Charles Dickens

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The Old Curiosity Shop

Beschreibung

In The Old Curiosity Shop, Charles Dickens crafts a tale of innocence and perseverance in the face of adversity. The story follows Little Nell, a gentle and kind-hearted girl, who lives with her grandfather in a quaint and mysterious shop filled with curiosities. When her grandfather's secret gambling debts come to light, they are forced to flee from the sinister moneylender, Daniel Quilp. As they journey across the English countryside, Nell and her grandfather encounter a variety of colorful characters, each shaping their fate in unexpected ways. Amidst their struggles, Nell's unwavering spirit and resilience are tested as she seeks safety and a place to call home. Dickens weaves a poignant narrative that explores themes of greed, compassion, and the enduring power of love. The Old Curiosity Shop remains a classic, celebrated for its vivid characters and heartfelt portrayal of the human condition.

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: Wildside Press
• Seitenzahl: 764
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 943g
• ISBN-13: 9781434472311
• ISBN-10: 1434472310
• Artikelnr.: 25434740