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“My daughter, there are times of moral danger when the hardest virtuous resolution to form is flight, and when the most heroic bravery is flight.”

Book:Charles Dickens's works. Charles Dickens ed. [18 vols. of a 21 vol. set. Wanting A child's history of England; Christmas stories; The mystery of Edwin Drood].

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Charles Dickens's works. Charles Dickens ed. [18 vols. of a 21 vol. set. Wanting A child's history of England; Christmas stories; The mystery of Edwin Drood].

This extensive collection of Charles Dickens's literary works features 18 volumes from a larger 21-volume set. It is a curated selection that excludes certain notable titles such as 'A Child's History of England,' 'Christmas Stories,' and 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood.' The remaining volumes are a comprehensive representation of Dickens's writing, showcasing his renowned storytelling and social commentary. more

Author

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens, a British writer born on February 7, 1812, and died on June 9, 1870, is one of the greatest novelists of the 19th century. Known for his profound social criticism and vivid narrative style, Dickens' works extensively cover social reality, revealing various issues in the British society of the time. more

“A mob is usually a creature of very mysterious existence, particularly in a large city. Where it comes from, or whither it goes, few men can tell. Assembling and dispersing with equal suddenness, it is as difficult to follow to its various sources as the sea itself; nor does the parallel stop here, for the ocean is not more fickle and uncertain, more terrible when roused, more unreasonable or more cruel.”

Source: Charles Dickens's works. Charles Dickens ed. [18 vols. of a 21 vol. set. Wanting A child's history of England; Christmas stories; The mystery of Edwin Drood].

“Night, like a giant, fills the church, from pavement to roof, and holds dominion through the silent hours. Pale dawn again comes peeping through the windows: and, giving place to day, sees night withdraw into the vaults, and follows it, and drives it out, and hides among the dead.”

Giving Night Hours Church Window Silent Dawn Giants Pale Roof Dominion Spooky Pavement Vaults Peeping

Book:Works of Charles Dickens: Dombey and son

Source: Works of Charles Dickens: Dombey and son

“The wind's in the east. . . . I am always conscious of an uncomfortable sensation now and then when the wind is blowing in the east.”

Wind Conscious East Uncomfortable Sensations Now And Then

Author:Charles Dickens

“The wine-shops breed, in physical atmosphere of malaria and a moral pestilence of envy and vengeance, the men of crime and revolution.”

Men Moral Crime He Man Revolution Wine Envy Atmosphere Shops Vengeance Malaria Pestilence

Book:Household Words

Source: Household Words

“There is probably a smell of roasted chestnuts and other good comfortable things all the time, for we are telling Winter Stories - Ghost Stories, or more shame for us - round the Christmas fire; and we have never stirred, except to draw a little nearer to it.”