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Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte
Mit Ebenezer Scrooge schuf Charles Dickens in »Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte« eine jener Figuren der Weltliteratur, die für immer unvergesslich In der Wandlung des egoistischen Geizhalses durch den Besuch dreier Weihnachtsgeister liegt etwas unmittelbar Exemplarisches – sie ist ein Plädoyer für Mitmenschlichkeit und zugleich ein berauschendes Loblied auf die lebendige Kraft des Weihnachtsfestes. Unvergleichlich ist auch die zweite hier enthaltene Erzählung »Die Silvesterglocken« – witzig, anrührend und wunderbar festlich. Hier als Schmuckausgabe mit Goldprägung und den Illustrationen der Erstausgaben.
Die bekannteste Weihnachtsgeschichte der Welt»Wenn es keine schlechten Menschen gäbe, gäbe es keine guten Juristen.« aus Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte»Ich fühle, dass Kleinigkeiten die Summe des Lebens ausmachen.« (aus "Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte)
Die bekannteste Weihnachtsgeschichte der Welt»Wenn es keine schlechten Menschen gäbe, gäbe es keine guten Juristen.« aus Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte»Ich fühle, dass Kleinigkeiten die Summe des Lebens ausmachen.« (aus "Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte)
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Published September 24, 2025
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Charles Dickens
13k books31.6k followersCharles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870) was a writer and social critic who created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded 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.
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.
Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted, and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set in London and Paris, is his best-known work of historical fiction. Dickens's creative genius has been praised by fellow writers—from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell and G. K. Chesterton—for its realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. On the other hand, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, loose writing, and a vein of saccharine sentimentalism. The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.
On 8 June 1870, Dickens suffered another stroke at his home after a full day's work on Edwin Drood. He never regained consciousness, and the next day he died at Gad's Hill Place. Contrary to his wish to be buried at Rochester Cathedral "in an inexpensive, unostentatious, and strictly private manner," he was laid to rest in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. A printed epitaph circulated at the time of the funeral reads: "To the Memory of Charles Dickens (England's most popular author) who died at his residence, Higham, near Rochester, Kent, 9 June 1870, aged 58 years. He was a sympathiser with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed; and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world." His last words were: "On the ground", in response to his sister-in-law Georgina's request that he lie down.
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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.
Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted, and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set in London and Paris, is his best-known work of historical fiction. Dickens's creative genius has been praised by fellow writers—from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell and G. K. Chesterton—for its realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. On the other hand, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, loose writing, and a vein of saccharine sentimentalism. The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.
On 8 June 1870, Dickens suffered another stroke at his home after a full day's work on Edwin Drood. He never regained consciousness, and the next day he died at Gad's Hill Place. Contrary to his wish to be buried at Rochester Cathedral "in an inexpensive, unostentatious, and strictly private manner," he was laid to rest in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. A printed epitaph circulated at the time of the funeral reads: "To the Memory of Charles Dickens (England's most popular author) who died at his residence, Higham, near Rochester, Kent, 9 June 1870, aged 58 years. He was a sympathiser with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed; and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world." His last words were: "On the ground", in response to his sister-in-law Georgina's request that he lie down.
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January 4, 2026
Diese Rezension bezieht sich ausschließlich auf die zweite Erzählung: „Die Silvesterglocken“ :)
Vorsicht beim Klappentext: Die Erzählung als „witzig“, „anrührend“ oder „festlich“ zu vermarkten, ist ein Witz und macht null Sinn. Dickens hat hier keinen Wohlfühltext geschrieben, sondern eine erdrückende soziale Anklage!
Trotty ist kein sympathischer Held, sondern ein durch Armut gebrochener Mann in einer düsteren Albtraum-Vision.
Literarisch ist das stark, aber die Vermarktung als lockere Festtagslektüre ist einfach nur crazy und geht völlig am Inhalt vorbei. 4 Sterne, weil es aber bewegt. Genau das, was Dickens wollte.
Vorsicht beim Klappentext: Die Erzählung als „witzig“, „anrührend“ oder „festlich“ zu vermarkten, ist ein Witz und macht null Sinn. Dickens hat hier keinen Wohlfühltext geschrieben, sondern eine erdrückende soziale Anklage!
Trotty ist kein sympathischer Held, sondern ein durch Armut gebrochener Mann in einer düsteren Albtraum-Vision.
Literarisch ist das stark, aber die Vermarktung als lockere Festtagslektüre ist einfach nur crazy und geht völlig am Inhalt vorbei. 4 Sterne, weil es aber bewegt. Genau das, was Dickens wollte.
December 21, 2025
3,5 ⭐️
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