Charles Dickens

Little Dorrit

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Amy Dorrit's father is not very good with money. But Amy's fortunes are about to change: the arrival of Mrs. Clennam's son Arthur, back from working in China, heralds the beginning of stunning revelations not just about Amy but also about Arthur himself.

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Produktdetails

• Everyman's Library CLASSICS
• Verlag: Everyman
• Seitenzahl: 836
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 1992
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 136mm x 47mm
• Gewicht: 840g
• ISBN-13: 9781857151114
• ISBN-10: 1857151119
• Artikelnr.: 21220744

Autorenporträt

Charles Dickens was born in Hampshire on February 7, 1812. His father was a clerk in the navy pay office, who was well paid but often ended up in financial troubles. When Dickens was twelve years old he was send to work in a shoe polish factory because his family had been taken to the debtors' prison. His career as a writer of fiction started in 1833 when his short stories and essays began to appear in periodicals. The Pickwick Papers, his first commercial success, was published in 1836. The serialisation of Oliver Twist began in 1837. Many other novels followed and The Old Curiosity Shop brought Dickens international fame and he became a celebrity in America as well as Britain. Charles Dickens died on 9 June 1870. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.