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Det er næsten umuligt at danne et overblik over Dickens samlede værkproduktion. Blandt andet fordi mange af historierne findes i utallige, reviderede genoptryk, men her foreligger et udvalg af de bedste og mest repræsentative noveller fra Dickens’ forfatterskab.
Charles Dickens’ episke romanværker er for længst kanoniserede. Bøger som ‘David Copperfield’, ‘To byer’ og ‘Store forventninger’ har vundet udbredelse verden over. Forlaget Klim har tidligere udgivet danske udgaver af ‘Et juleeventyr’ og ‘Oliver Twist’.
I denne samling af spøgelseshistorier viser Dickens en for de fleste uopdaget side af sit forfatterskab. Det er til tider uhyggeligt, men hele tiden underligt relevant for i dag.
Charles Dickens’ episke romanværker er for længst kanoniserede. Bøger som ‘David Copperfield’, ‘To byer’ og ‘Store forventninger’ har vundet udbredelse verden over. Forlaget Klim har tidligere udgivet danske udgaver af ‘Et juleeventyr’ og ‘Oliver Twist’.
I denne samling af spøgelseshistorier viser Dickens en for de fleste uopdaget side af sit forfatterskab. Det er til tider uhyggeligt, men hele tiden underligt relevant for i dag.
370 pages, Paperback
Published November 19, 2020
About the author
Charles Dickens
12.7k books32k 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.
(from Wikipedia)
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.
(from Wikipedia)
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August 14, 2021
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Hold da helt op hvor var den tung at bide sig igennem! Nej den er skam ikke dårlig, tværtimod. Det er ord formuleringen som jeg synes var ret svær, nok fordi den er kommet tilbage til den måde den oprindeligt var skrevet på, hvilket er nyt for mig. Jeg kan virkelig godt lide at der er de instruktioner/forklaring er der er før hver fortællinger der er med i den her samling. Det har været en kæmpe oplevelse og udfordring i at læse dem, det har givet mig lysten til at læse flere bøger af den her slags genre som Dickens. Også af hans bøger. Jeg kan klart anbefale at læse den her til at udfordre sig med, Dickens jeg jeg kommer igen og læser dit igen 😉☺️
Hold da helt op hvor var den tung at bide sig igennem! Nej den er skam ikke dårlig, tværtimod. Det er ord formuleringen som jeg synes var ret svær, nok fordi den er kommet tilbage til den måde den oprindeligt var skrevet på, hvilket er nyt for mig. Jeg kan virkelig godt lide at der er de instruktioner/forklaring er der er før hver fortællinger der er med i den her samling. Det har været en kæmpe oplevelse og udfordring i at læse dem, det har givet mig lysten til at læse flere bøger af den her slags genre som Dickens. Også af hans bøger. Jeg kan klart anbefale at læse den her til at udfordre sig med, Dickens jeg jeg kommer igen og læser dit igen 😉☺️
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