Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
17.08.2021
Verlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
208
Maße (L/B/H)
22.9/15.2/1.3 cm
Gewicht
346 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-5494-440-6
A witty mirror held up to London and its foibles, Douglas Jerrold's sharp yet humane voice remains startlingly timely. This is not merely a book of essays; it is a doorway into a bustling Victorian mind. The Essays Of Douglas Jerrold gathers a virtuosic selection that blends social commentary with a warm, accessible humour. Jerrold's eye for urban life observation, class criticism essays, and London social life sketches sits in the rich tradition of British humour literature, offering readers a reader essay collection that resonates with the energy of Thackeray and the Dickensian humour lineage. The pieces read as a complete essays collection in spirit: curious, compassionate, and slyly corrective, inviting both casual readers and classic-literature collectors to linger on the textures of city streets, shopfronts, and parlour conversations. Historically, Jerrold's work stands as a touchstone of Victorian era study, reflecting urban culture, social hierarchies, and popular rhetoric with acuity and warmth. Alpha Editions' illustrated edition appeal brings the work into a modern consciousness-restored for today's and future generations, not merely republished. It is more than a reprint; it is a collector's item and a cultural treasure, a bridge between the past and the present that honours Jerrold's legacy of clear, human storytelling and keen social insight.
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