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This Charles Dickens classic is the powerful satiric novel of selfish hypocrisy and financial speculation as it bloomed in insular England and in the spacious but narrow minds of the US. It is a novel that has relevance to today’s frequent financial crises.

This is a story from the "Chilling Ghost Stories" collection.

This is a story from the Classic Ghost Stories collection.

A macabre collection including: "The Lawyer and the Ghost", "The Queer Chair", "The Ghosts of the Mail", "The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton", "The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain", "Christmas Ghosts", "The Ghost Chamber", and "Four Ghost Stories".

Sir Ralph Richardson reads Dicken's classic Christmas story.

Here is Charles Dickens' semi-autobiographical tale of a boy who is sent away by his stepfather after his mother dies but manages to overcome many incredible adversities.

Gerald Dickens, the great great grandson of Charles Dickens, reads one of his more unusual novels, Doctor Marigold. First introduced in 1865, The Adventures of Doctor Marigold pulls the audience into the story until they become part of this gentleman's life.

Dickens is a name that dominates the landscape of English novelists. His works are masterpieces and he is held everywhere in the highest regard. In his fairly short life of 58 years he accomplished an extraordinary number of classic novels, especially in light of his humble and poor beginnings. Here we collect together his slim number of poems. Concise it may be, but from the mind of the master it most certainly reveals some insights of great interest.

Everybody knows A Christmas Carol, but the prolific Charles Dickens wrote several other holiday tales. Here, Dreamscape Media has compiled a collection of Dickens' classic Christmas stories. Included within are: A Christmas Tree; What Christmas is as we Grow Older; The Poor Relation's Story; The Child's Story; The Schoolboy's Story; Nobody's Story.

Ebenezer Scrooge is a miser who lords over his poor employee, Bob Cratchit, and hates the joys that Christmas affords everyone but himself. After being exceptionally miserable at the office on the day of Christmas Eve, Scrooge returns home to be haunted by three spirits who attempt to motivate a change in the old man's demeanor - lest he continue on his current path and face almost certain eternal damnation.

Dickens wrote a number of short ghost stories or included sections in novels about ghosts. Here are three ghostly tales including "The Queer Client", "The Signalman" and "The Trial for Murder".

Dicken's short story features a railway Signal-man who is haunted by a ghostly spectre that visits him each time prior to a tragic event. This is a classic ghost story that has even won favour by Doctor Who.

In seinem Roman erzählt Charles Dickens, wie es dem alten Geizkragen Mr. Scrooge einmal in einer Weihnachtsnacht zur Strafe für seine Hartherzigkeit erging. Es ist eine lange Geschichte, denn all seine Sünden werden ihm noch einmal vorgeführt - und das ist eine sehr große Liste. Aber wie es sich nun einmal so gehört, wenn sich die Geister dazu herablassen, einem so alten und so verknöcherten Kern noch einmal eine Chance zur Besserung zu geben, Mr. Scrooge geht in sich und schenkt sogar...

Der junge Textilkaufmann namens Samuel Smith nennt sich in Gesellschaft Horatio Sparkins. Er gibt sein Geld für elegante Kleidung aus und verbringt die Abende bei Zusammenkünften und Tanzveranstaltung. Dort gibt er sich als Dichter und Mann mit großem Einfluss aus. Auf einem Ball lernt er die Maldertons kennen, die ihn gerne als Ehemann für ihre in die Jahre gekommene Tochter Teresa sehen würden. Sie laden ihn ein und führen ihn in die feine Gesellschaft. Bevor es jedoch zur Hochzeit kommt, gehen Mutter und Tochter Malderton auf Einkaufstour und lernen in einem Kleidergeschäft den Textilverkäufer Samuel Smith alias Horatio Sparkins kennen. Teresa bricht in Hysterie aus und ihre Mutter überbringt diese schlimme Neuigkeit der Familie.

Charles Dickens beschreibt das Aussehen, den Verkehr und die Geschäftigkeit der Londoner Straßen am Morgen. Ausschnitt aus den "Londoner Skizzen".

A classic short story from beloved author Charles Dickens. As was common among many of Dickens' stories, this tale deals with death and human connection. It is a story of hope and compassion. It is a story of love.

This is Charles Dickens' classic story about the trials and redemption of Ebenezer Scrooge. Dickens found his Ebenezer Scrooge in an Edinburgh graveyard; Roger Worrod's performance takes Scrooge back to his Scottish roots, providing what has been called "the finest Christmas Carol on the market".

The timeless Dickens classic, narrated by Michael Ward.

It is hard to imagine Christmas season without the rich and fanciful Yuletide tales of Charles Dickens. Indeed, late 19th century newspapers in both England and the United States hailed him as "The man who invented Christmas". This Magical Reality Chautauqua Show Presentation illustrates why. Dickens guides us through scenes of merriment, redemption and poignant joy.

On December 27th, 1853, Charles Dickens ventured on something quite new: he gave, in Birmingham, a public performance of one of his own stories. This turned out to be an historic occasion, opening up an extraordinary second career for the great writer. Here, actor and playwright Emlyn Williams successfully recreates those performances as he plays Charles Dickens performing scenes from his novels.