Die Pickwickier

by Charles Dickens

Overview

Der exzentrische Mr Samuel Pickwick schart in einem Klub drei nicht weniger skurrile Gestalten um sich: "Die Pickwickier". Gemeinsam begeben sie sich im Jahr 1827 auf eine absurde Forschungsreise durch England, in deren Verlauf sie zahlreiche Turbulenzen, Intrigen und eine Verfolgungsjagd zu meistern haben. Für einen Teil der Gentlemen kommt es dabei zu folgenreichen Begegnungen. Mit seinem Debütroman glückte Charles Dickens ein amüsantes Schelmenstück, das ihn schlagartig berühmt machte. Seine Charaktere sind humorvoll gezeichnet und die Episoden von zeitloser Situationskomik.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783955011437
Publisher:	andersseitig.de
Publication date:	01/09/2014
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	716
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years
Language:	German

About the Author

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is probably the greatest novelist England has ever produced, the author of such famous books as A Christmas Carol, Hard Times, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, and Oliver Twist. His innate comic genius and shrewd depictions of Victorian life — along with his indelible characters — have made his books beloved by readers the world over. Dickens was born in Landport, Portsea, England and died in Kent after suffering a stroke. The second of eight children of a family continually plagued by debt, the young Dickens came to know hunger, privation, and the horrors of the infamous debtors' prison and the evils of child labor. These unfortunate early life experiences helped shape many of his greatest works.

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1812

Date of Death:

June 18, 1870

Place of Birth:

Portsmouth, England

Place of Death:

Gad's Hill, Kent, England

Education:

Home-schooling; attended Dame School at Chatham briefly and Wellington