A cautionary tale wrapped up in a Christmas bow, Charles Dickens' novella, A Christmas Carol, has touched readers for decades with its study of moneylender Ebenezer Scrooge, who on Christmas Eve is forced to examine his bitter, greedy life with help from the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
Through the Ghosts Scrooge sees all of the opportunities he has missed, all the unhappiness he has created, and all the misery and tragedy he will continue to create for himself and others if he does not change his ways.
First released in 1843 in Victorian England A Christmas Carol was an instant success and helped England regain its love for Christmas traditions and celebrations and has now become a tradition of its own.
Inhalt: Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts take him on a scary journey to show him the error of his nasty ways. By visiting his past, present and future, Scrooge learns to love Christmas and the people all around him. Standort: Overdrive Onleihbibliothek ISBN: 978-989-778-734-8
Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol under financial duress, but it became one of his most popular and enduring stories. The old miser Ebenezer Scrooge cares nothing for family, friends, love or Christmas. All he cares about is money. Then one Christmas Eve he is visited by three ghosts: Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet To Come. These encounters leave Scrooge deeply moved and forever changed. Historians believe that A Christmas Carol contributed greatly to the modern sentimental Christmas.
This collaborative short story brings together the creative talents of four of the Victorian era's most popular fiction writers—Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Adelaide Anne Procter each contributed a section to the work. When an elderly woman notices signs of activity at a supposedly abandoned home in her neighborhood, she devises a scheme to get to the bottom of the mysterious goings-on.
One of a series of episodic tales that Charles Dickens originally published in serial form, A Message From the Sea has one of the most beloved fiction writers in British literary history turning his attention to a quaint seaside village and the encounter between its residents and a hoary crew of sailors that wash up on its shore. A must-read for Dickens buffs or fans of nautically themed tales.
Charles Dickens attained an astounding level of popular acclaim during his lifetime; Victorian audiences clamored for his traditional Christmastime stories every year. The tale A Message From the Sea is an example of one of Dickens' Christmas publications; although the nautical setting of the story is not what one would traditionally expect from a holiday publication, the themes of charity, good will, and rising above seemingly insurmountable odds are sure to spark a warm glow in readers' hearts any time of the year.
Inhalt: "A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other" best summarizes A Tale of Two Cities (1859), a historical novel by Charles Dickens set in London and Paris, in the years leading up to French Revolution and culminating in the Jacobin Reign of Terror. It tells the tale of two men, Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton, who look very similar, although being completely different in their characters. Darnay, a former French aristocrat, falls victim to the indiscriminate wrath of the revolutionaries, despite being virtuous by nature. On the other hand, Carton, a dissipated English barrister tries to redeem his ill-spent life from his unrequited love for Lucie Manette who happens to be Darnays wife. A Tale of Two Cities is a depiction of the plight of the French peasantry, who were demoralized by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the revolution. It also shows the corresponding brutality demonstrated by the revolutionaries toward the former aristocrats in the early years of the revolution, as well as numerous unflattering social parallels with life in London during the same time period. The characters in this moral novel are powerful, the tale is genuinely tragic, and the atmosphere is lurid as it weaves around themes of shame, guilt, patriotism and redemption. With the great labor that Dickens expended in constructing the novels stylistic ornament, its no wonder that to date, A Tale of Two Cities has sold well over 200 million copies, making it one of the most famous works of fiction. Dt. Ausg. u.d.T.: Dickens, Charles: Eine Geschichte aus zwei Städten Umfang: 915 Min.
A Tale of Two Cities is shorter and more compact than many of Dickens' novels and also more serious. Set in England and France during the French Revolution, it deals with ideas of grace and resurrection and explores the mob mentality of the Revolution. It is also a love story.
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Charles Dickens', A Tale of Two Cities, begins with these famous words. On the eve of the French Revolution of 1789, the story follows Charles Darney, a French aristocrat-turned-revolutionary, and Sydney Carton, a purposeless British lawyer in love with Darney's wife, Lucie. Sydney's love for Lucie inspires him to join the Revolution alongside his friend Darney, at a time when both France and England are experiencing tensions between the upper and lower classes.
First released in 1859 via magazine installments A Tale of Two Cities, is ultimately the tale of Carton and Darney, London and Paris... A Tale of Two Men.
Explore nineteenth-century America through the pen of one of the most celebrated authors of all time, Charles Dickens. American Notes is a detailed travelogue of Dickens' 1842 tour of North America, and in it, the author deploys his incisive wit and unparalleled gift for observation to convey his experiences traveling across the continent by steamship, coach, and rail. A rip-roaring read that will please Dickens fans and American history buffs alike.
Renowned storyteller Charles Dickens takes on the historical novel in Barnaby Rudge, a gripping fictionalized account of the anti-Catholicism turmoil that rocked England in the late eighteenth century. The novel pairs Dickens' social insights into the "anti-papist" riots of 1780 with the quirky, closely observed characters that have won him a loyal following the world over.
