Charles Dickens

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The Works of Charles Dickens Volume 13

Beschreibung

This volume contains A Tale of Two Cities, The Perils of Certain English Prisoners, The Wreck of the Golden Mary, and The Begging-Letter Writer. In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens presents a gripping narrative set during the French Revolution. The novel contrasts the tumultuous lives of its characters in London and Paris, focusing on the noble Charles Darnay, the self-sacrificing Sydney Carton, and the courageous Lucie Manette. Amidst chaos and turmoil, Dickens weaves a powerful story of love, sacrifice, and redemption. The Perils of Certain English Prisoners, co-written with Wilkie Collins, is an adventure story set in the Caribbean. When a group of English colonists is attacked by pirates, they face capture and danger. The tale is filled with suspense and heroism as the prisoners struggle to survive and escape their captors. The Wreck of the Golden Mary is a dramatic tale of survival at sea. As the crew and passengers of the Golden Mary face disaster in the icy Atlantic, their courage and endurance are tested. Dickens masterfully portrays their desperation and hope in this harrowing tale of shipwreck and salvation. The Begging-Letter Writer is a short story that reveals Dickens' sharp observation of human nature. Through the eyes of a character overwhelmed by fraudulent begging letters, Dickens offers a satirical look at the art of deception and the challenges of discerning truth from falsehood. This story showcases Dickens' wit and insight into society's complexities.

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: 516
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 721g
• ISBN-13: 9781434412874
• ISBN-10: 1434412873
• Artikelnr.: 33452383