Mr. Dickens and the Time Travelers
Author | : Alan Theodore |
Publisher | : Author House |
Total Pages | : 79 |
Release | : 2011-07-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781463425180 |
ISBN-13 | : 146342518X |
Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Download or read book Mr. Dickens and the Time Travelers written by Alan Theodore and published by Author House. This book was released on 2011-07-11 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF YOU MET DAVID COPPERFIELD? Two 21st century teenagers have that opportunity in MR. DICKENS AND THE TIME TRAVELERS Vicki and Ollie, brainy teenagers from Dubuque Iowa defy logic and also gravity when they somehow or other manage to travel back in time to Victorian England and meet their favorite author, Charles Dickens and some of his favorite characters. A gracious host, he takes the twin siblings under his wing and gives them a never-to-be-forgotten tour of London, including a visit to the first worlds fair, the Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1851, displaying the scientific and industrial marvels of the age; an audience with their majesties, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, a public reading by Mr.Dickens in which he impersonates some of his favorite characters. But will Vickie and Ollie ever get back to the 21st century? Or are they destined to live out heir lives more than a century before they were born? Turn the page to find out.