Charles Dickens

Le Conte de deux cités, de son titre original A Tale of two Cities, est le second roman historique de Charles Dickens, rédigé en 1859. Le récit commence en 1775, alors que Jarvis Lorry, employé de la banque Tellsone de Londres, se rend à Paris pour... Lire la suite

Charles Dickens needs no formal introduction, having been the most popular English writer of the 19th century and still one of the most popular writers in history today. Dickens was obsessed with reading, making him a natural journalist by the age... Lire la suite

Dickens is considered to be one of the greatest British writers. He was a social activist who wrote plays and novels during the Victorian period. His most famous novels include Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist, and David Copperfield This collection... Lire la suite

‘Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts: nothing else will ever be of... Lire la suite

Pour quel terrible secret le docteur Manette a-t-il passé dix-huit ans de sa vie enfermé dans la prison de la Bastille? C'est ce que Charles Darnay, devenu son gendre apres avoir échappé a une condamnation a mort en Angleterre pour crime de haute... Lire la suite

David Copperfield ist ein Bildungsroman des englischen Schriftstellers Charles Dickens aus dem Jahr 1849/1850. Der Roman wurde zunächst, wie die meisten von Dickens’ Werken, als monatliche Fortsetzungsgeschichte mit je zwei Illustrationen von Phiz... Lire la suite

In seinem Werk 'Martin Chuzzlewit' entführt uns Charles Dickens in die Welt des jungen Architekten Martin, der von seinem selbstsüchtigen Großvater verstoßen wird und eine Reihe von Abenteuern erlebt, während er nach seinem Platz in der Gesellschaft... Lire la suite

David Copperfield est un jeune orphelin de père, qui mène une enfance heureuse avec sa mère et leur servante Peggotty. Revenu de vacances, il trouve sa mère remariée avec le sombre M. Murdstone, aux principes d’éducation violents et injustes. Alors... Lire la suite

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A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. The novel depicts the plight of the French peasantry demoralised by the French aristocracy in the years leading up to the... Lire la suite

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DESCRIPTION Great Expectations by Charles Dickens was his thirteenth novel that was first published between December 1860 and August 1861 as a serial in the weekly periodical All the Year Round. Later that year, in October 1861, it was published as... Lire la suite

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First published in 1859, “A Tale of Two Cities” is a historical novel by Charles Dickens. Set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution, it tells the story of the 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris of French Doctor... Lire la suite

The French Revolution comes to vivid life in Charles Dickens’s famous novel about the best of times and the worst of times…The storming of the Bastille…the death carts with their doomed human cargo…the swift drop of the guillotine blade—this is the... Lire la suite

Nicholas Nickleby (englischer Originaltitel: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby) ist ein Roman von Charles Dickens aus dem Jahr 1838 / 1839. Durch den persönlichen Kontakt von Dickens mit dem Verleger George Westermann wurde der Roman sehr... Lire la suite

A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is the second historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. It depicts the plight of the French proletariat under the brutal oppression of the French aristocracy in... Lire la suite

Die Sammlung 'Die Französische Revolution und ihre Folgen – 4 klassische historische Romane' vereint meisterhaft die Erzählkunst von Charles Dickens, Anatole France, Alexandre Dumas und Victor Hugo, um die turbulenten Zeiten der Französischen... Lire la suite

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In “The Signal-Man,” Dickens makes supernatural beings interact with real people in realistic situations to express concerns about human... Lire la suite

First published in 1859, "A Tale of Two Cities" is the second historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. "A Tale of Two Cities" deals with the major themes of duality, revolution, and... Lire la suite