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Charles Dickens: Match the Novel to its Plot

Journey through Victorian England and match the brief plot summaries or key elements to Charles Dickens' iconic novels.0 takes
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  • 01This novel follows the life of an orphan named Pip, who rises from humble beginnings after an anonymous benefactor bestows a fortune upon him.
  • 02Set during the French Revolution, this historical novel contrasts the cities of London and Paris and features the famous opening line, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
  • 03This story famously depicts an orphan boy who escapes a workhouse and falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the elderly criminal Fagin.
  • 04Considered Dickens' most autobiographical novel, it traces its protagonist's journey from an unhappy childhood to a successful career as a novelist.
  • 05This novel satirizes the English judicial system through the long-running court case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce, which affects everyone involved over many years.
  • 06A miserly moneylender named Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come in this classic holiday novella.
  • 07Dickens' first novel follows the comical adventures of a group of gentlemen as they travel around England, led by the kind and naive Samuel.
  • 08In this novel, a young man must protect his mother and sister from his cruel uncle, Ralph, after his father dies, leading him to work as a teacher at the brutal Dotheboys Hall.
  • 09Set in the industrial Coketown, this novel critiques utilitarianism and the harsh conditions of factory life through the stories of Thomas Gradgrind and his children.
  • 10This novel centers on a wealthy shipping firm owner whose emotional neglect of his family has tragic consequences, particularly for his daughter Florence and son Paul.
  • 11The story follows the journey of Little Nell and her grandfather as they flee London to escape the villainous moneylender Daniel Quilp.
  • 12Dickens' last completed novel revolves around the inheritance of a fortune made from London's dust heaps, involving characters like John Harmon and Bella Wilfer.
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