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Thèmes communs : Americans, Description and travel, Travel, Social life and customs
Martin Chuzzlewit
The greed of his family has led wealthy old Martin Chuzzlewit to become suspicious and misanthropic, leaving his grandson and namesake to make his own way in the world. And so young Martin sets out from the Wiltshire home of his supposed champion, the scheming architect Pecksniff, to seek his fortune in America. In depicting Martin's journey – an experience that teaches him to question his…
Thèmes communs : Description and travel, Travel, England, Social life and customs
Le mystère du paradis
American tourists, sure appreciators of all that is ancient and picturesque in England, invariably come to a halt, holding their breath in a sudden catch of wonder, as they pass through the half-ruinous gateway which admits to the Close of Wrychester. Nowhere else in England is there a fairer prospect of old-world peace. There before their eyes, set in the centre of a great green sward, fringed…
Thèmes communs : England, Classic Literature
Feuilles de palmier
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Thèmes communs : Description and travel, Travel, Social life and customs
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