Orphan of the Mist

Author: (English) Charles Dickens
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: World literature classics, with their beautiful language, rich artistic expression, and the broad social realities and profound ideological connotations they showcase, have long been beloved by readers. The reading of world literature classics plays an irreplaceable role in helping people understand the cultural psychology and aesthetic tastes of different times and ethnic groups, as well as in subtly shaping the well-rounded personalities of young people and cultivating a deep humanistic spirit. To meet the needs of readers, this illustrated series 《World Literature Classics Treasury》 has been launched. The selection of this series is based on the extracurricular reading recommended by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, with an expanded scope. Most of the works selected are translated by renowned translators. To enhance reading enjoyment, each work is accompanied by exquisite illustrations. The series is extensive in coverage, rigorously selected, meticulously edited, and exquisitely produced, making it convenient for readers to read and collect. Oliver Twist marks the true beginning of Dickens' literary career. At the age of 21, Dickens was still an obscure stenographer, and at the time, he devoted most of his energy to writing essays and short stories for famous newspapers and journals. These essays and stories, along with the illustrations by Cruikshank, brought Dickens greater success and more readers, prompting him to consider writing a historical novel. This novel was written and serialized in a magazine, and it was a brilliant work with higher payment than before. This is The Pickwick Papers, which followed. In the next six months, more publishers rushed to please Dickens. He was hired to edit a new magazine, The Bentley Magazine, and it was through this that Dickens began his true novel writing.