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Le corps d'un homme est retrouvé dans la Tamise. Après identification, il s'agit de John Harmon, de retour à Londres pour recevoir son héritage. Le père de John avait ajouté une clause particulière à son testament: Il ne pourrait recevoir l'héritage qu'à la condition d'épouser la jolie Bella Wilfer, dont il ignorait tout. Dans la cas contraire, la fortune du vieil Harmon irait à son ancien bras droit, Nicodème Boffin. Ce roman, dans lequel on sent l'influence de Wilkie Collins, est le dernier terminé par Charles Dickens.

A Christmas Carol, is a short novel by Charles Dickens which was originally published in 1843. Suddenly conceived and written in a few weeks, the story is regarded as one of the outstanding Christmas stories of modern literature. The novel contains a series of spectral visions. The miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is allowed to review his life and to change its outcome. The Ghost of Christmas Past reveals vignettes of Scrooge's early life as a schoolboy, an apprentice, and a young man in love. The Ghost of Christmas Present reveals to Scrooge that joy has little to do with wealth.Both visit the homes of Bob Cratchit, Scrooge's much-abused clerk, and his generous nephew Fred, who has married for love. Finally, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come allows Scrooge a vision of what his end will be like if he continues on his present course. Scrooge is now a changed man. He immediately sets about mending his ways. He becomes generous and thoughtful and thereby finds redemption and joy.

Great Expectations is written by English author Charles Dickens. The book was published serially in the journal All the Year Round in 1860-61 and issued in book form in 1861. The novel traces the prospects of a poor young man - Pip - who is educated as a gentleman of "great expectations." Written in the first-person narrative, the story tells the saga of Pip (Philip Pirrip) who is looked after by his disagreeable sister and her sweet-natured husband, the blacksmith Joe Gargery. One day, the young Pip helps an escaped convict. Later on, Abel Magwitch, the convict he once aided dies awaiting trial after Pip is unable to help him a second time. It was Joe who rescued Pip from despair and nursed him back to health. Like David Copperfield, the novel draws on parts of Dickens's own personality and experience. Many consider Great Expectations as the most finely achieved novel by Dickens. Pip, the main protagonist, is explored with great subtlety, and his development through a childhood and youth is traced sympathetically.

Les Apparitions de Noël, nouvelle incontournable de Charles Dickens, a été publiée pour la première fois en France en 1847.Vous souhaitez lire autrement et profiter d¿une expérience de lecture originale ?Grâce à notre charte éditoriale, nous vous offrons l¿opportunité de découvrir cette nouvelle dans une édition aérée et dans un grand format, facilitant ainsi votre lecture pour vous permettre de profiter d¿une expérience de lecture unique.