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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.''It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...''Set before and during the French Revolution in the cities of Paris and London, A Tale of Two Cities tells the story of Dr Manette''s release from imprisonment in the Bastille and his reunion with daughter, Lucie. A French aristocrat Darnay and English lawyer Carton compete in their love for Lucie and the ensuing tale plays out against the menacing backdrop o...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.There is probably a smell of roasted chestnuts and other good comfortable things all the time, for we are telling Winter Stories...This heart-warming collection of festive short stories and novellas perfectly captures the spirit of Christmas. Focused on the journeys taken through life and the inherent goodness of mankind, these tales explore the true meaning of Christmas and revel in the joyful season of goo...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.\\''I am the Ghost of Christmas Present,\\'' said the Spirit. \\''Look upon me!\\''A celebration of Christmas, a tale of redemption and a critique on Victorian society, Dickens\\'' atmospheric novella follows the miserly, penny-pinching Ebenezer Scrooge who views Christmas as \\''humbug\\''. It is only through a series of eerie, life-changing visits from the ghost of his deceased business partner Marley and the spi...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.''Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There''s no better rule.''Living with his sister and her husband, Pip is an orphan without any expectations. It is only when he begins to visit a rich old woman, Miss Havisham and her adopted niece that he begins to hope for something better. When it is revealed that Pip has inherited a large sum of money from a mysterious benefactor on the condition that he...