検索キーワード： 著者 "Charles Dickens" すべてのカテゴリー

Oliver Twist jest biedny. Urodzony w przytułku chłopiec zawsze był i będzie traktowany jak wyrzutek. Oliver nie chce przez całe życie ciężko pracować za nędzny posiłek, ale szybko się dowiaduje, że proszenie o coś więcej nie jest dla niego bezpieczne. Tak naprawdę Oliver potrzebuje tylko jednego: rodziny. Jednak czy rodzina złodziei, porywaczy i zabójców zasługuje na takie miano?

Pip to przeciętny chłopak. Nie ma rodziców, mieszka z kłótliwą siostrą i jej mężem. Pewnego razu w Wigilię Bożego Narodzenia spotka na bagnach zbiegłego przestępcę. Sprawy przybierają jednak dziwniejszy obrót, gdy po pewnym czasie, jakiś tajemniczy nieznajomy zaczyna wydawać na chłopca bardzo dużo pieniędzy.

A master of language, moral lessons, and capturing the beauty of the everyday, Charles Dickens also brings elements of magic and wonder to this tale along with, of course, the meaning and joy of the Christmas season. Expecting to be able to bask in the nostalgia of the holiday, the character of Ebenezer Scrooge exists in stark contrast and is instantly despised. Dickens chooses Scrooge as his protagonist to take his audience through the selfish distractions of this world. A cautionary tale with a heartwarming twist, A Christmas Carol was and is a beloved classic for good reason.

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Recordándonos a los estudiantes del buscón de Quevedo, aunque sea al otro lado del mar, Charles Dickens en esta obra corta, refleja perfectamente cómo funcionaban los colegios ingleses de principios del siglo XIX y el hambre y penurias por las que los alumnos tenían que pasar, mientras aprendían latinajos. Es un relato que estamos seguros a todos entretendrá.

"Eine Geschichte aus zwei Städten" (Originaltitel: "A Tale of Two Cities") ist ein historischer Roman von Charles Dickens aus dem Jahr 1859. Er gehört zu den berühmtesten Werken der Weltliteratur. Schauplatz des Romans sind Paris und London. Erzählt wird die Lebensgeschichte von Dr. Manette, seiner Tochter Lucie und deren Ehemann Charles Darnay in den Wirren der Französischen Revolution. Als Charles von den Revolutionären zum Tode verurteilt wird, rettet ihm der junge Anwalt Sydney Carton, der in Lucie verliebt ist, das Leben: Anstelle von Lucies Gatten besteigt Sydney das Schafott und geht für ihn in den Tod.

En riktigt god jul... blir det till slut i Charles Dickens "En Julsaga", men vägen dit är inte den vanliga. Med hjälp av övernaturliga krafter får den rike och elake affärsmannen Scrooge en läxa, som på juldagsnatten förvandlar honom till en riktigt god människa. Charles Dickens skrev sin historia inför julen 1843. Den blev omedelbart en stor framgång och har haft en central plats i det anglosaxiska julfirandet sedan dess. Den har satts upp som julspel på teatrar i England och USA otaliga gånger.

The Cricket on the Hearth, published in 1845, is the third in Charles Dickens' series of "Christmas Books." The story centers around the hearth and home of the good-hearted carrier, John Peerybingle, and his young wife Mary—affectionately called Dot by her husband. Their baby boy is cared for by a clumsy nanny, Tilly Slowboy. The household is completed by Boxer the dog and the cricket on the hearth, who acts as a guardian angel to the family. When disaster looms following the arrival of an elderly stranger, the cricket appears in fairy form to save the day.

Nicholas Nickleby is a young boy left without a father. Nicholas has to take care of his mother and sister and is forced by his uncle to work as an assistant to the schoolmaster Wackford Squeers. Squeers’ intentions are however not good and his only goal is to make Nicholas’ life miserable. At the same time Squeers’ wife convinces herself that Nicholas loves her and this gets the young boy in even greater trouble. Nicholas’ uncle is colluding with the schoolmaster and it seems like everybody is against him.

David Copperfield was a little boy who grew up in an unfortunate family. His father died six months before David’s birth. Later his mother remarried to a cruel man who beat him up. David however fought back and bit him. This resulted in David getting sent to a boarding school which he did not finish because of his mother’s death. All in all, David’s life has been a string of misfortunes. His development from infancy to maturity happened unnecessarily fast.

