John Halifax, Gentleman

Informationen zum Autor Dinah Craik was initially regarded as the literary equal of Charlotte Bronte! Elizabeth Gaskell and George Eliot! from the 1860s onwards she was overshadowed by them! and had been virtually forgotten by the 1920s. Klappentext "John Halifax, Gentleman" follows the fortunes of a poor orphan who is befriended by the narrator, Phineas Fletcher, the invalid son of a Quaker tanner in an English provincial town. He raises himself up from his humble beginnings, and the book reflects the changing conditions in England during the late 18th and early 19th century, as the Industrial Revolution and the rise of the middle class altered the social and political complexion of the country. Published in 1856, the book was immensely popular with contemporary readers. Zusammenfassung John Halifax! Gentleman

Product details

• Authors: Dinah Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock Craik, Dinah Mulock Craik
• Publisher: Tragalgar Square
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.07.2005
• EAN: 9781845880279
• ISBN: 978-1-84588-027-9
• Series: Nonsuch Classics
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature