Charles Dickens
Список книг автора Charles DickensDer Weihnachtsabend. Ein Weihnachtslied in Prosa; oder: Eine Geistergeschichte zum Weihnachtsfest
"Lass mich in Ruhe mit deinen Fröhlichen Weihnachten!" Diese Worte können nur von jenem alten Geizkragen stammen, der so eng mit Weihnachten verknüpft ist wie kaum eine andere literarische Figur: Ebenezer Scrooge, der erst durch das Fest der Liebe zum Guten bekehrt wird. Doch bis dahin ist es für ihn ein langer Weg bzw. ein langer Weihnachtsabend, denn es braucht den Besuch von drei Geistern, ehe sich der reiche Geschäftsmann vom Zauber dieser besonderen Nacht anstecken lässt. Charles Dickens' Erzählung gehört zum Fest einfach dazu und damit die berührende Botschaft: Weihnachten, das ist das Fest der Liebe und Menschlichkeit. – Mit einer kompakten Biographie des Autors.
David Copperfield
David Copperfield es una novela escrita por Charles Dickens y publicada por primera vez en 1850. Al igual que el resto de sus obras (a excepción de cinco de ellas), esta novela fue publicada en capítulos mensuales. Muchos elementos de la novela hacen referencia a la propia vida de Dickens, siendo probablemente la más autobiográfica de todas sus obras. Así también, el mismo Dickens señaló en un prólogo de la novela «de todos mis libros, éste es el que más me gusta», y luego «como muchos padres, tengo un hijo preferido, un hijo que es mi debilidad; este hijo se llama David Copperfield».
The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain
The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain Charles Dickens – The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain, A Fancy for Christmas-Time (better known as The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain or simply as The Haunted Man) is a novella by Charles Dickens first published in 1848. It is the fifth and last of Dickens's Christmas novellas. The story is more about the spirit of Christmas than about the holiday itself, harking back to the first in the series, A Christmas Carol. The tale centres on a Professor Redlaw and those close to him.
A Child's Dream of a Star
A Child's Dream of a Star Charles Dickens – THERE was once a child, and he strolled about a good deal, and thought of a number of things. He had a sister, who was a child too, and his constant companion. These two used to wonder all day long. They wondered at the beauty of the flowers; they wondered at the height and blueness of the sky; they wondered at the depth of the bright water; they wondered at the goodness and the power of GOD who made the lovely world.They used to say to one another, sometimes, Supposing all the children upon earth were to die, would the flowers, and the water, and the sky be sorry? They believed they would be sorry. For, said they, the buds are the children of the flowers, and the little playful streams that gambol down the hill-sides are the children of the water; and the smallest bright specks playing at hide and seek in the sky all night, must surely be the children of the stars; and they would all be grieved to see their playmates, the children of men, no more.This is a short story about a brother and sister who used to wonder about the stars all day long. On an ordinary day, one clear, shining star would appear before the rest, and every night they watched for it, standing hand in hand at a window. But while she was still very young, the sister died, breaking the little boy's heart. One day, when the star made long rays down toward him, he saw his sister's angel through his tears. But, throughout his life, his sister's angel told him it was not time to join her. He lived a long, full life, and it was not until the old man died was he able to rejoin his sister.
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop Charles Dickens – Little Nell Trent lives in the quiet gloom of the old curiosity shop with her ailing grandfather, for whom she cares with selfless devotion. But when they are unable to pay their debts to the stunted, lecherous and demonic money-lender Daniel Quilp, the shop is seized and they are forced to flee, thrown into a shadowy world in which there seems to be no safe haven. Dickens's portrayal of the innocent, tragic Nell made The Old Curiosity Shop an instant bestseller that captured the hearts of the nation, even as it was criticised for its sentimentality by figures such as Oscar Wilde. Yet alongside the story's pathos are some of Dickens's greatest comic and grotesque creations: the ne'er-do-well Dick Swiveller, the mannish lawyer Sally Brass, the half-starved 'Marchioness' and the lustful, loathsome Quilp himself.Charles Dickens is one of the best-loved novelists in the English language, whose 200th anniversary was celebrated in 2012. His most famous books, including Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, David Copperfield and The Pickwick Papers, have been adapted for stage and screen and read by millions.If you enjoyed The Old Curiosity Shop, you might like Dickens's Hard Times, also available in Penguin Classics.