The Steward
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- 16 uur lezen
Deze Engelse romanschrijver werd bekend om zijn humoristische en satirische benadering van de Victoriaanse samenleving. Zijn werken concentreerden zich vaak op excentrieke personages en hun avonturen, waarbij hij meesterlijk taal gebruikte om levendige en gedenkwaardige scènes te creëren. Lezers waardeerden zijn vermogen om met humor en ironie de sociale conventies van zijn tijd te doorgronden, wat zijn proza niet alleen vermakelijk, maar ook een scherpe observatie van de menselijke natuur maakte.






Reprint of the original, first published in 1867.
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