G. K. Chesterton

Charles Dickens'ss first novel, "The Pickwick Papers" revolves around the novel's main character and founder of The Pickwick Club, Samuel Pickwick and his suggestion that he and other "Pickwickians" travel to locations outside of London and report their findings. A sequence of loosely related adventures set between 1827–8, it became the first real publishing phenomenon and is responsible for catapulting Dickens into international fame. A classic...

Chesterton shows himself as a master of literary criticism in this insightful work that provides a cogent analysis of Tennyson's style, intellect, and influence upon his age. Tennyson is one the most popular English-language poets of all time, Chesterton proclaims that "no other poet since Shakespeare has produced a body of poetry which comes so near to satisfying all tastes."

Charles Dickens's last completed novel, "Our Mutual Friend" is the story of "Noddy" Boffin, a common clerk who becomes "the Golden Dustman" after he inherits a dust-heap where the aristocracy throw their refuge. A brutal satire and social analysis, "Our Mutual Friend" is a masterpiece that explores the allure and curse of money while demonstrating all the themes the author is famous for. Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812–1870) was an English writer...

The tenth novel written by Dickens, "Hard Times" was first published in 1854. The story is set in the fictitious Victorian industrial mill-town of Coketown and examines English society while satirizing the social and economic conditions of the era. Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812—1870) was an English writer and social critic famous for having created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters. His works became unprecedentedly popular...

"The Christmas Books" contains five Christmas novels by Charles Dickens, including: "A Christmas Carol", "The Chimes", "The Cricket on the Hearth", "The Battle of Life", and "The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain". Dickens's Christmas novels perfectly enraptured the spirit of the Victorian Christmas revival and even inspired a number of traditional aspects of the holiday, including seasonal food and drink, family gatherings, dancing, and more. Charles...

Originally published as a serial in "Master Humphrey's Clock" between 1840—1841, Dicken's historical novel "Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty" is mainly set during the Gordon Riots of 1780, several days of rioting in Great Britain sparked by anti-Catholic sentiment. Highly recommended for fans of historical fiction and the much-loved work of Charles Dickens. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an...

Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "consulting detective" in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, deduction, forensic science and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when investigating cases for a wide variety of clients, including Scotland Yard. Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective....

Antología de cuentos policiales clásicos y otros que se ubican en los límites del género. "El tratado naval", "El jardín secreto", "El guardia", "El problema de la celda 13" y "El robo del elefante blanco".

Las mentes de los detectives más brillantes del relato policial se encuentran reunidas en esta antología para que, junto con ellas, descubras los crímenes que aquí se plantean.