The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices

Dickens, Charles, Collins, Wilkie

ISBN 10: 1843912058 / ISBN 13: 9781843912057

Editore: Hesperus Press, 2011

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Titolo: The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices

Casa editrice: Hesperus Press

Data di pubblicazione: 2011

Legatura: Brossura

Condizione: Very Good

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A delightful meditation on the pleasures of bachelor bonding and an example of collaborative journalism at its best

In autumn 1857, Charles Dickens embarked on a sightseeing trip to Cumberland with his friend, the rising star of literature Wilkie Collins. Writing together, they reported their adventures for Dickens' periodicalHousehold Words, producing a showcase of both long-cherished and entirely novel sides of these well-loved men of letters. Boasting two ghost stories from undisputed masters of the genre, it also uniquely demonstrates their glee in caricaturing themselves and one another—Collins assumes the identity of Thomas Idle (a born-and-bred idler) and Dickens that of Francis Goodchild (laboriously idle). Through their fictional counterparts, the men relentlessly satirize Dickens' maniacal energy and Collins' idleness. The result is an exuberant diary of a journey and a rare insight into one of literature's most famed and intriguing friendships.

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Wilkie Collins cornered the Victorian market in literary sensationalism. He was a pioneer of detective fiction, a close friend and collaborator of Charles Dickens.
Charles Dickens was a prolific writer and storyteller. His novels and tales were hugely successful in his lifetime.

Wilkie Collins (18241889) was an English novelist, playwright, and short story writer. He is best known for his "sensation novels," the forerunners of modern detective fictions, which won him great popularity when they were published in his friend Charles Dickens's publication All The Year Round. Charles Dickens is considered one of the English language's greatest writers. His works includeThe Adventures of Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield,Great Expectations, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, andA Tale of Two Cities.