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A fresh gaze on a familiar world: Catherine speaks to us across the ages with a wit that stings and a heart that endures.

William Makepeace Thackeray's Catherine: A Story gathers intimate portraits from nineteenth century fiction into a cohesive, sparkling short story collection. The book examines marriage and society with a clear eyes-satiric, humane, and at times gently unsparing-while tracing threads of female autonomy, class and charity, and the fragile diagrams of social expectations that Victorians navigated in bustling London and beyond. It is as much a study of character as a social mirror, offering modern readers vivid vignettes of ambition, illusion, and integrity within a public world that both elevates and constrains.

This edition by Alpha Editions is a careful restoration that respects the text's period voice while making it accessible to today's readers and to the serious student of university literature courses. Catherine holds enduring appeal for casual readers drawn to crisp narrative craft and for collectors who treasure public domain classics in thoughtful, durable editions. The work has an enduring place in Victorian England's literary conversation, often compared with Austen's sharper social observations and Thackeray's own appetite for social satire fiction. It is a compact treasure of London settings and social inquiry, a book that rewards rereading and scholarship alike, and a reminder that great stories can still feel immediate and relevant.

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• Plný název: Catherine
• Autor: William Makepeace Thackeray
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 160
• EAN: 9789354849091
• ISBN: 9354849091
• ID: 37157805
• Nakladatelství: Alpha Edition
• Hmotnost: 245 g
• Rozměry: 229 × 152 × 9 mm
• Datum vydání: 21. July 2021

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