BLEAK HOUSE
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A Chancery judge once had the kindness to inform me, as one of a company of some hundred and fifty men and women not labouring under any sus¬picions of lunacy, that the Court of Chancery, though the shining subject of much popular prejudice (at which point...
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A Chancery judge once had the kindness to inform me, as one of a company of some hundred and fifty men and women not labouring under any sus¬picions of lunacy, that the Court of Chancery, though the shining subject of much popular prejudice (at which point I thought the judge's eye had a cast in my direction), was almost immaculate. There had been, he admit¬ted, a trivial blemish or so in its rate of progress, but this was exaggerated and had been entirely owing to the "parsimony of the public," which guilty public, it appeared, had been until lately bent in the most determined man¬ner on by no means enlarging the number of Chancery judges appointed-I believe by Richard the Second, but any other king will do as well.This seemed to me too profound a joke to be inserted in the body of this book or I should have restored it to Conversation Kenge or to Mr. Vholes, with one or other of whom I think it must have originated.
Autoren-Porträt von Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime, and by the twentieth century critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories enjoy lasting popularity.Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school to work in a factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. Despite his lack of formal education, he edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, education, and other social reforms.Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are also frequently adapted, and, like many of his novels, evoke images of early Victorian London. His 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities, set in London and Paris, is his best-known work of historical fiction.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Charles Dickens
- 774 Seiten, Maße: 14 x 21,6 cm, Taschenbuch, Englisch
- Verlag: Maven Books
- ISBN-10: 9387826244
- ISBN-13: 9789387826243
- Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.2021
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Englisch
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