A enthralling story about the inequalities of the 19th-century English legal system Bleak House is one of Charles Dicken's most multifaceted novels. Bleak House deals with a multiplicity of characters, plots and subplots that all weave in and around the true story of the famous case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce, a case of litigation in England's Court of Chancery, which starts as a problem of legacy and wills, but soon raises the question of murder.
Inhalt: Der vorliegende Band enthält eine Auswahl der schönsten Weihnachtserzählungen und Weihnachtsmärchen von Charles Dickens. Weihnachtslied ,Die Silvesterglocken, Das Heimchen am Herd, Der Kampf des Lebens, Doktor Marigold, Mrs. Lirripers Fremdenpension, Die Geschichte des Schuljungen, Die Geschichte des armen Verwandten. Mit den Illustrationen der Erstausgaben. Umfang: 624 S. ISBN: 978-3-86820-914-3
David Copperfield is considered to be Charles Dickens's most autobiographical novel. He said of it: "Like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield." It is a Bildungsroman, a tale which follows the development into maturity of its narrator, David Copperfield. The Russian greats Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky both greatly admired the novel, as did Kafka, Joyce and James. Freud called it his favourite novel.
Inhalt: Am Heiligen Abend erscheint dem herzlosen, geizigen und widerlichen Geschäftemacher Ebnezer Scrooge der Geist seines verstorbenen Partners Marley und zeigt ihm die Folgen von Habgier und Einsamkeit. Scrooge ist zutiefst beunruhigt. "Wie ein Christbaum ohne Kerzen ist Weihnachten ohne dieses wunderschöne Märchen von Charles Dickens." Umfang: 205 Min.
Craving some feel-good fiction? Curl up with Doctor Marigold, a heartwarming tale from the pen of beloved author Charles Dickens. The story follows the tragedies and triumphs of a street vendor who loses a child and then adopts a young deaf girl and raises her to adulthood. The story is both a masterpiece of social realism and a reminder of the inherent potential inside every person.
Charles Dickens' Dombey and Son tells the story of the wealthy owner of a shipping company, Paul Dombey, who dreams of having a son to carry on the family business. It deals with themes such as marriage for financial gain, cruelty towards children, family relationships, pride, arrogance, betrayal and the destructive effects of industrialization.
Inhalt: Dickens berühmte Weihnachtsgeschichte in neuer Übersetzung "Marley war tot ..." - so beginnt eine der berühmtesten und beliebtesten Weihnachtserzählungen der Weltliteratur. Doch nicht nur der Geist seines ruchlosen Partners zwingt den geizigen Geschäftsmann Ebenezer Scrooge, sein Leben zu ändern. Es bedarf dreier weiterer Weihnachtsgeister, um aus ihm einen gütigen Menschen zu machen. Dickens' wunderbare Groteske fasziniert Jung und Alt bis heute und wurde mehrfach verfilmt. Der märchenhafte Klassiker wurde für diese Geschenkbuchausgabe von Britta Mümmler neu übersetzt und von Daniel Müller farbig illustriert. Schlagworte: F Belletristik und verwandte Gebiete, FBC Klassische Belletristik: allgemein und literarisch, FY Belletristik: Besonderheiten, FYB Belletristik: Erzählungen, Kurzgeschichten, Short Stories Umfang: 193 S. Ill.
The last major story that Dickens completed before his death, "George Silverman's Explanation" is something of a departure for the famed master of Victorian fiction. One of the rare tales Dickens wrote in the first person, the story is a narrative account of one man's horrific start in life, the ripples of which seem to fan out and negatively impact everything else that happens to him.
Master of Victorian fiction Charles Dickens was at his best when comparing and contrasting different classes of society. In this imaginative short story, a traveling circus sets up shop in an affluent neighborhood. When the performers begin mingling with the community's bankers and businessmen, hijinks ensue.
Inhalt: Now, I return to this young fellow. And the communication I have got to make is, that he has great expectations. Pip, a young orphan finds his life changes through a series of random events starting with an encounter on Christmas Eve in 1812 with an escaped convict in a village churchyard. Then being summoned to visit a mysterious old woman and meeting a beauty called Estella. Most astoundingly of all, an anonymous person gives him money to begin a new life in London.Sprecher: Smith, Mark F. ; Dt. Ausg. u.d.T.: Dickens, Charles: Große Erwartungen Umfang: 1203 Min.
Pip is content with his simple life until a bitter gentlewoman employs him as a sometime companion to herself and her adopted daughter. Pip then aspires to become a gentleman himself, though his dreams are unrealistic until the day he mysteriously comes into a fortune and is sent to London to become refined. The story follows Pip's journey into adulthood and emotional maturity and understanding.
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