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Regarded by Dickens himself as his best novel upon publication, the experiences of Martin Chuzzlewit relate a tale of familial selfishness and eventual moral redemption. While he is in love with the young Mary Graham, Martin alienates himself from his grandfather and begins working for the corrupt and dishonest Seth Pecksniff. Though he meets the unequivocally kind Tom Pinch during this apprenticeship, Martin is fired and decides to travel to the United States, where he nearly dies. It is in the...
| Автор | Чарльз Диккенс |
"Martin Eden" is Jack London's classic and tragic tale of its title character. Martin is in love with Ruth Morse, however as a common sailor from a working-class background, he feels that he is not good enough to win the hand of Ruth, who comes from a bourgeois family. Martin seeks to educate himself as a writer and lift up his status so that he may one day have his true love. Rich with the social theme of class struggle, «Martin Eden» is one of Jack London's best-loved works.
| Автор | Джек Лондон |
"Martin Eden" is Jack London's classic and tragic tale of its title character. Martin is in love with Ruth Morse, however as a common sailor from a working-class background, he feels that he is not good enough to win the hand of Ruth, who comes from a bourgeois family. Martin seeks to educate himself as a writer and lift up his status so that he may one day have his true love. Rich with the social theme of class struggle, «Martin Eden» is one of Jack London's best-loved works.
| Автор | Джек Лондон |
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.‘We're their slaves as long as we can work; we pile up their fortunes with the sweat of our brows, and yet we are to live as separate as if we were in two worlds…’Set in the industrial unrest of 1840s Manchester, Mary Barton is a factory-worker's daughter living a working-class life in Victorian England. She soon attracts the attentions of the mill-owner's son, Harry Carson, and in the hope that marrying him will...
| Автор | Элизабет Гаскелл |
Mary Marie on lahutatud vanemate laps. Mida ta mõtleb ja tunneb, kirjutab ta oma päevikus – selles raamatus. «Isa kutsub mind Mary'ks. Ema kutsub mind Marie'ks. Kõik teised kutsuvad mind Mary Marie'ks. Mu perekonnanimi on Anderson. Olen kolmteist aastat vana ja ma olen iseäralik ja vastuoluline. See tähendab, Sarah ütleb seda. (Sarah on mu vana hoidja.) Ta ütleb, et on seda kusagilt lugenud – et erinevate inimeste lapsed on alati isesugused ja vastuolulised. Ja mu isa ja ema on erinevad ja mina...
| Автор | Eleanor H. Porter |
Mary Marie on lahutatud vanemate laps. Mida ta mõtleb ja tunneb, kirjutab ta oma päevikus – selles raamatus. «Isa kutsub mind Mary'ks. Ema kutsub mind Marie'ks. Kõik teised kutsuvad mind Mary Marie'ks. Mu perekonnanimi on Anderson. Olen kolmteist aastat vana ja ma olen iseäralik ja vastuoluline. See tähendab, Sarah ütleb seda. (Sarah on mu vana hoidja.) Ta ütleb, et on seda kusagilt lugenud – et erinevate inimeste lapsed on alati isesugused ja vastuolulised. Ja mu isa ja ema on erinevad ja mina...
| Автор | Eleanor H. Porter |
