HarperCollins is proud to present a range of best-loved, essential classics.'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…'Set before and during the French Revolution in the cities of Paris and London, A Tale of Two Cities tells the …

Probably the best-known of all Dickens' works, Oliver Twist was originally published as a serial, and sought to bring the public's attention to various contemporary social evils, including the workhouse, child labour and the recruitment of …

"A Christmas Carol" is a novella by Charles Dickens. It was first published in London by Chapman & Hall on 19 December 1843. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim. «Carol» tells the story of a bitter old miser named Ebene…

ch die Nase reibend, von Zeit zu Zeit sich umsehend, um Tom zu drohen, daß er ihn das nächste Mal verhauen werde, worauf Tom höhnisch lachte und seelenvergnügt nach Hause schlenderte. Und sobald er den Rücken gewandt hatte, hob der andere einen Stein…