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Vianočná koleda / Príhody Olivera Twista
Sebecký a krutý starý mládenec Ebenezer Scrooge nenávidí všetkých ľudí, jediné hodnoty preňho predstavujú úspech a bohatstvo. Vianoce vníma ako ďalší stratený deň, keď sa nepracuje a muší dať svojmu zamestnancovi voľno. V noci na Štedrý večer ho však navštívi duch jeho mŕtveho spoločníka a varuje ho pred cestou, ktorú si zvolil. Vzápätí starca navštívia ďalší traja duchovia: duch minulých, súčasných a budúcich Vianoc. Scrooge vďaka nim spomína na detstvo, sleduje obyčajné šťastie ľudí žijúcich okolo neho a má možnosť nahliadnuť aj do budúcnosti, ktorá znamená už len osamelosť a smrť v samote a zabudnutí. A vtedy sa Scrooge rozhodne, že už nič nebude také ako doteraz... Vianočná koleda - rozprávka či duchársky príbeh - sa stala symbolom predstáv o posolstve Vianoc.
Rozsiahly román Príhody Olivera Twista zachytáva príbehy chlapca, syna neznámych rodičov, ktorý vyrastá v obecnom chudobinci, kde ho neustále ponižujú a týrajú hladom a krutým zaobchádzaním. Po úteku do Londýna sa malý Oliver nevedomky dostáva do zločineckej bandy. Pri nevydarenom lúpežnom prepadnutí, na ktorom sa musí zúčastniť proti svojej vôli, je Oliver zranený. Keď sa chorého chlapca ujme pani Maylieová, majiteľka prepadnutého domu, so svojou" mladou spoločníčkou Rose, Oliverov život sa úplne zmení... Nečakané rozuzlenie, nasledujúce po mnohých peripetiách, ktoré mladého hrdinu čakajú, prekvapí nejedného čitateľa.
Rozsiahly román Príhody Olivera Twista zachytáva príbehy chlapca, syna neznámych rodičov, ktorý vyrastá v obecnom chudobinci, kde ho neustále ponižujú a týrajú hladom a krutým zaobchádzaním. Po úteku do Londýna sa malý Oliver nevedomky dostáva do zločineckej bandy. Pri nevydarenom lúpežnom prepadnutí, na ktorom sa musí zúčastniť proti svojej vôli, je Oliver zranený. Keď sa chorého chlapca ujme pani Maylieová, majiteľka prepadnutého domu, so svojou" mladou spoločníčkou Rose, Oliverov život sa úplne zmení... Nečakané rozuzlenie, nasledujúce po mnohých peripetiách, ktoré mladého hrdinu čakajú, prekvapí nejedného čitateľa.
478 pages
Published January 1, 2005
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Charles Dickens
13k books31.6k followersCharles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870) was a writer and social critic who 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.
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. Dickens's creative genius has been praised by fellow writers—from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell and G. K. Chesterton—for its realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. On the other hand, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, loose writing, and a vein of saccharine sentimentalism. The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.
On 8 June 1870, Dickens suffered another stroke at his home after a full day's work on Edwin Drood. He never regained consciousness, and the next day he died at Gad's Hill Place. Contrary to his wish to be buried at Rochester Cathedral "in an inexpensive, unostentatious, and strictly private manner," he was laid to rest in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. A printed epitaph circulated at the time of the funeral reads: "To the Memory of Charles Dickens (England's most popular author) who died at his residence, Higham, near Rochester, Kent, 9 June 1870, aged 58 years. He was a sympathiser with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed; and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world." His last words were: "On the ground", in response to his sister-in-law Georgina's request that he lie down.
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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. Dickens's creative genius has been praised by fellow writers—from Leo Tolstoy to George Orwell and G. K. Chesterton—for its realism, comedy, prose style, unique characterisations, and social criticism. On the other hand, Oscar Wilde, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf complained of a lack of psychological depth, loose writing, and a vein of saccharine sentimentalism. The term Dickensian is used to describe something that is reminiscent of Dickens and his writings, such as poor social conditions or comically repulsive characters.
On 8 June 1870, Dickens suffered another stroke at his home after a full day's work on Edwin Drood. He never regained consciousness, and the next day he died at Gad's Hill Place. Contrary to his wish to be buried at Rochester Cathedral "in an inexpensive, unostentatious, and strictly private manner," he was laid to rest in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. A printed epitaph circulated at the time of the funeral reads: "To the Memory of Charles Dickens (England's most popular author) who died at his residence, Higham, near Rochester, Kent, 9 June 1870, aged 58 years. He was a sympathiser with the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed; and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world." His last words were: "On the ground", in response to his sister-in-law Georgina's request that he lie down.
(from Wikipedia)
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January 31, 2026
Lo estaba releyendo porque lo lei hace varios años, la verdad en algunas partes se me hizo medio plomo, pero igual me re gusto
February 7, 2026
Diciembre 2018.
Este libro me gusto como una lectura tranquila. Fue de mis primeros libros, y aunque no recuerde detalles de la trama le guardo cariño.
Este libro me gusto como una lectura tranquila. Fue de mis primeros libros, y aunque no recuerde detalles de la trama le guardo cariño.
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