Charles Dickens

A complete, illustrated edition of Charles Dickens's tale in which a miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.

Fully entitled "Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty," this novel was Dickens' first attempt at a historical novel. As such, it is the precursor to his more famous "A Tale of Two Cities", in which his exploration of mob violence, and especially the effect of public events on individual lives, becomes apparent. This work centers on Barnaby Rudge, a mentally simple son, and his loving mother, who are a part of the small village of Epping Forest,...

Ebenezer Scrooge, prompted by visits from the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future, looks into his heart and finds it empty.

"Quizá para ti también sea una lástima que la Navidad sea sólo una vez al año, porque, como dijo Charles Dickens, autor de esta popularísima Canción de Navidad, “cuando empiece a permanecer con nosotros durante todo el año, haremos de la Tierra un lugar distinto”.Y es justo en este cuento donde Dickens hace realidad el deseo de “Paz en la tierra, buena voluntad hacia los hombres”, en la historia de Scrooge, un hombre de gran fortuna,...

"Olivia Brownlow is no damsel in distress. Born in a workhouse and raised as a boy among thieving London street gangs, she is as tough and cunning as they come. When she is taken in by her uncle after a caper gone wrong, her life goes from fighting and stealing on the streets to lavish dinners and soirees as a debutante in high society. But she can't seem to escape her past ... or forget the teeming slums where children just like her still scrabble...

A Muppet version of Charles Dicken's famous Christmas story.

After a Christmas Eve party at her home, Marie dreams her nutcracker comes to life and saves her from the Mouse King; a little girl meets a department store Santa who is convinced he is the real Santa Claus; miserly Scrooge is visited by three spirits onChristmas Eve, changing his life forever.

A young orphan, Oliver is left to fend for himself until he is befriended by a band of young thieves who quickly train him in their craft. But Oliver is not content to be a thief for he knows that life holds great joys and true happiness cannot be stolen, but must be earned.