Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection Vol. 1-Charles Dickens

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Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection Vol. 1 by Charles Dickens.This first volume was released on Dickens' 200th birthday, February 7th 2012 and further volumes followed during the anniversary year. Volume 1 includes short stories including, amongst others, The Holly Tree , the first part of Holiday Romance and three pieces from Mugby Junction . Some items requiring a little further explanation are Prince Bull , written as a fairy tale, but in reality a scathing attack on the Government's handling of supplies to the troops in the Crimean War; Old Lamps for New Ones in which Dickens makes clear his low opinion of the ethos of the Pre-Raphaelite school of painting; and Frauds on the Fairies , a polemic against George Cruikshank's bowdlerisation of fairy tales for moralistic purposes, and the interesting revelation that 'product placement' is by no means a new phenomenon.Featured on Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens.Public-domain recording courtesy of LibriVox (librivox.org).This episode includes AI-generated content.

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