Mopes de kluizenaar

Written by Charles Dickens

Narrated by LibriVox Community

Vertaling van 'Tom Tidler's ground' het kerstverhaal uit 1861. Het boek is geschreven in samenwerking met Wilkie Collins, Charles Allston Collins, Amelia Edwards en John Harwood. Vijf bezoekers van kluizenaar Mopes vertellen over een problematische periode in hun leven, en hoe ze de problemen samen met andere mensen moedig aanpakken. Jezelf terugtrekken uit wereld en jezelf verwaarlozen is laf en zeker geen oplossing voor welk probleem dan ook. Tom Tidler's ground betekend in het engels 'de woning van een luiwammes'. (Introductie door Marcel Coenders)

• Language: Nederlands
• Publisher: LibriVox
• Release date: Aug 25, 2014

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was an English writer and social critic. Regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era, Dickens had a prolific collection of works including fifteen novels, five novellas, and hundreds of short stories and articles. The term “cliffhanger endings” was created because of his practice of ending his serial short stories with drama and suspense. Dickens’ political and social beliefs heavily shaped his literary work. He argued against capitalist beliefs, and advocated for children’s rights, education, and other social reforms. Dickens advocacy for such causes is apparent in his empathetic portrayal of lower classes in his famous works, such as The Christmas Carol and Hard Times.