Juffrouw Lirriper en haar Commensalen
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De roman draait om Juffrouw Lirriper, een vriendelijke vrouw die een pension runt in Londen. Haar kostganger Jakob Jackman schrijft verhalen over de andere bewoners, die een brede waaier aan karakters omvatten. De verhalen variëren van humoristische anekdotes tot ontroerende verhalen over liefde, verlies en de zoektocht naar geluk. Doorheen de verhalen schetst Dickens een levendig beeld van het Londense leven in de Victoriaanse tijd, met zijn sociale klassen, vooroordelen en strikte normen. Hoewel de verhalen onafhankelijk van elkaar te lezen zijn, vormen hoofdstuk 1 en 7 een doorlopend verhaal dat in 'Juffrouw Lirriper's Legaat' wordt voortgezet. Dit vervolgverhaal uit 1864 verdiept de karakters en de plot, en toont de evolutie van de relaties tussen de bewoners van het pension. De roman is een mix van humor, drama en sociale observatie, die een inkijk geeft in het leven van gewone mensen in een turbulente tijd.Book Details
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Charles Dickens
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Charles Dickens created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. Charles John Huffam Dickens was born on 7 February 18...
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