Customer Reviews
Well crafted, beautiful books - By: R. J. de Bulat, 01 Jun 2008 
I have a number of tatty paper-back copies of the various books by Dickens, a cheap 2nd hand set, only one missing, & some old hardbacks that I received as christmas presents as a lad. I have been searching for a set of the complete works of Dickens & was pleased to see these. The six books in this set are of very good quality & it is a pleasure to turn the page. They are good value, for the price, with good bindings that mean you don't stretch the spine to open & read the pages; these books were made to last & I am glad to see that a second set in the collection are due to be published soon. To say that these build into a collection makes it sound a bit like a magazine part work, but when the whole collection is published I believe that they will be books to treasure & deservedly so. The works speak for themselves & it is good to have & read Dickens in any published form: that these are such good & well made books makes them that little bit more special. definitely something to value.
Wonderful books at a great price - By: Jack Oliver, 24 Dec 2007 These books are very well made & represent terrific value at just over £10 per volume (when purchasing the set). Their design makes them a joy to read. I highly recommend these to any Dickens fan. If you haven't bought any/many Dickens works before, this could be just the time to start. I eagerly await the following 3 sets of volumes.
"I found Uriah reading a great fat book, with such demonstrative attention, that his lank forefinger followed up every line as he read, & made clammy tracks along the page (or so I fully believed) like a snail." David Copperfield
Beautifully Presented Masterpieces - By: solitaryreader, 09 Mar 2007 This lavishly presented set of Dickens contains the novels David Copperfield, Nicholas Nickleby, Bleak House, Oliver Twist, Hard Times & Great Expectations (in one volume) & the Christmas Books. The paper is fine quality, & covers are solid & encased in hard-wearing plastic, & each volume includes the original illustrations selected by Dickens himself to accompany his words. The novels will be familiar to alll keen readers, as Dickens must be the basis of any reading of the English novel, but here it is the presentation that is the remarkable aspect. In a word, this set is beautiful - a delight to look at & a joy to hold. The publishers must be congratulated on this achievement. The price might seem high, bearing in mind that the same works are available for just a few pounds in any bookshop, but we are paying for the lavish production & sheer beauty of the set. This will be a delight for many years to come.
