Project Gutenberg 1998-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 169 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam Doctor Marigold Transcribed from the 1894 Chapman and Hall "Christmas Stories" edition by David Price "Doctor Marigold" by Charles Dickens is a novella written in the late 19th century, during the Victorian era. This work is a fictional narrative that revolves around the life and experiences of a traveling Cheap Jack—a street vendor known for selling various goods through lively and entertaining patter. The story explores themes of love, loss, social inequality, and the bond between a father and daughter against the backdrop of a changing society. The narrative is told from the perspective of Doctor Marigold, who recounts his life as a Cheap Jack and his tumultuous relationship with his wife and daughter. After marrying a temperamental woman, he struggles with the challenges of raising their daughter, Sophy, amidst domestic turmoil. Tragedy strikes when Sophy falls ill and dies, leaving Marigold heartbroken. The heart of the story occurs when Marigold adopts a deaf and mute girl, who becomes like a daughter to him, enabling him to rediscover love and purpose. Eventually, Sophy re-enters his life unexpectedly, bringing a beautiful resolution that highlights the enduring connections of family and the transformative power of love despite adversity. Ultimately, Dickens crafts a poignant narrative that balances humor with deep emotional truths. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christmas stories Short stories, English Adoptive parents -- Fiction Deaf children -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 91345 91234 2024-09-01T09:41:13.921121 2023-10-01T08:51:50.536414 text/html text/html 90330 2020-12-31T13:33:40 text/html 33653 2020-12-31T13:33:40 text/html application/zip 79600 2024-09-01T09:41:17.132076 application/epub+zip 78640 2024-09-01T09:41:15.105101 application/epub+zip 78640 2024-09-01T09:41:14.369101 application/epub+zip 170469 2024-09-01T09:41:18.699087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162919 2024-09-01T09:41:16.695112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163088 2022-09-01T10:55:22.619377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 83996 83928 2024-09-01T09:41:13.726108 2023-10-01T08:51:50.366421 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 83757 2020-12-31T13:33:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32590 2020-12-31T13:33:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19013 2024-09-01T09:41:18.829110 application/rdf+xml 13235 2024-09-01T09:41:14.723095 image/jpeg 3570 2024-09-01T09:41:14.547116 image/jpeg 79379 2024-09-01T09:41:13.931096 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia