Charles Dickens

"Charles Dickens's first historical novel, set during the anti-Catholic riots of 1780, is an unparalleled portrayal of the terror of a rampaging mob, seen through the eyes of the individuals swept up in the chaos."--Jacket.

A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.

A boy grows to maturity in the affairs of the world and of the heart, surrounded by some of the author's most memorable characters. However, will David find happiness with the faithful Agnes Wickfield, whom he has known since childhood? Threatened by Uriah Heep, her father's clerk, the security of her own future is in question.

Dickens tells Oliver's story of being born in a workhouse and raised on a child farm until he is given work as a coffin maker's apprentice. Oliver is mistreated by the coffin maker's wife, and he escapes to London where he meets the Artful Dodger and Fagin, who are pickpockets.

Set amid the teeming bustle of Victorian England, Dombey and Son is Dickens's story of a powerful man whose coldhearted neglect of his family causes his professional and personal downfall.

Dickens' tale of a young man's struggle to protect his family from their scheming uncle and a cruel world.

Eden Starling is the glamorous singing diva of a theatre in Victorian London. Along with her snooty cat, Chuzzlewit, Eden selfishly plans to make the entire company of theatre performers stay and rehearse on Christmas Day. Not even Eden's costume designer and childhood friend, Catherine, can talk Eden out of her self-centered tantrum. It will be up to three very unusual Christmas Spirits to take Eden on a fantastical holiday journey that will open...

"This full cast dramatization features a powerful music score-- from the magnificent, booming opening of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," to the frightening tones of the Ghost of Christmas Future."--Case.