Charles Dickens

Broschiertes Buch

Nicholas Nickleby

Beschreibung

'The novel has everything: absorbing melodrama, with a supporting cast of heroes, villains and eccentrics' The TimesWhen Nicholas's father dies he, his mother and sister are left penniless.

Autor

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Vintage Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 838
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 131mm x 45mm
• Gewicht: 636g
• ISBN-13: 9780099540793
• ISBN-10: 0099540797
• Artikelnr.: 31811683