Description
"Charles Dickens Collection" contains "Bleak House," "Great Expectations," "Hard Times," "Martin Chuzzlewitt," "Oliver Twist" and "Our Mutual Friend." "Bleak House" - Dickens' classic tale of the infamous Jarndyce case which has been dragging through the courts for years, ruining lives and leaving entire families devastated. "Great Expectations" - A humble boy's dreams of grandeur are inflamed by his eccentric neighbor's invitation to come over and play with her niece. He falls in love with the niece who has been raised to wreak revenge on all men. He is also led to believe he will be the benefactor of his neighbor. But in helping an escaped convict, the boy comes into contact with startling surprises that transform a shallow boy into a man of character. "Hard Times" - "Martin "Chuzzlewitt" - Martin Chuzzlewit is an old man with a large fortune and an even larger set of family and friends. A portrait of greed and selfishness, this magnificent adaptation of Dickens' comic masterpiece features an all-star cast. "Oliver Twist" - The classic story of the poor orphan, Oliver experiences the terror and brutality of the criminal world with his companions: a pickpocket, a thief, a prostitute, and a fence. Born and raised in the appalling deprivation of the workhouse, the orphan Oliver escapes only to fall in with a gang of child thieves. Oliver's rescue by the kindly Mr. Brownlow is only the beginning of a series of adventures that lead him to an incredible discovery. "Our Mutual Friend" - Critically acclaimed as Dickens' crowning achievement, this sweeping tale of two turbulent love affairs plays out amidst a tangled web of wealth, corruption, passion and betrayal in 1860s London.
