“A dirtier or more wretched place he had never seen. The street was very narrow and muddy, and the air was impregnated with filthy odours. There were a good many small shops; but the only stock in trade appeared to be heaps of children, who, even at that […]
“It was market-morning. The ground was covered, nearly ankle-deep, with filth and mire; a thick steam, perpetually rising from the reeking bodies of the cattle, and mingling with the fog, which seemed to rest upon the chimney-tops, hung heavily above. All the pens in the centre of the […]
Kein Autor wird so sehr mit London identifiziert wie Charles Dickens. Seine Beschreibungen von Straßen und Plätzen ziehen Leser noch heute in den Bann. Dickens wusste, worüber er schrieb. Er lief fast jeden Tag mehrere Meilen durch Londons Gassen und Slums. Er beobachtete die Menschen um sich herum: […]
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