Charles Dickens

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A Christmas Carol

Beschreibung

In A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens tells the timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly old man whose life is transformed by the spirit of Christmas. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, Jacob Marley, and three spirits representing Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. Through these supernatural encounters, Scrooge is forced to confront the consequences of his greed and cold-heartedness. As he witnesses scenes from his own life and the lives of those around him, Scrooge begins to understand the value of compassion, generosity, and human connection. With unforgettable characters like Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim, A Christmas Carol is a heartwarming story of redemption and the enduring power of kindness and goodwill. Dickens' classic novella continues to inspire readers with its message of hope and the true spirit of Christmas.

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: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 131g
• ISBN-13: 9781557429834
• ISBN-10: 1557429839
• Artikelnr.: 21861750