The Signalman: A visitor comes to a signal-box next to a railway tunnel. The Signalman tells the visitor about his important work. But the signalman also tells him a frightening story. Is the story…
'Mr Scrooge,' said the gentleman. 'I have come to ask for your help because it is Christmas. I want money to help the poor people who have no money and no homes.'rn'Aren't there any prisons?' asked…
A very old man was standing near the fire. He turned quickly as the two boys came into the room.rn'Fagin, this is my new friend, Oliver Twist,' the Dodger said.rnThe old man smiled at Oliver. 'Very…
Nicholas Nickleby is a kind man who works at a cruel school full of poor, hungry children. Can he ever find happiness in a world where stupid, greedy people have all the power and brave, honest peo…
Oliver's mother dies when he is born and he is brought up in a workhouse. His first years are cold and lonely, and then he runs away to London. But he falls into the hands of Fagin and the terrifyi…
David Copperfield traces an Englishman's lessons in love, betrayal, loyalty, and forgiveness from birth to fatherhood.
Pip is a poor young orphan, living with his sister and her husband Joe, a blacksmith. His life is changed forever by two very different meetings--one with an escaped convict and one with an eccentr…