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A holiday classic by Charles Dickens. Originally published in 1843, Dickens worried about the disparity between the wealthy and the impoverished, and it was his attempt to bring this disparity into the light of day, to appeal to the die-hard capitalists to take care of the downtrodden masses. Since this inequity continues, this story is still popular, and will probably continue to be so for the foreseeable future.

Charles Dickens The Poor Relations Story Was adapted for Audio and produced by Alex Freeman.

In his final Christmas story, Dickens narrates the hair-raising experiences of a professor. As the protagonist dwells on his past sorrows and mistakes, a phantom visits him. It offers him a bizarre escape from painful recollections of yesteryear by offering to eradicate his memory.

Step into the bustling streets of Victorian London with Sketches by Boz: The Complete Collection, which includes Volume 1, 2, and 3 of Sketches by Boz, where Charles Dickens brings the city’s diverse characters, neighborhoods, and daily life to vivid, unforgettable life. From the grimy alleys to the grandest ballrooms, this collection of sketches captures the essence of the people and places Dickens encountered, offering a sharp yet affectionate portrait of a society in flux.

Charles Dickens: The Short Stories Collection contains all of Charles Dickens' major published works of short fiction - written between 1836 and 1841. Narrated by award-winning readers David Timson, Nicholas Boulton, and Matt Addis, these stories take us from the hilarious to the heartbreaking, and give a deeper insight into Dickens' life and London in the mid-1800s.

Charles Dickens was an English writer and social critic who lived during the 19th century. He is considered one of the greatest novelists of the Victorian era and is known for his vivid portrayals of the social and economic conditions of the time. His works often addressed issues of poverty, social injustice, and class struggle, and he is credited with helping to raise public awareness of these issues. Some of his most famous works include "Oliver Twist," "A Tale of Two Cities," and "Great Expectations."

A Charles Dickens Christmas story about remembering the poor, forgotten, and overlooked once a year by the Christmas fire. This grand story sets up the bickering Big Wig family as a guide to the laboring Nobody family, led by a man named Legion, and nothing good comes of it. Legion's master discusses his losses in term of the poor and their habits and diseases. Legion points out it is one world: "What happens to us happens to you."

Manuscrito de un loco es un cuento de ficción narrado en primera persona por el protagonista de la historia quien, en este caso, es quien está por enloquecer. El relato se centra en el hombre escribiendo su biografía en todo el proceso que sufre hasta llegar a este estado de demencia.

Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol - A Ghost Story of Christmas in Five Staves when he was 31. Now with numerous adaptations for film, television, radio, stage - and indeed in audio - it has become an essential part of Christmas for many. Raconteurs Audio has created this collection to include Dickens’ two Christmas novellas, The Chimes and The Cricket on the Hearth, as well as some of his lesser known short stories with a Christmas theme.

The Signal-Man is a haunting and suspenseful tale by Charles Dickens, exploring themes of isolation, fear, and the supernatural. In this eerie short story, a railway signalman shares his disturbing encounters with a ghostly figure that seems to warn of impending tragedies. As he confides in a passing traveler, the signalman reveals the chilling events that haunt him, leading to a terrifying conclusion.

Narra la historia de Charles, un hombre impresionable que no puede quitarse de la cabeza la noticia de un brutal asesinato. Un día cree ver desde la ventana de su habitación al mismísimo asesino con su víctima... ya muerta.

Charles Dickens created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognized him as a literary genius. After the success of A Christmas Carol in 1843 Dickens continued the series throughout the 1840s, maintaining what he called "the Carol philosophy" to "strike a sledgehammer blow" for the poor, uneducated, and repressed.

¿Conoces esa sensación de que algo sucederá, esa seguridad de que un evento, en un momento desconocido, de una manera incógnita, pasará? Cuando tus pensamientos llegan a memorias de un conocido y unas horas después, ¿lo encuentras caminando por la calle? Para leer al atardecer es un cuento sobre este fenómeno. Dickens nos da un claro ejemplo de cómo nuestro mundo, mundano a veces y hermoso también, puede sorprendernos con algo extraño, sin razón ni explicación.

Dickens nos traslada una confesión encontrada por azar en una de las prisiones de la época de Carlos II de Inglaterra. De esta forma se ocultaban los autores de miradas y lecturas indiscretas, y así es como Dickens nos cuenta los recuerdos que afloran a la mente de un condenado a muerte que nos dice, que ya desde niño tuvo "una naturaleza desconfiada, reservada y hosca", y que tenía envidia de su hermano por ser "generoso, de corazón abierto, de mejor aspecto físico, más satisfecho de la vida y en general, amado". Todo ventajas.

Las coincidencias están a la orden del día. No te ha pasado algunas veces que, de mucho pensar en alguien, recibes una llamada telefónica de esa persona. O, por el contrario, tratando de evitarla, te la encuentres en un evento, en una calle, en fin, en un lugar en el que era imposible que te la cruces

Relato en el que el autor mezcla terror y elegancia y demuestra que pueden ir de la mano. Cuenta la historia de un espectro que se aparece en las vias de ferrocarril, en una zona lúgubre perdida en la nada, surgiendo de la boca de un túnel tenebroso, siendo portador de malas y nefastas noticias. Cada vez que el fantasma se aparece el guardavias, vigilante de esa etapa del ferrocarril sabe que la muerte acecha y por tanto le invade una ansiedad y miedo terribles.

This story wonderfully combines a murder trial and apparitions - or more plainly, ghosts. It describes a moment in the life of a bored bank official who has an alarming experience. A great story, smoothly presented by the pen of Dickens. (American accent narration.)

Originally published in the 1853 Christmas edition of Dickens' journal Household Words, "Nobody's Story" uses the differences between the Big Wig family and the Nobody family to call attention to class-based inequity. This version of "Nobody's Story" was recorded as part of Dreamscape's The Christmas Stories of Charles Dickens.

Originally published in the 1853 Christmas edition of Dickens's journal Household Words, The Schoolboy's Story recounts the tale of Old Cheeseman, a schoolboy who becomes the second Latin Master, and his former peers who consider him a traitor for doing it. This version of The Schoolboy's Story was recorded as part of Dreamscape's The Christmas Stories of Charles Dickens.

No writer is more identified with the modern idea of Christmas than Charles Dickens. In some ways, Dickens helped define the holiday that we now celebrate by immortalizing it as a time of warmth and sharing, with an emphasis on family and friends.