Ten Girls from Dickens

Ten Girls from Dickens

Kate Dickinson Sweetser

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Kessinger Publishing
Año de edición:
2004
Materia
Literatura: historia y crítica
ISBN:
9781417931651
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''Ten Girls from Dickens'' by Kate Dickinson Sweetser is a collection of ten short biographies of female characters from the novels of Charles Dickens. The book explores the lives of characters such as Little Nell, Florence Dombey, and Esther Summerson, offering insight into their personalities, struggles, and triumphs. Each chapter includes excerpts from the relevant Dickens novel, as well as illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith. The book aims to provide a deeper understanding of the female characters in Dickens’ works and their significance in Victorian society. Overall, ''Ten Girls from Dickens'' is a fascinating and informative read for fans of Dickens’ novels and those interested in Victorian literature and culture.1902. A companion volume to the author’s Ten Boys from Dickens. Among the sketches will be found several of the most popular of the creations of Dickens, notably, The Marchioness, Little Nell, Jenny Wren and Florence Dombey. It is hoped that in this presentation of simple stories of girlhood their classic form and beauty may arouse in the young people of the day a new interest in the novel from which they are taken.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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