Charles Dickens
The Old Curiosity Shop
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The story of Little Nell and her tragedy of sorrows, told in a blend of realism and fairy-taleThe sensational bestselling story of Little Nell, the beautiful child thrown into a shadowy, terrifying world, seems to belong less to the history of the Victorian novel than to folklore, fairy tale, or myth. The sorrows of Nell and her grandfather are offset by Dickens's creation of a dazzling contemporary world inhabited by some of his most brilliantly drawn characters-the eloquent ne'er-do-well Dick Swiveller; the hungry maid known as the Marchioness; the mannish lawyer Sally Brass; Quilp's brow-beaten mother-in-law; and Quilp himself, the lustful…
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The story of Little Nell and her tragedy of sorrows, told in a blend of realism and fairy-taleThe sensational bestselling story of Little Nell, the beautiful child thrown into a shadowy, terrifying world, seems to belong less to the history of the Victorian novel than to folklore, fairy tale, or myth. The sorrows of Nell and her grandfather are offset by Dickens's creation of a dazzling contemporary world inhabited by some of his most brilliantly drawn characters-the eloquent ne'er-do-well Dick Swiveller; the hungry maid known as the Marchioness; the mannish lawyer Sally Brass; Quilp's brow-beaten mother-in-law; and Quilp himself, the lustful, vengeful dwarf, whose demonic energy makes a vivid counterpoint to Nell's purity.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Weitere Autoren: Page, Norman (Hrsg.) / Maclise, Daniel (Illustr.) / Cattermole, George (Illustr.) / Browne, Hablot K. (Illustr.) / Williams, Samuel (Illustr.) / Page, Norman (Einf.) / Page, Norman (Anmerk.)
- ISBN: 978-0-14-043742-3
- EAN: 9780140437423
- Produktnummer: 9379101
- Verlag: Penguin Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
- Seitenangabe: 608 S.
- Masse: H19.8 cm x B12.8 cm x D2.8 cm 415 g
- Gewicht: 415
Über den Autor
Charles Dickens (1812-70) was a political reporter and journalist whose popularity was established by the phenomenally successful PICKWICK PAPERS (1836-7). His novels captured and held the public imagination over a period of more than thirty years. He is considered one of the greatest novelists in the English language.Norman Page is Emeritus Professor at the University of Nottingham and the University of Alberta, Canada. His books include A Dickens Companion and A Dickens Chronology.
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