The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices (Alma Classics 101 Pages) - Softcover

Dickens, Charles; Collins, Wilkie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847497748 ISBN 13: 9781847497741

Publisher: Alma Classics, 2019

Synopsis

“In the autumn month of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven... two idle apprentices, exhausted by the long, hot summer, and the long, hot work it had brought with it, ran away from their employer.”

Under the pseudonyms of Francis Goodchild and Thomas Idle, Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins set off on a walking tour of the north-west of England, reporting back on their adventures for Dickens's magazine Household Words.

A unique insight into the friendship of two of the towering figures of Victorian literature, and featuring a pair of chilling ghost stories from the leading exponents of the genre, The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices is a charming evocation of the adventures they experienced on their trip and the gently mocking nature of their relationship.

About this title

About the Author:

Wilkie Collins remains most famous for his novels The Moonstone and The Woman in White, in which he pioneered a new style of “sensation” writing, the influence of which can still be seen in today's culture in the genres of crime, mystery and suspense. He is also renowned for his close relationship with Charles Dickens, who regarded him as the most talented of his many protégés.

Review:

“My dear Collins... I am open to any proposal to go anywhere any day or days this week. Fresh air and change in any amount I am ready for. If I could only find an idle man (this is a general observation), he would find the warmest recognition in this direction.” ―Charles Dickens

About this edition

• Publisher: Alma Classics
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1847497748
• ISBN 13: 9781847497741
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 114