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The Uncommercial Traveller de Charles Dickens

The Uncommercial Traveller

Autor Charles Dickens
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The Uncommercial Traveller is a collection of literary sketches and reminiscences by Charles Dickens. He chose the title and persona of the Uncommercial Traveller as a result of a speech he gave to the Commercial Travellers' School. The persona sits well with a writer who liked to travel, not only as a tourist, but also to research and report what he found; visiting Europe, America. Dickens often suffered from insomnia and his night-time wanderings gave him an insight into some of the hidden aspects of Victorian London.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781491218587
ISBN-10: 1491218584
Pagini: 318
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Editura: CREATESPACE

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'And O, Angelica, what has become of you, this present Sunday morning when I can't attend to the sermon; and, more difficult question than that, what has become of Me as I was when I sat by your side?'At the height of his career, around the time he was working on Great Expectations and Our Mutual Friend, Charles Dickens wrote a series of sketches, mostly set in London, which he collected as The Uncommercial Traveller. In the persona of 'the Uncommercial', Dickens wanders the city streets and brings London, its inhabitants, commerce and entertainment vividly to life. Sometimes autobiographical, as childhood experiences are interwoven with adult memories, the sketches include visits to the Paris Morgue, the Liverpool docks, a workhouse, a school for poor children, and the theatre. They also describe the perils of travel, including seasickness, shipwreck, the coming of the railways, and the wretchedness of dining in English hotels and restaurants. The work is quintessential Dickens, with each piece showcasing his imaginative writing style, his keen observational powers, and his characteristic wit. In this edition Daniel Tyler explores Dickens's fascination with the city and the book's connections with concerns evident in his fiction: social injustice, human mortality, a fascination with death and the passing of time. Often funny, sometimes indignant, always exuberant, The Uncommercial Traveller is a revelatory encounter with Dickens, and the Victorian city he knew so well.

Notă biografică

Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812 - 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity. Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education and other social reforms.

Recenzii

... .there is plenty here and fans will enjoy spotting his nascent characters and books in these sketches.
Tyler's introduction is substantial, thorough and stimulating.
beautiful volume
fascinating