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Title: Pearl-Fishing; Choice Stories from Dickens' Household Words; Second Series

Contents: The young advocate -- The last of a long line -- The gentleman beggar -- Evil is wrought by want of thought -- Bed -- The home of Woodruffe the gardener -- The water-drops -- An excellent opportunity.

Credits: Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images
available at The Internet Archive)

Summary: "Pearl-Fishing; Choice Stories from Dickens' Household Words; Second Series" is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. This anthology features tales that stem from Charles Dickens' literary magazine, "Household Words", combining social commentary with storytelling. The stories delve into various themes of morality, class, and personal ambition, exploring the human experience through a series of engaging narratives. The opening of this collection introduces us to "The Young Advocate," where we meet Antoine de Chaulieu, a down-and-out law student of noble descent, who finds himself pitted against his former schoolmate, Jacques Rollet. Their enmity is rooted in class rivalry and personal misfortunes. As Antoine rises to prominence in the legal world, he becomes embroiled in a high-profile murder trial where moral dilemmas and the search for justice intertwine. Antoine’s ambitions are put to the test, especially when he grapples with the implications of his actions on his conscience and personal relationships, particularly as he is about to marry the love of his life, Natalie de Bellefonds. This well-crafted narrative sets the stage for poignant explorations of ambition, guilt, and the true price of success. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Author: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

EBook No.: 50334

Published: Oct 28, 2015

Downloads: 158

Language: English

Subject: English fiction -- 19th century

Subject: Short stories, English

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Pearl-Fishing; Choice Stories from Dickens' Household Words; Second Series

Contents: The young advocate -- The last of a long line -- The gentleman beggar -- Evil is wrought by want of thought -- Bed -- The home of Woodruffe the gardener -- The water-drops -- An excellent opportunity.

Credits: Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images
available at The Internet Archive)

Summary: "Pearl-Fishing; Choice Stories from Dickens' Household Words; Second Series" is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. This anthology features tales that stem from Charles Dickens' literary magazine, "Household Words", combining social commentary with storytelling. The stories delve into various themes of morality, class, and personal ambition, exploring the human experience through a series of engaging narratives. The opening of this collection introduces us to "The Young Advocate," where we meet Antoine de Chaulieu, a down-and-out law student of noble descent, who finds himself pitted against his former schoolmate, Jacques Rollet. Their enmity is rooted in class rivalry and personal misfortunes. As Antoine rises to prominence in the legal world, he becomes embroiled in a high-profile murder trial where moral dilemmas and the search for justice intertwine. Antoine’s ambitions are put to the test, especially when he grapples with the implications of his actions on his conscience and personal relationships, particularly as he is about to marry the love of his life, Natalie de Bellefonds. This well-crafted narrative sets the stage for poignant explorations of ambition, guilt, and the true price of success. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Author: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

EBook No.: 50334

Published: Oct 28, 2015

Downloads: 158

Language: English

Subject: English fiction -- 19th century

Subject: Short stories, English

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.