Vie et aventures de Martin Chuzzlewit - Tome I: Un roman de Charles Dickens

by Charles Dickens

Overview

Le jeune Martin Chuzzlewit est amoureux de Mary, orpheline recueillie par son grandpère, le riche Martin Chuzzlewit senior. Mais avant que Martin junior puisse épouser Mary, son grandpère souhaite que qu'il découvre la valeur de l'argent gagné par le travail. Pour cela, il le déshérite et le confie à un membre de la famille éloigné, l'hypocrite Mr. Pecksnif. Celuici a des vues sur l'héritage Chuzzlewit, il rêve même de marier une de ses filles à Martin Junior. Mais rapidement le jeune Martin découvre la véritable nature de ce personnage et décide de partir en Amérique avec son ami et serviteur, Mark Tapley...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9791041926442
Publisher:	Culturea
Publication date:	01/22/2023
Pages:	660
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.69(h) x 1.33(d)
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