The Signal-Man

by Charles Dickens

Overview

In this gripping Charles Dickens ghost story, the signal-man of the title relates a series of stories about horrific railway accidents to the narrator. But there is something odd about the signal-man and the way he keeps looking at his alarm bell. Based in part on famous train crashes of the day, this horror/mystery story, one of Dickens' last, was originally published in the 1866 Christmas issue of "All the Year Round".

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781974917044
Publisher:	Dreamscape Media
Publication date:	10/09/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	299
Sales rank:	984,398
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English author and social reformer. He is widely considered the greatest Victorian novelist, having written such classics as Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, and Oliver Twist. Aside from his novels, he also wrote short stories, nonfiction, poetry, plays, and countless letters.

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1812

Date of Death:

June 18, 1870

Place of Birth:

Portsmouth, England

Place of Death:

Gad's Hill, Kent, England

Education:

Home-schooling; attended Dame School at Chatham briefly and Wellington