La casa dei fantasmi/The Haunted House

by Charles Dickens

Overview

Nel mezzo della campagna inglese vi è una casa infestata dai fantasmi. Gli abitanti del vicino villaggio se ne tengono ben lontani, ma John, il protagonista di questo dittico di racconti, decide di stabilirvisi. Non lo scoraggiano i campanelli che suonano da soli nel cuore della notte, i pianti e gli svenimenti delle domestiche o l’aspetto peculiare dei suoi vicini. Finché una mattina non si sveglia affianco allo scheletro di Mastro B., uno dei precedenti abitanti della casa…

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788892967687
Publisher:	Leone Editore
Publication date:	10/25/2023
Sold by:	StreetLib SRL
Format:	eBook
File size:	722 KB
Language:	Italian

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