Juffrouw Lirriper's Legaat
'Juffrouw Lirriper's Legaat' Summary
Juffrouw Lirriper's Legaat bevat een reeks kerstverhalen die het leven van verschillende mensen in Londen tijdens de Victoriaanse tijd uitbeelden. We ontmoeten Juffrouw Lirriper zelf, een excentrieke maar goedhartige vrouw die haar dagen besteedt aan het zorgen voor haar huurders. We volgen haar terwijl ze getuige is van hun persoonlijke drama's, liefdesverhalen en levenservaringen. Dickens verweeft zijn bekende stijl van sociale observatie en satire met warme humor en sentiment, waardoor de verhalen zowel amusant als ontroerend zijn. De verhalen bieden een blik op de complexiteiten van het leven in de 19e eeuw, met focus op sociale ongelijkheid, de betekenis van familie en de kracht van liefde en goedheid. Door de verhalen van gewone mensen te vertellen, creëert Dickens een rijk en meeslepend beeld van het Victoriaanse Londen.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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