The Seven Poor Travellers

By Charles Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 - 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was broadly acknowledged by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Start Classics
• Release date: Feb 13, 2015
• ISBN: 9781633558939

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.

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Reviews for The Seven Poor Travellers

[starbox_2 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This contravenes trades descriptions. Dickens only wrote the scene-setting introduction (a group of travellers gather round fire, telling stories) and the first tale. (And very good that bit is too).The other tales are by random other writers (I'd only heard of Wilkie Collins.)George Augustus Sala's second tale failed to enthrall. I thumbed through rest- Tale 3 was all in verse by a lady poet. Meh... Gave up at that point. Needs relabelling.

[john257hopper · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Just a nice feelgood short Dickens Christmas story, which I was prompted to read by a recent visit to Richard Watts's charitable house in Rochester. The story within the story is also a life affirming tale about how enemies in war can become friends.