Selected Short Fiction by Dickens, Charles - 1978

US: Penguin Publishing Group, 1978. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Stories of comedy and character from one of Britain's greatest novelists This witty and amusing collection of short pieces shows Dickens liberated f rom the more formal and sustained demands of the novel and experimenting wi th a diverse range of fictional techniques. In his tales of the supernatura l, he creates frighteningly believable, spine-tingling stories of prophetic dreams and visions, as well as more fantastical adventures with goblins an d apparitions. Impressionistic sketches combine imaginatively heightened tr avel journals with wry observations of home and abroad, while in his dramat ic monologues, Dickens demonstrates his talent for exploring the secret wor kings of the human mind. These short works display Dickens's exuberant sens e of comedy and character as his imagination is given free rein. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.