"The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices" by Charles Dickens, along with Wilkie Collins, is a witty 1800s story about two lazy young men, Thomas Idle and Francis Goodchild, who ditch their boring lives for what they think will be an easy trip. Their journey turns funny as their different personalities and ideas about being lazy cause many mishaps. At the start, Idle and Goodchild leave their duties behind, wanting only to relax. Their messy travels take them from London to the north of England, showing the pretty countryside against their clumsy attempts to find their way and see new things. The characters are lively, with Goodchild often getting Idle into silly plans that cause funny arguments, especially in the wet lands of Cumberland where they try to climb Carrock mountain. Their laziness and the silliness of what happens make a funny but thoughtful statement about what leisure and purpose mean in life.
The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices
By Charles Dickens
Two hopeless slackers trade responsibility for a vacation, but their contrasting personalities and disastrous choices turn their relaxing getaway into a hilarious string of blunders.
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About the AuthorCharles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and social critic. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today.
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, journalist, short story writer and social critic. He created some of literature's best-known fictional characters, and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today.
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