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Oliver Twist
...the bright sun, that brings back, not light alone, but new life, and hope, and freshness to man...' Charles Dicken's famous classic Oliver Twist is the tale of the eponymous hero -- an orphaned boy whose life is beset by adversities and trials. Set in the backdrop of the Industrial Revolution, the book captures the gritty realities of 19th-century England. Dickens pulls you into the harsh li…
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- 9789390213047
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- 536 pgs.; 19.8 cm
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- 823 DIC o
Oliver Twist
We need to be careful how we deal with those about us, when every death carries to some small circle of survivors, thoughts of so much omitted, and so little done--of so many things forgotten, and so many more which might have been repaired! There is no remorse so deep as that which is unavailing; if we would be spared its tortures, let us remember this, in time.
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- 9781926444215
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- 526 pgs.; 22 cm
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- 823 DIC o
Junior Dictionary and Thesaurus
Check your spelling with this fun dictionary! Every entry is in bold and has a definition and example sentence. The pages are packed with bright illustrations, plus fun activities and puzzles. Cartoons at the start of each letter are full of things to spot.
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- 9781786178602
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- illus. 22.5 cm
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- REF 423 PUR j
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud … and Other Poems You Half-Remember from School
You may remember the famous opening lines, "Tyger tyger, burning bright?" and "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" but would you be able to name the poems or the poets? The English language is jam packed with wonderful verses that we've all heard at some point, but probably forgotten. This collection helps readers remember all those long-forgotten poems that were taught at school, together…
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- 9781782430124
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- 192 pgs.; 20 cm
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- 821 SAM i
Gulliver's Travels
Undoubtedly philosophers are in the right, when they tell us that nothing is great or little otherwise than by comparison.
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- 9781774021682
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- 318 pgs.; 22 cm
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- 823 SWI g
Great Expectations
Young, orphaned Philip Pirrip -- known lovingly as Pip -- lives with his borderline abusive elder sister, who also doubles as a flawed mother figure. Narrated in the first person by Pip, Charles Dickens' Great Expectations is a story of ambition and opportunities. Despite being relegated by birth to lowly circumstances, Pip dreams big. One day, luck seems to turn in his favour, and Pip's prospe…
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- 9789390213238
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- 587 pgs.; 19.8 cm
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- 823 DIC g
A Tale of Two Cities
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity...' A Tale of Two Cities is a remarkanle work of historical fiction set in the period prior to and during the French Revolution. The story follows the Manette family and their friends from the peaceful lanes of London to the ep…
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- 9789391348298
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- 472 pgs.; 19.8 cm
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- 823 DIC a
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