Charles Dickens Best Novels & Stories

Lucas explained and I turned to him. “I’m really sorry about your mum,” I said sincerely. “What was her favorite thing to read?” Lucas turned to me with a small smile on her face “It was anything between children fiction- she loved the classics, everything written by Charles dickens- that was all she loved and she had an entire section dedicated to it. It’s phenom-“ “Someone is here.” Malcolm said hurridely as he interrupted us, his eyes were hard and focused on Lucas who looked equally as confused.

I noticed he didn’t add a specific date and time to his invitation. Mother kept up her chatter. “And first editions.” She clapped her hands together. “Such a collection. Or so I’ve heard. Well, many of us have heard. A first edition of Jane Eyre, all three volumes. And Dickens, I believe you have a Dickens?” “Uh, yes, ‘Christmas Carol,’” he muttered. “Chapman and Hall, 1843.” “Think of it.” Mother turned first to my father and then to Mrs. Carville. “Imagine owning a first edition of anything by Charles Dickens, let alone ‘A Christmas Carol.’”

But Emily didn't say anything. Back at their table, Jane opened a Tale of Two Cities to see how bad it was going to be. 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," read the opening line. Charles Dickens could have been talking about Jane's own life.

I didn't think that Allen had time for anything other than medical texts. "Find anything interesting?" he teased. "Ah, you've caught me. It's my secret obsession." "What's your secret obsession?" I replied with a teasing smile, trying not to think about my own secret obsession with another man who had probably forgotten all about me months ago. "Charles Dickens," he said with a smile. "Although, not all of Dickens. Some of his stuff is boring. But 'Great Expectations'? That's a different story, pun intended. It's incredible!"