Plays, Poems, and Miscellanies - Dickens, Charles
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Plays, Poems, and Miscellanies is a fascinating collection of Charles Dickens' lesser-known works, showcasing his versatility and creativity beyond his famous novels. This compilation includes a selection of Dickens' plays, poetry, and various short pieces, offering a glimpse into the breadth of his literary talents. The plays in this collection reveal Dickens' flair for drama and his keen understanding of human nature, bringing to life characters and stories that reflect the social issues of his time. His poems, though few in number, display his skillful use of language and his ability to…mehr

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Plays, Poems, and Miscellanies is a fascinating collection of Charles Dickens' lesser-known works, showcasing his versatility and creativity beyond his famous novels. This compilation includes a selection of Dickens' plays, poetry, and various short pieces, offering a glimpse into the breadth of his literary talents. The plays in this collection reveal Dickens' flair for drama and his keen understanding of human nature, bringing to life characters and stories that reflect the social issues of his time. His poems, though few in number, display his skillful use of language and his ability to evoke emotion through verse. The miscellanies comprise a variety of short essays, sketches, and articles, highlighting Dickens' keen observational skills and his wit. These pieces provide insight into his views on society, culture, and the world around him. The plays include "The Strange Gentleman," "The Village Coquettes," and "Is She His Wife? Or, Something Singular!"
Autorenporträt
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, in Portsea, England. His parents were middle-class and suffered financially. When Dickens was twelve years old, his family faced financial crisis, which forced him to quit school and work in a shoe polish manufacturing factory. Dickens's mother and siblings eventually joined him. Dickens continued to work at the factory for several months. In the factory the horrific conditions haunted him throughout his life. Dickens never forgot the day when a senior boy in the warehouse took it upon himself to instruct Dickens how to do his work more efficiently. As a young adult, Dickens worked as a law clerk and later as a journalist. He perceived the darker social conditions of the Industrial Revolution. A collection of semi-fictional sketches entitled Sketches by Boz earned him recognition as a writer. Dickens began to make money from his writing when he published his first novel, The Pickwick Papers in 1836. The Pickwick Papers was hugely popular and Dickens became a literary celebrity at the age of twenty-five. Dickens's themes included wealth and poverty, love and rejection, and the eventual triumph of good over evil. In 1836, Dickens married Catherine Hogarth, but after twenty years of marriage and their ten children, he fell in love with Ellen Ternan, an actress many years his junior. Soon after, Dickens and his wife separated. Dickens remained a prolific writer to the end of his life, and his novels - Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, and Bleak House - continued to earn critical and popular acclaim. He died of a stroke in 1870, at the age of 58.