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A Tale of Two Cities (version 4)

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Charles Dickens


A small group of people become embroiled in the tumultuous events of the French Revolution. - Summary by Brad Filippone

The Pickwick Papers (version 3)

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Charles Dickens


Mr Pickwick, founder of the Pickwick Club, sets out with his three friends, Tupman, Snodgrass, and Winkle, to observe the world. They inten…

Christmas Books

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Charles Dickens


From 1843 to 1848, Charles Dickens wrote a series of five novellas to be published at Christmas. Most people are familiar with the first, &…

Dombey and Son (version 3)

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Charles Dickens


To Paul Dombey, the business is everything, and he must have a son who will learn the business and eventually inherit it. Will his newborn, …

The Old Curiosity Shop (version 3)

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Charles Dickens


Nell and her elderly grandfather must flee from home after losing their shop and home to the evil Mr. Quilp. Her good-for-nothing brother, c…

Nicholas Nickleby (Version 4)

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Charles Dickens


After the death of his father, Nicholas must provide for his mother and sister. His wealthy uncle provides him with employment at a boys' s…

Oliver Twist (version 7)

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Charles Dickens


Orphan boy Oliver is forced into child labor at an early age, and after a simple plea for more food, finds himself alone in the streets of L…

Master Humphrey's Clock

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Charles Dickens


Between April of 1840 and December of the following year, Charles Dickens published Master Humphrey's Clock - a weekly periodical that prese…

American Notes (Version 2)

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Charles Dickens


Charles Dickens records his impressions of America during his 1842 journey. - Summary by Brad "Hamlet" Filippone

Barnaby Rudge (version 3)

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Charles Dickens


The Protestant Sir John Chester and the Catholic Geoffrey Haredale have been feuding for years. In "Romeo and Juliet" fashion, Che…

Martin Chuzzlewit (Version 3)

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Charles Dickens


Dickens portrayal of selfishness, in this case in the Chuzzlewit family. Old Martin has a great fortune, and everyone wants in on it, espec…

Sketches by Boz, version 2

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Charles Dickens


A collection of early writings of Charles Dickens under his early pseudonym, "Boz." They first appeared in various publications f…

Abraham Lincoln, December 1, 1862

In State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1861 - 1868)

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Abraham Lincoln


The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…