In agreement with the previous reviewer, I am glad I came across this collection, and credit it with my first introduction to Dickens. I enjoyed it very much, and hope someday to have the time to read the full versions before sharing them with my daughter.

The four works that are included in this digest were my first introduction to Charles Dickens. I don't remember when I actually read them, but the book was in our family library from my earliest childhood memories. I am so glad it was, because I probably wouldn't have gotten acquainted with Dickens nearly so early otherwise. I still haven't read the full versions of these books, but someday I still intend to! The stories included are Oliver Twist (1837-9), Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), David Copperfield (1849-50), and The Pickwick Papers (1836-7). ( )