Filo y contrafilo: Cuentos fundamentales - Guy de Maupassant (Paperback)

A CHRISTMAS CAROL is a novella by Charles Dickens first published in London on December 1843. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim. A Christmas Carol tells the story of a bitter old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation into a gentler kindlier man after visitations by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past Present and Yet to Come. The book was written at a time when the British were examining and exploring Christmas traditions from the past as well as new customs such as Christmas cards and Christmas trees. Carol singing took a new lease on life during this time. Dickens sources for the tale appear to be many and varied but are principally the humiliating experiences of his childhood his sympathy for the poor and various Christmas stories and fairy tales. Dickens was not the first author to celebrate the Christmas season in literature but it was he who superimposed his humanitarian vision of the holiday upon the public an idea that has been termed as Dickens Carol Philosophy . Dickens believed the best way to reach the broadest segment of the population regarding his concerns about poverty and social injustice was to write a deeply felt Christmas story rather than polemical pamphlets and essays. Dickens career as a best-selling author was on the wane and the writer felt he needed to produce a tale that would prove both profitable and popular. Dickens visit to the work-worn industrial city of Manchester was the spark that fired the author to produce a story about the poor a repentant miser and redemption that would become A Christmas Carol. The forces that inspired Dickens to create a powerful impressive and enduring tale were the profoundly humiliating experiences of his childhood the plight of the poor and their children during the boom decades of the 1830s and 1840s and Washington Irving s essays on old English Christmas traditions published in his Sketch Book (1820); and fairy tales and nursery stories as well as satirical essays and religious tracts.

When her father has a crisis of conscious Margaret Hale s life is turned upside down. Because her parents decide to move away from southern London Margaret must leave behind the tranquil rural life she s always known to settle in an industrial town called Milton. Though she does her best to assimilate Margaret cannot help but feel trapped and hopeless in Milton as she witnesses the brutal effects industrialization has on the environment and the individual. Used to fresh air and open spaces Margaret notices the stark difference between her country home and Milton. While the air feels thick and the streets feel too crowded Margaret s compassion is captured by the plight of the lower classes. Befriending many poor laborers Margaret learns of the unsafe conditions they work in while they are making pennies on the boss s dollar. While Margaret witnesses and supports her friends as they navigate toxic employer and worker relationships she becomes involved in their struggles and gradually begins to brainstorm solutions. But when she meets John Thornton a newly rich cotton mill owner Margaret s loyalty is tested. Initially clashing with John because of his occupation and his opinions on workers Margaret begins to slowly develop strong feelings for John avoiding him when she can out of respect for her underprivileged working friends. But as tensions grow in Milton Margaret realizes that she cannot hide from John forever and that she must navigate her intense feelings for the man; is it contempt or something more? With themes of class social norms and clashes between rural and urban environments North and South is a sophisticated romance novel. Through the use of strong central characters and the set to the backdrop of the industrial revolution Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell defies the tradition of romance and portrayed topics left unexplored by other women of her time. First published in 1854 North and South features an entertaining narrative while providing valuable insight on the life and society of the 19th century Industrial Revolution in England. This edition of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell s North and South is printed in a modern font and features a new eye-catching cover design making it both contemporary and accessible. Since our inception in 2020 Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.