Bücher von Charles Dickens

If you look at a Map of the World, you will see, in the left-hand upper corner of the Eastern Hemisphere, two Islands lying in the sea. They are England and Scotland, and Ireland. England and Scotland form the greater part of these Islands. Ireland is the next in size. The little neighbouring islands, which are so small upon the Map as to be mere dots, are chiefly little bits of Scotland, -broken off, I dare say, in the course of a great length of time, by the power of the restless water.In the old days, a long, long while ago, before Our Saviour was born on earth and lay asleep in a manger, these Islands were in the same place, and the stormy sea roared round them, just as it roars now. But the sea was not alive, then, with great ships and brave sailors, sailing to and from all parts of the world. It was very lonely. The Islands lay solitary, in the great expanse of water. The foaming waves dashed against their cliffs, and the bleak winds blew over their forests; but the winds and waves brought no adventurers to land upon the Islands, and the savage Islanders knew nothing of the rest of the world, and the rest of the world knew nothing of them.It is supposed that the Phoenicians, who were an ancient people, famous for carrying on trade, came in ships to these Islands, and found that they produced tin and lead; both very useful things, as you know, and both produced to this very hour upon the sea-coast. The most celebrated tin mines in Cornwall are, still, close to the sea. One of them, which I have seen, is so close to it that it is hollowed out underneath the ocean; and the miners say, that in stormy weather, when they are at work down in that deep place, they can hear the noise of the waves thundering above their heads. So, the Phoenicians, coasting about the Islands, would come, without much difficulty, to where the tin and lead were.The Phoenicians traded with the Islanders for these metals, and gave the Islanders some other useful things in exchange. The Islanders were, at first, poor savages, going almost naked, or only dressed in the rough skins of beasts, and staining their bodies, as other savages do, with coloured earths and the juices of plants. But the Phoenicians, sailing over to the opposite coasts of France and Belgium, and saying to the people there, 'We have been to those white cliffs across the water, which you can see in fine weather, and from that country, which is called BRITAIN, we bring this tin and lead, ' tempted some of the French and Belgians to come over also. These people settled themselves on the south coast of England, which is now called Kent; and, although they were a rough people too, they taught the savage Britons some useful arts, and improved that part of the Islands. It is probable that other people came over from Spain to Ireland, and settled there.Thus, by little and little, strangers became mixed with the Islanders, and the savage Britons grew into a wild, bold people; almost savage, still, especially in the interior of the country away from the sea where the foreign settlers seldom went; but hardy, brave, and strong.

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If you look at a Map of the World, you will see, in the left-hand upper corner of the Eastern Hemisphere, two Islands lying in the sea. They are England and Scotland, and Ireland. England and Scotland form the greater part of these Islands. Ireland is the next in size. The little neighbouring islands, which are so small upon the Map as to be mere dots, are chiefly little bits of Scotland,-broken off, I dare say, in the course of a great length of time, by the power of the restless water.In the old days, a long, long while ago, before Our Saviour was born on earth and lay asleep in a manger, these Islands were in the same place, and the stormy sea roared round them, just as it roars now. But the sea was not alive, then, with great ships and brave sailors, sailing to and from all parts of the world. It was very lonely. The Islands lay solitary, in the great expanse of water. The foaming waves dashed against their cliffs, and the bleak winds blew over their forests; but the winds and waves brought no adventurers to land upon the Islands, and the savage Islanders knew nothing of the rest of the world, and the rest of the world knew nothing of them.It is supposed that the Ph¿nicians, who were an ancient people, famous for carrying on trade, came in ships to these Islands, and found that they produced tin and lead; both very useful things, as you know, and both produced to this very hour upon the sea-coast. The most celebrated tin mines in Cornwall are, still, close to the sea. One of them, which I have seen, is so close to it that it is hollowed out underneath the ocean; and the miners say, that in stormy weather, when they are at work down in that deep place, they can hear the noise of the waves thundering above their heads. So, the Ph¿nicians, coasting about the Islands, would come, without much difficulty, to where the tin and lead were.The Ph¿nicians traded with the Islanders for these metals, and gave the Islanders some other useful things in exchange. The Islanders were, at first, poor savages, going almost naked, or only dressed in the rough skins of beasts, and staining their bodies, as other savages do, with coloured earths and the juices of plants. But the Ph¿nicians, sailing over to the opposite coasts of France and Belgium, and saying to the people there, 'We have been to those white cliffs across the water, which you can see in fine weather, and from that country, which is called BRITAIN, we bring this tin and lead,' tempted some of the French and Belgians to come over also. These people settled themselves on the south coast of England, which is now called Kent; and, although they were a rough people too, they taught the savage Britons some useful arts, and improved that part of the Islands. It is probable that other people came over from Spain to Ireland, and settled there.Thus, by little and little, strangers became mixed with the Islanders, and the savage Britons grew into a wild, bold people; almost savage, still, especially in the interior of the country away from the sea where the foreign settlers seldom went; but hardy, brave, and strong.

