Schetsen van Boz
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Schetsen van Boz is een verzameling van korte verhalen die het dagelijks leven van gewone mensen in het Londen van de jaren 1830 beschrijven. De verhalen zijn geschreven in een humoristische en satirische stijl en bekritiseren vaak de sociale ongelijkheid en de armoede in de stad. De verhalen zijn onderverdeeld in verschillende hoofdstukken, waaronder "Scenes", "Characters" en "Tales". Elk hoofdstuk bevat een aantal korte verhalen over een bepaald onderwerp. Zo bevat het hoofdstuk "Scenes" verhalen over het stadsleven, waaronder "The Streets - Morning" en "The Streets - Night". Het hoofdstuk "Characters" bevat verhalen over verschillende soorten mensen, waaronder "The Pawnbroker's Shop" en "The Boarding House". Het hoofdstuk "Tales" bevat langere verhalen met een meer complexe plot, zoals "The Black Veil" en "The Great Winglebury Duel". De verhalen in Schetsen van Boz zijn een waardevol document van het Victoriaanse Londen en bieden een uniek inzicht in het dagelijks leven van de stad.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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