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Glaring Shadow - A stream of consciousness
by BS MurthyGlaring Shadow in a stream of consciousness mode is the self-account of the life and times of a man, who liquidates his immense wealth only to consign it to the flames. The agony and ecstasy of his life as he makes it big in our materialistic world and the way he loses his soul in the bargain, only to regain it when tragedy strikes him makes on..
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. ..
A Child's History of England
by Charles DickensCharles Dickens migration as historian through his non-fiction work of A Child's History of England explores the hundreds of decades long history of the English Islands comprising England, Scotland and Ireland. It is shocking to note the depth of rivalry among the members of dynasties to the extent of committing disgraceful crimes to acquire ..