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Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Step into the world of Georgian England and learn more about the genteel life of this beloved author. Although Jane Austen's works were first published anonymously and brought her little personal recognition, today they are rarely out of print and have inspired movies, television shows and mini-series, literary anthologies, and many other adaptations all around the world. Her writing--principally her five novels--is a critique of the British landed...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Second U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
From the Artful Dodger to Miss Havisham to Scrooge, Charles Dickens brought some of our favorite fictional characters to life. But what inspired him? Who was the man behind the pen? Michael Rosen's chatty and engaging narrative helps answer these questions and explores the world of Dickens and four of his best-loved books: A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, and Great Expectations.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Jane Austen is one of the most influential and best-loved novelists in English literature. Austens genius was her cast of charactersso timeless and real that readers today recognize them in their own families and neighborhoods. Her books universal themeslove and hate, hope and disappointment, pride and prejudice, sense and sensibilitystill tug at heartstrings today in cultures spanning the globe. Austen wrote about daily life in England as she knew...
11) Jane Austen
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Presents information about Jane Austen, from her childhood in the English countryside to how her own heartbreak became the inspiration for "Pride and Prejudice."
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
This picture book vividly dramatizes Dickens' life, beginning with his birth in Portsmouth and early childhood near the docks in Chatham, and follows the young Charles through the hardship of working in a blacking factory at the age of 10 to his years at school and his early career as a reporter. Key incidents that inspired the later novels are described, and his marriage, family life, dramatic readings and tours of the USA are included.
13) Charles Dickens
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of author Charles Dickens.
15) Charles Dickens
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
Explores the life and work of the nineteenth-century English novelist.
18) Jane Austen
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and novels of the nineteenth century British author, Jane Austen, known for her vivid portrayals of ordinary people in such novels as "Pride and Prejudice", "Emma, " and "Sense and Sensibility."
20) Charles Dickens
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the popular Victorian novelist whose books combined sentiment, humor, and social realism.
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