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Il piccolo Peter
Scritto negli anni della giovinezza, "Il piccolo Peter" (1887) racconta dell'amicizia di un bimbetto con un uomo deforme ed emarginato dalla comunità. Tutti, grandi e piccini, ne fanno oggetto di scherno o, addirittura, lo temono come se fosse un essere in grado di gettare sortilegi e negatività sugli altri; tuttavia John Paqualin si rivelerà una persona generosa e non mancherà di dimostrare la sua profonda e sincera amicizia al suo piccolo amico.
168 pages, Paperback
First published August 16, 2013
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About the author
Lucas Malet
108 books2 followersLucas Malet is the pseudonym of Mary St. Leger Kingsley (4 June 1852 – 27 October 1931), Victorian novelist.
She was the daughter of Charles Kingsley, author of The Water Babies. In 1876 she married William Harrison, Minor Canon of Westminster, and Priest-in-Ordinary to the Queen.
She was the daughter of Charles Kingsley, author of The Water Babies. In 1876 she married William Harrison, Minor Canon of Westminster, and Priest-in-Ordinary to the Queen.
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July 3, 2021
Huzzah! I am back in my library full of two hundred year old books on top of a snowy mountain in Japan. Can life possibly get better?
I just finished this gem. I quite liked it.
Reading a morality book every now and again is nice. Of course it seems rather gimmicky in that everyone starts to repent and go to church in the end of the story, but there is still great value in reading them. For instance I learned that in the 1800s people thought the news was fake and biased and just a bunch of political hacks. Huh. Not so different than now. Doesn't that make you feel better? We are most likely not watching the end of the world unfolding in front of our eyes.
I also quite liked how the author would just break the fourth wall constantly. It was cute. Especially when he would go all philosophical about how fiction can plumb greater depths of truth than nonfiction can on occasion. I agree. Our myths persist because they embody some deeper truth than we can articulate.
I also like...and yet hate...how all these books have the death of an innocent. It's super formulaic and gimmicky and I don't like that aspect, but on the other hand, it shows that they didn't fear to discuss death with their children. Death is a reality that we must all face at some point and pretending that it doesn't does not result in mentally strong people, so I admire their straightforwardness about it.
I just finished this gem. I quite liked it.
Reading a morality book every now and again is nice. Of course it seems rather gimmicky in that everyone starts to repent and go to church in the end of the story, but there is still great value in reading them. For instance I learned that in the 1800s people thought the news was fake and biased and just a bunch of political hacks. Huh. Not so different than now. Doesn't that make you feel better? We are most likely not watching the end of the world unfolding in front of our eyes.
I also quite liked how the author would just break the fourth wall constantly. It was cute. Especially when he would go all philosophical about how fiction can plumb greater depths of truth than nonfiction can on occasion. I agree. Our myths persist because they embody some deeper truth than we can articulate.
I also like...and yet hate...how all these books have the death of an innocent. It's super formulaic and gimmicky and I don't like that aspect, but on the other hand, it shows that they didn't fear to discuss death with their children. Death is a reality that we must all face at some point and pretending that it doesn't does not result in mentally strong people, so I admire their straightforwardness about it.
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October 1, 2024What the hell was wrong with the Victorians and all these "kid books" full of kids that die at the end to go hang with Jesus? This is the most f*cked up Christmas story I've ever seen.
And shut up, I'm not crying, it's just raining on my face.
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December 30, 2025
Cura dell’edizione Caravaggio Editore TOP! Le illustrazioni originali e l’attenzione al progetto grafico rendono il volume molto bello dal punto di vista estetico.
La storia si inserisce nella tradizione delle “moral tales” inglesi per l’infanzia: un racconto ambientato in un inverno rigido, durante il periodo natalizio, attraversato da temi come la compassione, l’emarginazione e il sacrificio. Il tono è dichiaratamente simbolico e riflessivo e lo stile di scrittura è semplice e discorsivo, dai toni fiabeschi, tipico dell’epoca e del pubblico a cui era destinato.
Nonostante la collocazione nel periodo natalizio io l’ho percepito più come un racconto invernale che come una vera storia natalizia: l’atmosfera è fredda, austera, e il Natale resta sullo sfondo più come riferimento simbolico che come esperienza emotiva.
L’ho trovata una lettura carina e suggestiva ma anche tanto drammatica 🥺❤️🩹
La storia si inserisce nella tradizione delle “moral tales” inglesi per l’infanzia: un racconto ambientato in un inverno rigido, durante il periodo natalizio, attraversato da temi come la compassione, l’emarginazione e il sacrificio. Il tono è dichiaratamente simbolico e riflessivo e lo stile di scrittura è semplice e discorsivo, dai toni fiabeschi, tipico dell’epoca e del pubblico a cui era destinato.
Nonostante la collocazione nel periodo natalizio io l’ho percepito più come un racconto invernale che come una vera storia natalizia: l’atmosfera è fredda, austera, e il Natale resta sullo sfondo più come riferimento simbolico che come esperienza emotiva.
L’ho trovata una lettura carina e suggestiva ma anche tanto drammatica 🥺❤️🩹
June 4, 2024
La prosa un po’ pomposa rallenta il ritmo. Il finale straziante merita tutta la lettura!
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