Charles Dickens

In 'Little Dorrit', Dickens paints a portrait of a prison world in which the shadow of the Marshalsea reaches far beyond its high enclosing walls.

A compelling mixture of humour and brooding menace, this is the story of 'Little Nell' and her persecution by the grotesque and lecherous Quilp, and features all the original illustrations.

'Hard Times' is Dickens's shortest novel, and arguably his greatest triumph. This edition contains an appendix of the author's working notes, together with an introduction and full explanatory notes.

'The Pickwick Papers' takes its title from the Pickwick Club founded by Mr Samuel Pickwick, and of which Messrs Tracy Tupman, Augustus Snodgrass and Nathaniel Winkle are members.

Charles Dickens describes in 'Night Walks' his time as an insomniac, when he decided to cure himself by walking through London in the small hours, and discovered homelessness, drunkenness and vice on the streets.

In amongst the pages of Dickens' monthly supplement to Household Words, a very strange and very British history lurks. With a terrifying tale for every day of the year, Dickens' Dreadful Almanac will delight lovers of his work everywhere.

Sam and Lizzie are freezing and hungry on the streets of Victorian London. When Sam asks a wealthy man for some coins, he is rudely turned away. Months of struggle suddenly find their focus, and Sam resolves to kill the man. Huddling in a graveyard for warmth, Sam and Lizzie are horrified to see the earth around one of the tombs begin to shift, shortly followed by the wraithlike figure of a ghostly man. He warns Sam about the future which awaits such...

One of a series of illustrated, easy-to-read adaptations of classic titles designed to support the literacy requirements at Key Stage 2 and the English curriculum at Key Stage 3.

Follow the life of a little boy called Oliver as he goes from being a workhouse orphan to a life with a group of young pickpockets. Will he ever manage to escape his life of crime?

David Copperfield tells of the life of the unlucky David Copperfield. David is sent away to boarding school. As he grows up, David meets many people - but who are his true friends and will his fortunes ever change? 'TreeTops Classics' are adapted and abridged versions of classic stories to enrich and extend children's reading experiences.