Charles Dickens

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David Copperfield: Gekürzte Ausgabe

Dieses Buch präsentiert den Klassiker der Weltliteratur in sorgfältig gekürzter Form. Der Text wurde in modernes Deutsch übertragen, wobei Stil, Ton und Ausdruck des Originals weitgehend beibehalten wurden. Für alle, die einen raschen Zugang zu diesem umfangreichen Klassiker erhalten möchten. "David Copperfield" von Charles Dickens ist ein autobiografisch geprägter Roman über das Leben eines Jungen, der viele Hürden überwinden muss, um seinen Platz in der Welt zu finden. David wächst glücklich mit seiner Mutter und dem Hausmädchen Peggotty auf. Doch nach der Heirat seiner Mutter mit dem strengen Mr. Murdstone ändert sich alles: David wird schlecht behandelt und schließlich auf ein Internat geschickt. Nach dem Tod seiner Mutter kommt David zu den Peggottys nach Yarmouth und später zur Arbeit in eine Londoner Flaschenfabrik - eine schwere Zeit voller Armut und Einsamkeit. Als Jugendlicher flieht er zu seiner exzentrischen Tante Betsey Trotwood, die ihn liebevoll aufnimmt und für seine Bildung sorgt. David kann nun die Schule besuchen und wird später Schriftsteller. Auf seinem Lebensweg trifft er viele bunte und erinnerungswürdige Figuren. Der Roman zeigt Davids Entwicklung vom unsicheren Jungen zum reifen, selbstbestimmten Mann. Themen wie Armut, Ausbeutung, Freundschaft und der Wert von Bildung ziehen sich durch die Geschichte. "David Copperfield" ist ein bewegendes Porträt eines Lebensweges - und zugleich ein Abbild der sozialen Verhältnisse im viktorianischen England.

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2. Wilkie Collins

The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices

Charles Dickens (Author) 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.Wilkie Collins (Author) Wilkie Collins was born in London on 8 January 1824. His father was the landscape painter William Collins. After school he worked for a tea merchant before studying to become a lawyer. In 1848 he published a biography of his father and his first novel, Antonina, followed in 1850. In 1851 he met Charles Dickens who would later edit and publish some of his novels. Collins's novels were extremely popular in his own time as well as now. The Woman in White (1859), No Name (1862), Armadale (1866) and The Moonstone (1868) are his best known works. Collins was linked with two women (one of whom bore him three children) but he never married. He died on 23 September 1889.

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Letters of Charles Dickens to Wilkie Collins

Letters of Charles Dickens to Wilkie Collins is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1892.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

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The Letters of Charles Dickens

The Letters of Charles Dickens is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

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Great Expectations (Vol 2 of 3)

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood