Le ricette del dottor Marigold

by Charles Dickens

Overview

Il dottor Marigold è un venditore ambulante che vive in un carretto con la moglie e la figlia Sophy. La moglie picchia spesso Sophy, ma Marigold, sentendosi impotente, non fa mai nulla per fermarla. Quando la bambina muore di febbre, la madre, tormentata dal senso di colpa, si suicida. Ma la vita solitaria del dottor Marigold subisce un drastico scossone quando decide di adottare una bimba sordomuta la cui madre è morta e il cui padrino, proprietario di un circo ambulante, ha l’abitudine di picchiare la figliastra.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788892968592
Publisher:	Leone Editore
Publication date:	03/08/2024
Sold by:	StreetLib SRL
Format:	eBook
File size:	783 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