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(0)Charles Dickens
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"A terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the bitter Miss Havisham and her beautiful ward Estella; the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor--these form a series of events that change the orphan Pip's life forever, as he abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman. Dickens's novel depicts Pip's education and development through adversity as he discovers the...
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After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille, the aging Doctor Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. There the lives of two very different men, Charles Darnay, an exiled French aristocrat, and Sydney Carton, a disreputable but brilliant English lawyer, become enmeshed through their love for Lucie Manette. From the tranquil roads of London, they are drawn against their will to the vengeful, bloodstained...
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English
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" Like so many fond parents I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child," wrote Charles Dickens. "And his name is David Copperfield."
Of all of Dickens's novels, David Copperfield most closely reflects the events of his own life. The story of an abandoned waif who discovers life...
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Publisher
Orchard
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Mean old Ebenezer Scrooge hates everything. Even Christmas! Until, one frosty Christmas Eve, Scrooge receives a visit from three ghostly spirits, who whisk him away on a magical journey through past, present and future... But can they melt his frozen heart before it's too late? Introduce even the youngest of children to this classic story and share in the true spirit of Christmas. Retold in rhyme, with atmospheric illustrations, this will make the...
7) Oliver Twist
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Campfire, Kalyani Navyug Media Pvt. Ltd
Pub. Date
[2011?]
Language
English
Description
Oliver Twist is an orphan struggling to survive.
Publisher
CATCOM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
On Christmas Eve, the ghost of Jacob Marley, Scrooge's late business partner, comes to haunt old Scrooge and give him glimpses into his past, present and future. Frightened by the visions he sees, Scrooge wakes up a new man, vowing to change his miserly ways forever.
9) Oliver Twist
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Born into a miserable workhouse orphanage, Oliver eventually flees to London, where the cheerful Artful Dodger immediately befriends him and introduces him to the villainous Fagin and his gang of thieves. Temporarily rescued from the prospect of a life of crime by the kindly Mr. Brownlow, Oliver finds himself pursued by savage thief Bill Sikes and the enigmatic Monks.
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Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
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It happened on 5th Avenue /
A Christmas carol /
Christmas in Connecticut / a Warner Bros.-First National Picture ; screenplay by Lionel Houser & Adele Comandini ; directed by Peter Godfrey. Christmas in Connecticut (101 min.): A magazine columnist spends Christmas with her boss and a recently retired warhero.
The shop around the corner / a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; screenplay by Samson Raphaelson ; produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The...