The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices

by Charles Dickens

Overview

 mixture of memory and fiction, the Lazy Tour is based on a walking tour of England undertaken by himself and Wilkie Collins. It is accompanied here by some of Dickens' less-known short fiction: Bardell v. Pickwick, George Silverman's Explanation, Holiday Romance, The Holly-Tree, and A House to Let

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788832531138
Publisher:	arslan
Publication date:	02/25/2019
Sold by:	StreetLib SRL
Format:	eBook
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Wilkie Collins remains most famous for his novels The Moonstone and The Woman in White, in which he pioneered a new style of “sensation” writing, the influence of which can still be seen in today's culture in the genres of crime, mystery and suspense. He is also renowned for his close relationship with Charles Dickens, who regarded him as the most talented of his many protégés.

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

Editorial Reviews

My dear Collins… I am open to any proposal to go anywhere any day or days this week. Fresh air and change in any amount I am ready for. If I could only find an idle man (this is a general observation), he would find the warmest recognition in this direction.” —Charles Dickens

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