Sunday Under Three Heads - Charles Dickens - Bog

Sunday Under Three Heads is a novella written by Charles Dickens. It was first published in 1836 and is a satirical work that critiques the social and political issues of Victorian England. The novella is divided into three parts, each focusing on a different aspect of Sunday life.The first part, titled �������The Parish Clerk,������� follows the life of a parish clerk and his family. The clerk is a hardworking man who struggles to make ends meet, while his wife is a spendthrift who wastes money on frivolous things. The story highlights the social and economic inequality of the time.The second part, titled �������The Sexton,������� focuses on the life of a sexton who is obsessed with his job and neglects his family. The story explores the themes of work-life balance and the importance of family.The third and final part, titled �������The Curate,������� is a satire on the church and its leaders. It follows the life of a young curate who is more interested in his appearance and social status than his duties as a clergyman. The story criticizes the hypocrisy and corruption in the church.Overall, Sunday Under Three Heads is a witty and insightful critique of Victorian society. It highlights the social and economic inequalities of the time and exposes the hypocrisy and corruption in the church.But you hold out no inducement, you offer no relief from listlessness, you provide nothing to amuse his mind, you afford him no means of exercising his body. Unwashed and unshaven, he saunters moodily about, weary and dejected. In lieu of the wholesome stimulus he might derive from nature, you drive him to the pernicious excitement to be gained from art. He flies to the gin-shop as his only resource; and when, reduced to a worse level than the lowest brute in the scale of creation, he lies wallowing in the kennel, your saintly lawgivers lift up their hands to heaven, and exclaim for a law which shall convert the day intended for rest and cheerfulness, into one of universal gloom, bigotry, and persecution.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.