Charles Dickens' Childrens Stories
First Published: 1900 Format Accessed: Amazon Kindle Edition Stories with children as protagonists, beginning in a state of misery but always ending on a high note... Working just like a "Once upon a time..... happily ever after" story, you have Charles Dickens' Children Stories. The book, a series of twelve stories retold by his granddaughter and others feels like a Cinderella bedtime story told over and over again with different protagonists, settings, supporting characters etc. but more believable. Dickens hasn't changed the theme of the stories, which is both good and bad; good because it makes for an easy read, bad because it makes the reader wonder whether this is indeed one of Dickens' creations, which is usually filled with excellent plots. The good news is that the book is a collection of easy stories for children and is written in simple Old English, which is worth reading for them. It is also useful for parents who feel that they have run out of ideas f...