George Cruikshank Livres

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Many Lives of Nelson have been written; one is yet wanting, clear and concise enough to become a manual for the young sailor, which he may carry about with him till he has treasured it up for example in his memory and in his heart. In attempting such a work I shall write the eulogy of our great national hero, for the best eulogy of NELSON is the faithful history of his actions, and the best history must be that which shall relate them most perspicuously.

Braggart and bully, the immortal Punch has delighted audiences for centuries. On street corners and at country fairs, crowds of English children cheer for this paragon of unrepentant wickedness, shouting encouragement and applauding his gleeful buffoonery. Punch struts and boasts, cracking jokes and heads, while the casualties mount: Judy, his shrieking wife; the interfering policeman; the hoodwinked hangman; and the devil himself, beaten to death.Scholarly yet entertaining, this chronicle traces the origins of puppetry's famous duo from Punch's birth in Italy to his travels across medieval Europe. Equally favored by commoners and nobility, Punch's horseplay proved as popular in France, Germany, and England as in his native country. In addition to examining the puppet show's moral and cultural significance, this book takes a look at the people behind the curtain.Thirty engaging illustrations by the great Victorian artist George Cruikshank — Dickens' illustrator of choice — complement the extensive excerpts of authentic Punch and Judy dialogue.

In 1837, the twenty-five-year-old Charles Dickens was asked to tidy up the autobiography of Joseph Grimaldi, one of the greatest English clowns and pantomimes of all time. The task was so laborious that he ended up redrafting and rewriting most of it.

"Oliver Twist était devenu un garçon pâle, maigre et de taille plutôt petite pour son âge. Mais la nature ou l'hérédité lui avait mis dans le coeur un tempérament solide [...]."

Nouvelle approche, C'est : Un nouvel art de lire... Ou de relire. Un nouvel art d'aborder les textes, même les plus intimidants. Un prince transformé en grenouille, un cercueil de verre où une délicate jeune fille vit en hibernation, un enfant si petit si petit qu'on l'avale par mégarde...dix-sept histoires de surnaturelle-fiction qui commencent très, très mal...