Dickens Miniature

Christmas miniature 2008

Bachmann Trains Pegasus Ready-to-Run HO Scale Train Set $77.54 By the late 1830s fast, elegant engines like the Norris 4-2-0 were available in several standard sizes suitable for the needs of any railroad. The Pegasus was built in 1839 for the Baltimore and Ohio’s line between Baltimore and Washington D.C. racing along the first link in what would become the Northeast Corridor. The Pegasus earned its name, for Charles Dickens said of a sister Norris engine th…

The Dickens Family Porcelain Mother Doll – Dollhouse Miniature $14.99 The Dickens Family Porcelain Mother Doll is designed for the 1:12 scale miniature setting. Made of porcelain with permanently fixed clothing. She measures: 6 1/2 inches tall. By Dijon Miniatures of Great Britain. The entire family is shown in the last picture, collect them all for your victorian dollhouse- the doll you will receive is the mother in pink….

Great Expectations (Miniature Gramercy Classics) $5.99 Pip, a poor orphan being raised by a cruel sister, does not have much in the way of great expectations between his terrifying experience in a graveyard with a convict named Magwitch and his humiliating visits with the eccentric Miss Havisham’s beautiful but manipulative niece, Estella, who torments him until he is elevated to wealth by an anonymous benefactor. Full of unforgettable characters, Gre…

A Christmas Carol (Running Press Miniature Editions) $4.95 In the history of English literature, Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, which has been continuously in print since it was first published in the winter of 1843, stands out as the quintessential Christmas story. What makes this charming edition of Dickens’s immortal tale so special is the collection of 80 vivid illustrations by Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Shinn, a well-known artist in his t…

Charles Dickens: The Complete Novels in One Sitting (Miniature Edition) $1.99 Celebrate the bicentennial birthday of Charles Dickens with this Miniature Edition packed with witty summaries of the novels of one of history’s most beloved storytellers. All fans of great literature can enjoy these perfectly portable renditions of Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, and all the Dickensian classics. Featuring synopses, character profiles, an…

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