A Christmas Carol

Through the intervention of four ghosts, Ebenezer Scrooge is shown the spirit of Christmas.

A Christmas Carol (with the CD inside complete recorded text:CD1 chapters 1-2…

On Christmas Eve, three spirits come to visit Scrooge, a man who is selfish and only thinks of himself and money. They take him on a journey to the shadows of Christmases past, present and future and he learns lessons he will never forget. Includes activities at the end of the story.

Oliver Twist

London in the 1830s was no place to be if you were a hungry ten-year-old boy, an orphan without friends or family, with no home to go to, and only a penny in your pocket to buy a piece of bread. But Oliver Twist finds some friends - Fagin, the Artful Dodger, and Charley Bates. They give him food and shelter, and play games with him, but it is not until some days later that Oliver finds out what…

Great Expectations

Fortune. Misfortune. Dickens' classic tale, with an introduction by National Book Award nominee Michael Cadnum Pip is an orphan, alone in the world. Then his path crosses with that of an escaped convict, and his life is never the same again. From the decaying mansion of Miss Havisham and her cold, beautiful ward, Estella, to a new world of unexpected wealth, Pip must struggle to find his way…

Oliver Twist

The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull's Eye, and prostitute Nancy, all watched…

Great Expectations

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Great Expectations

An orphan living with his older sister and her kindly husband, Pip is hired by wealthy and embittered Miss Havisham as a companion for her and her beautiful adopted daughter, Estella. His years in service to the Havishams fill his heart with the desire to rise above his station in life. Pip’s wish is fulfilled when a mysterious benefactor provides him with “great expectations”—the means…

Oliver Twist

Hard work is difficult for a young child, as poor, orphaned Oliver Twist knows only too well. Oliver wants more from life. But things turn from bad to worse when he runs off to London to find his fortune.