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Three Ghost Stories
by Charles DickensThree Ghost Stories is a small collection of three stories written by Charles Dickens during 1861. The stories are The haunted house, The Trial for murder and The Signal Man. While the first story is narrated in two chapters, rest of them are short stories. " The Haunted House" is a story published in 1859 for the weekly periodical All the Year Rou..
Dombey and Son
by Charles DickensDombey and Son is a novel by Charles Dickens titled as Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son: Wholesale, Retail and for Exportation. Shipping company owner Paul Dombey is fond of boy child for inheriting his business. His expectations were not met, when her daughter Florence was born as first child. He does not show any sign of love ..
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
by Charles DickensThe Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final novel written by Charles Dickens and his death left the novel in incomplete state. John Jasper, choirmaster at Cathedral obsessed with his student Rosa Bud, however she is already betrohed with Jasper's niece Edwin Drood. Neville Landless hailing from Ceylon is cuaght into the verbal fight with Edwin. Reconci..
Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit
by Charles DickensThe Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit is a novel by Charles Dickens which exposes the selfishness and cruelty of people in rich families. While Seth Pecksniff looking to inherit the properties of Martin through marriage with one of her daughters, Jonas has plans to inherit the assets of Pecksniff by marrying his daughter. Both belong to exte..
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty
by Charles DickensDickens efforts to portray the 1780 Gordon Riots through his novel Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty did not gain much popularity as expected. The novel opens with the narration of the mystery of a murder which remains unresolved even after 22 years passed since the crime was executed. Dead body of one of the two prime suspects of the m..
Hunted Down - The Detective Stories of Charles Dickens
by Charles DickensWhile writing his unusual mystery work of Hunted Down, Dickens tried to extract few elements of his novels Bleak House and The Mystery of Edwin Drood, however he did end up as if launching an unfinished product. Undoubtedly Dickens has proved his mastery over short story writing through his earlier works of Christmas Stories and A Christmas Carol. ..
Piper in the Woods
by Philip K. DickPhilip K Dick 's Piper in the Woods opens up with Doctor Henry Harris treating a soldier returned from war field. He was shocked to hear when the soldier claims he is a plant. To find the truth, he travels to asteroid and found many soldiers were claiming as plants. He realizes the soldiers were started feeling peace, when they start to think thems..
The Gun
by Philip K. DickPhilip K Dick's The Gun is a science fiction short story. A group of space explorers were shot by a gun which was eructed in a remains of an ancient city. The explorers crash-land and destroy the gun found in the ancient city. After they left, the Gun was rebuilt again by automated machines and eruct it with nuclear weapons...