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Dickens: Mercy and Revolution
Redemption, bildungsroman, legal fog, revolution, and the price of money.
Step 1 · Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens
One night, three ghosts, a second chance
Step 2 · Copperfield
David Copperfield
Charles Dickens
An orphan writes his way to manhood
Step 3 · Bleak House
Bleak House
Charles Dickens
Fog, lawsuits, and London's hidden connections
Step 4 · Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
Sacrifice amid revolution and resurrection
Step 5 · Mutual Friend
Our Mutual Friend
Charles Dickens
Money, dust-heaps, and the Thames at dusk
Step 6 · Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge
Charles Dickens
Gordon Riots and a simpleton’s loyalty
Step 7 · Edwin Drood
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Charles Dickens
The unfinished mystery—opium, clergy, and a vanished man