The Life of Charles James Mathews - chiefly Autobiographical, with selections from his Correspondence and Speeches, in Two Volumes - Vol. 2 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1879.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Life of Charles Dickens - Volume 2 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1870.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Der Waisenjunge Philip Pirrip, genannt Pip, verbringt seine unglückliche Kindheit im Haushalt seiner verbitterten, mit einem Schmied verheirateten älteren Schwester. Zufällig lernt er in dieser Zeit den entsprungenen Häftling Magwitch kennen, der später in seinen Leben eine bedeutsame Rolle spielen wird, ebenso wie die in ihrem Männerhass erstarrte Miss Havisham und deren Tochter Estella, die Pip heimlich liebt. Als ein unbekannter Gönner Pip ein Vermögen schenkt, scheint sich im Leben des jungen Mannes endlich alles zum Guten zu wenden. Doch seine »großen Erwartungen« werden enttäuscht.

Charles Dickens veröffentlichte seinen Roman, der als eine der bedeutendsten Leistungen der englischen Literatur des 19. Jahrhunderts gilt, im Jahr 1861. Erzählt wird der gewundene Lebensweg des Waisenjunge Philip Pirrip, von allen nur Pip genannt. Seine Kindheit verbringt Pip in ärmlichen Verhältnissen bei seiner verbitterten älteren Schwester, die mit einem Schmied verheiratet ist. In dieser Zeit lernt er zufällig den entsprungenen Häftling Magwitch sowie die alternde, in ihrem Männerhass erstarrte Miss Havisham und deren Tochter Estella kennen, die er heimlich liebt. Als Pip schließlich von einem unbekannten Gönner ein Vermögen geschenkt bekommt und nach London umzieht, scheint sich sein Schicksal endlich zum Besseren zu wenden. Doch seine »großen Erwartungen« werden enttäuscht, als ihn die Schatten der Vergangenheit wieder einholen.

Works of Charles Dickens - Vol. 2 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1861.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Die schönste Verklärung des Weihnachtsfestes im bürgerlichen Leben des vergangenen Jahrhunderts hat zweifellos Dickens mit seinen berühmten Weihnachtserzählungen geliefert. Diese Erzählungen schrieb er auf der Höhe seiner dichterischen Entwicklung: "Das Weihnachtslied" (Christmas Carol) im Jahre 1843, "Das Heimchen am Herde" (The cricket on the hearth) im Jahre 1845 und die beiden übrigen auf Reisen im Ausland. Das Christfest, das Dickens so gern mit aller Poesie, die er aufbringen konnte, schildert, ist nun nicht etwa aus einem besonders tief-innigen religiösen Verhältnis heraus gesehen und dargestellt: es ist ihm nicht um die hohe Symbolik der Geburt des Heilands in den dunkelsten Tagen des Jahres zu tun; und alle mystische Vertiefung liegt ihm völlig fern. Er erfaßt das Weihnachtsfest mit rein irdischem, diesseitigem Behagen; und dies Behagen eben ist es, was seine Erzählungen so anziehend und anheimelnd macht: es ist durchwoben von einer allgemeinen Menschlichkeit, von wohltuender Wärme und Herzlichkeit. Es ist darinnen der himmelhelle Glaube, daß das Leben doch im Grunde gar nicht so schwer sei, sondern leicht und glücklich gestaltet werden könnte, wenn die Menschen nur wollen. Dickens ist überzeugt von der Fähigkeit des Menschenherzens, sich zu läutern, besser, anders zu werden. Er glaubt daran, daß jeder, der es redlich meint, ein "neues Leben" beginnen kann, wie es Scrooge, wie es Mr. Warden mit Erfolg tun. Er ist des Sieges des Guten in der Welt sicher, und so bekämpft er Ansichten des Pessimismus und Skeptizismus, daß unser Dasein nur eine schlechte sinnlose Narrenkomödie darstellt. Er weist auf die "Helden und Heldinnen des Alltags" und zeigt, wie auch in einfachen Bürgerhäusern, fern von der heroischen Geste des Kriegerlebens, wahrer Opfermut und Edelsinn gedeihen. Das alles ist nicht tief ergrübelt, nicht als Ergebnis einer scharf nachsinnenden Philosophie gewonnen, sondern ein Stück praktischer Weltweisheit, die darum um so mehr ungezählte Scharen von Lesern begeistert hat, als diese Erkenntnis im Gewande heiterer leichter Dichtung erscheint.[Aus der Einleitung zu der Ausgabe von 1927]Der Text folgt der Ausgabe Berlin 1877, erschienen in der G. Grote'schen Verlagsbuchhandlung. Die Rechtschreibung wurde behutsam modernisiert.InhaltErstes Kapitel: Marleys GeistZweites Kapitel: Der erste der drei GeisterDrittes Kapitel: Der zweite der drei GeisterViertes Kapitel: Der letzte der drei GeisterFünftes Kapitel: Das Ende

Dickens's Dictionary of London, 1882 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1882.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.