Designed to appeal to the booklover,the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Chosen and introduced by the playwright J. B. Priestley,these twelve marvellous sketches are accompanied by George Cruikshank's evocative illustrations.Charles Dickens was one of the great chroniclers of London life. From the colourful chaos of dances and gin-shops to the sparse destitution of the pawnshop and the penitentiary,he captured the grime and the glory of the English capital with singular brilliance.Orphans and beggars,lord mayors and murderers,actors,criminals,cab drivers and prostitutes; all rub shoulders in this wonderful selection from Sketches by Boz.
Publisher: Pan MacmillanISBN: 9781509854288Number of pages: 152Weight: 116 gDimensions: 160 x 100 x 14 mm
Charles Dickens
A towering figure in the development of the novel,Charles Dickens was a British writer responsible for some of the best-loved works in the English language,including Oliver Twist,David Copperfield,A Christmas Carol and Great Expectations.
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