Baron Grogzwig lives a life full of pleasure, drinking and hunting with his friends. But when he decides ´ to marry one of his fellow baron’s daughter, his days change drastically. First he has to send his friends away as per his wife’s demands. Then his responsibilities start growing bigger with time as his wife gifts him with twelve children. When the thirteenth child is on the way, baron Grogzwig’s despair and lack of money become unbearable. He decides to end his life.

Christmas is just around the corner. People are cheery and excited, except for Ebenezer Scrooge for whom Christmas is just another day. Ebenezer is an old, bitter miser who has distanced himself from everyone and leads a lonely life by his own choice. He is greedy and selfish and the most important thing for him is hoarding money. However one night he gets a visit by the ghost of his old business partner Marley who is wandering the Earth shackled by heavy chains and money boxes.

Pip is a poor orphaned boy who lives together with his sister and her husband. Pip is not educated but has great dreams of the future. He is determined to get out of the low class and seek progress in the higher class. One day a lawyer appears. Pip has suddenly received a large fortune from a secret benefactor and he has to get to London to start his education. Pip’s life changes in a second. But he is ready to embark on his next journey.

"The Christmas Stories of Charles Dickens" is a precious collection of Christmas tales. Christmas spirit, joy, excitement, cheer and Christmas trees against low classes living in despair and poverty. There are two sides to the story but the holiday and its meaning come from the heart no matter what the social status is. "The Christmas Stories of Charles Dickens" is a collection which makes the reader immerse in a parallel universe, so complex in its nature that it almost seems unreal.

"Ins Leben zurückgerufen" ist das erste Buch aus "Eine Geschichte aus zwei Städten". Dickens schrieb diesen Roman 1859, als sein eigenes Leben starke Veränderungen erfuhr. Er ließ sich scheiden, seine britische Wochenzeitschrift Household Words ging ein, während er eine neue Zeitschrift All the Year Round startete. Schauplatz des Romans sind Paris und London. Erzählt wird die Lebensgeschichte von Dr. Manette, seiner Tochter Lucie und deren Ehemann Charles Darnay in den Wirren der Französischen Revolution.

On New Year's Eve, an elderly ticket porter, Toby "Trotty" Veck, a hardworking but poor man, is disillusioned with the state of the world. He is appalled by newspaper reports of crime and immorality, and fears for the future prospects of his daughter, Meg, who is to be married on New Year's Day. Trotty has always fancied that the bell chimes of the nearby church offer him encouragement when he is most in need. On this particular night, he is drawn to the church tower, where he is greeted by the spirits of the bells and their goblin attendants who show him a vision of the future.

"Der Lauf eines Gewitters" ist das dritte Buch aus "Eine Geschichte aus zwei Städten". Dickens schrieb diesen Roman 1859, als sein eigenes Leben starke Veränderungen erfuhr. Er ließ sich scheiden, seine britische Wochenzeitschrift "Household Words" ging ein, während er eine neue Zeitschrift "All the Year Round" startete. Schauplatz des Romans sind Paris und London. Erzählt wird die Lebensgeschichte von Dr. Manette, seiner Tochter Lucie und deren Ehemann Charles Darnay in den Wirren der Französischen Revolution.

"Der goldene Faden" ist das zweite Buch aus "Eine Geschichte aus zwei Städten". Dickens schrieb diesen Roman 1859, als sein eigenes Leben starke Veränderungen erfuhr. Er ließ sich scheiden, seine britische Wochenzeitschrift "Household Words" ging ein, während er eine neue Zeitschrift "All the Year Round" startete. Schauplatz des Romans sind Paris und London. Erzählt wird die Lebensgeschichte von Dr. Manette, seiner Tochter Lucie und deren Ehemann Charles Darnay in den Wirren der Französischen Revolution.

On Christmas Eve, miser Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley, who warns Scrooge that three more ghosts will visit him before the night is over—the ghost of Christmases Past, the ghost of Christmas present, and the ghost of Christmas yet to come.

El Guardavía (The Signal-Man) es un relato de terror escrito por Charles Dickens y publicado en diciembre de 1866. El relato mezcla terror y elegancia y demuestra que pueden ir de la mano. Se trata de un cuento de terror clásico, aunque el verdadero talento del autor es el contraste que nos crea con la tranquilidad de pausas y llanos apacibles, y luego nos sacude con el horror psicológico que atormenta a sus personajes protagonistas. Está ambientado en el portal del túnel de Clayton, West Sussex, Inglaterra y fue inspirado por dos accidentes de trenes.