Charles Dickens

W drugim tomie satyry na brytyjski system sądowniczy klasyczna powieść nabiera detektywistycznego charakteru. Dickens prowadzi czytelnika tropem morderstwa, podsuwa fałszywe wskazówki i ukryte przesłanki, przez co Samotnia staje się prekursorem współczesnych kryminałów. Zarówno ta wyjątkowa konstrukcja, jak i nowoczesny detektywistyczny wątek sprawiają, że Samotnia cieszy się niesłabnącym zainteresowaniem...

Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens is a story of selfishness, greed, and hypocrisy. The central character is old Martin Chuzzlewit, whose selfishness and cynicism, combined with his great wealth, cause him to mistrust everyone around him. Also a major character in the story is his relative, Mr. Pecksniff, an accomplished hypocrite, who covers his avarice with a mask of smooth piety and humility....

As in many of Dickens’s greatest novels, the gulf between appearance and reality drives the action. Set in the seemingly innocuous cathedral town of Cloisterham, the story rapidly darkens with a sense of impending evil. Charles Dickens’s final, unfinished novel is in many ways his most intriguing. A highly atmospheric tale of murder, The Mystery of Edwin Drood foreshadows both the detective stories...