

Join the Pickwick Club for a comical and truly unforgettable trip through the English countryside.This motley crew of “Pickwickians” is led by Samuel Pickwick, the philosopher without any great ideas. He is joined by Tracy Tupman, the romantic who cannot hold down a relationship; Augustus Snodgrass, the poet who has never written poetry; and Nathaniel Winkle, the sportsman without any skill. Together, they encounter a series of misadventures that will leave listeners laughing out l...

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Charles Dickens

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Jonathan Keeble

Oliver Twist runs away from the brutality of the workhouse only to find himself taken in by a gang of thieves run by the devilish Fagin, his violent side-kick Bill Sikes and the irrepressible Artful Dodger. Rescued from London’s dingiest and darkest dens but then forced to help in a violent burglary, Oliver’s chances of survival are slim, and his chances of happiness almost nil. But one member of the gang risks everything to save him and loses everything as a result. Roy McMillan combines ...

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Jonathan Swift, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Edwin Abbott Abbott, Mark Twain, Jerome Klapka Jerome

Witty, lively, and irresistibly entertaining, 10 Masterpieces of Comedy – Volume 1 brings together some of the finest comic works ever written, celebrating humor in all its clever and enduring forms. From sharp satire and social irony to playful misunderstandings and unforgettable characters, this collection showcases how great writers have used laughter to reveal human nature. Each story reflects a different style of comedy, offering moments of lighthearted joy alongside deeper i...