Charles Dickens

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Holiday Romance

Beschreibung

Holiday Romance by Charles Dickens is a playful and imaginative children's story, brimming with fantasy and adventure. Set in the Victorian era, the book stands out for its whimsical narrative, where the innocence of childhood is celebrated through the lens of youthful imagination. Divided into four short stories, each "romance" is told from the perspective of a child, weaving nautical themes and fanciful adventures into their storytelling. One of the most charming aspects of Holiday Romance is the humor Dickens brings to the tales, allowing the young protagonists to create worlds of their own where they take on grand roles, often mimicking adult behaviors in amusing ways. Though originally written for children, the story also resonates with adults who appreciate Dickens' wit and his insightful portrayal of childhood. Overall, Holiday Romance remains a lighthearted, yet thoughtful work that showcases Dickens' range as a writer.

Autor

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, in Portsea, England. His parents were middle-class and suffered financially. When Dickens was twelve years old, his family faced financial crisis, which forced him to quit school and work in a shoe polish manufacturing factory. Dickens's mother and siblings eventually joined him. Dickens continued to work at the factory for several months. In the factory the horrific conditions haunted him throughout his life. Dickens never forgot the day when a senior boy in the warehouse took it upon himself to instruct Dickens how to do his work more efficiently. As a young adult, Dickens worked as a law clerk and later as a journalist. He perceived the darker social conditions of the Industrial Revolution. A collection of semi-fictional sketches entitled Sketches by Boz earned him recognition as a writer. Dickens began to make money from his writing when he published his first novel, The Pickwick Papers in 1836. The Pickwick Papers was hugely popular and Dickens became a literary celebrity at the age of twenty-five. Dickens's themes included wealth and poverty, love and rejection, and the eventual triumph of good over evil. In 1836, Dickens married Catherine Hogarth, but after twenty years of marriage and their ten children, he fell in love with Ellen Ternan, an actress many years his junior. Soon after, Dickens and his wife separated. Dickens remained a prolific writer to the end of his life, and his novels - Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, and Bleak House - continued to earn critical and popular acclaim. He died of a stroke in 1870, at the age of 58.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Double 9 Books
• Seitenzahl: 44
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 3mm
• Gewicht: 70g
• ISBN-13: 9789367142394
• ISBN-10: 9367142390
• Artikelnr.: 73243103