Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-A House to Let by Charles Dickens and others.It is a short story written by Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Adelaide Anne Procter. It was originally published in 1858, in the Christmas edition of Dickens' magazine, Household Words. Wilkie wrote the introduction and collaborated with Dickens on the second story and the ending, while Gaskell and Proctor wrote the rest. "A House for Rent" was the first collaboration between the four writers, although Collins and Dickens had previously worked with Procter on previous Christmas stories for the magazine in 1854, 1855, and 1856. The four authors rewrote "The Haunted House" together., which appeared in 1859 in the Christmas extra from All the Year Round magazine, successor to Household Words, which Dickens founded after a dispute with his publishers.In a letter to Collins on September 6, 1858, Dickens summarized the idea for a Christmas story. At first he imagined a story written by himself and Collins, who would be in charge of the plot, but later he invited Gaskell and Procter to contribute a chapter. Dickens and Collins wrote together the first chapter, "Over the Way", and the last, "Let at Last" and each of the authors wrote one of the intermediate chapters:

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-A House to Let by Charles Dickens and others.The purpose of realizing this historical context is to approach the understanding of a historical epoch from the elements provided by the text. Hence the importance of placing the document in context. It is necessary to unravel what its author or authors have said, how it has been said, when, why and where, always relating it to its historical moment.Compiled by Charles Dickens, and including chapters by Elizabeth Gaskell, Wilkie Collins and Adelaide Anne Procter, A House to Let is a composite tale of mystery and intrigue set amid the dark streets of Victorian London. Advised by her doctor to have a change of scenery, the elderly Sophonisba takes up lodgings in London. Immediately intrigued by a nearby "house to let," she charges her two warring attendants, Trottle and Jarber, to unearth the secret behind its seeming desertedness. Rivals to the end, they each seek to outdo the other to satisfy their mistress' curiosity; however, it is only after repeated false starts-and by way of elaborate tales of men lost at sea, circus performers, and forged death certificates-that they happen upon the truth. Charles Dickens is one of England's most important literary figures. His works enjoyed enormous success in his day and are still among the most popular and widely read classics of all time.

*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author). *An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience. *This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors. "A House to Let" is a short story by Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Elizabeth Gaskell and Adelaide Anne Procter. It was originally published in 1858 in the Christmas edition of Dickens' Household Words magazine. Collins wrote the introduction and collaborated with Dickens on the second story and ending, while Gaskell and Proctor wrote the remainder.

Compiled by Charles Dickens, and including chapters by Elizabeth Gaskell and Wilkie Collins, "A House to Let" is a composite tale of mystery and intrigue set amid the dark streets of Victorian London. Advised by her doctor to have a change of scenery, the elderly Sophonisba takes up lodgings in London. Immediately intrigued by a nearby "house to let," she charges her two warring attendants, Trottle and Jarber, to unearth the secret behind its seeming desertedness. Rivals to the end, they each seek to outdo the other to satisfy their mistress' curiosity; however, it is only after repeated false starts--and by way of elaborate tales of men lost at sea, circus performers, and forged death certificates--that they happen upon the truth. Charles Dickens is one of England's most important literary figures. His works enjoyed enormous success in his day and are still among the most popular and widely read classics of all time.

I had been living at Tunbridge Wells and nowhere else, going on for ten years, when my medical man--very clever in his profession, and the prettiest player I ever saw in my life of a hand at Long Whist, which was a noble and a princely game before Short was heard of--said to me, one day, as he sat feeling my pulse on the actual sofa which my poor dear sister Jane worked before her spine came on, and laid her on a board for fifteen months at a stretch--the most upright woman that ever lived--said to me, "What we want, ma'am, is a fillip."