Nicolas Nickleby 2

by Charles Dickens

Overview

Vie et aventures de Nicholas Nickleby | tome 2 |, communément appelé Nicholas Nickleby, (The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, containing a Faithful Account of the Fortunes, Misfortunes, Uprisings, Downfallings and Complete Career of the Nickleby Family), publié en feuilleton en 1839. L'intrigue est centrée sur le personnage de Nicholas, jeune homme laissé impécunieux par la mort de son père et devant subvenir aux besoins de sa mère et de sa sœur. Son caractère droit et indépendant suscite l'antipathie de son oncle Ralph Nickleby qui le juge à tort sans valeur et le poursuit de son inimitié. Dans son sillage, se distinguent sa jeune sœur Kate et sa mère, l'inénarrable Mrs Nickleby. L'action se situe surtout à Portsmouth et Londres. Les thèmes principaux y concernent l'injustice sociale et la corruption morale dont sont victimes enfants et jeunes adultes, traitées sur le mode ironique de la satire. C'est aussi le premier d'une série de romans comportant une composante nettement romantique, les sentiments, la camaraderie, l'amitié et surtout l'amour, y jouant un rôle essentiel. |Source Wikipédia|

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9791022752107
Publisher:	Bookelis
Publication date:	12/27/2017
Sold by:	De Marque
Format:	eBook
File size:	570 KB
Language:	French

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