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100 1 _aDickens, Charles,
_d1812-1870
245 1 4 _aThe Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c1997
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 1997-04-01
508 _aTranscribed from the 1905 Chapman and Hall edition (_The Works of Charles Dickens_, volume 28) by David Price
520 _a"The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices" by Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins is a humorous travel narrative written in the mid-19th century. The story follows two idle apprentices, Thomas Idle and Francis Goodchild, who escape their mundane lives for what they hope will be a carefree excursion. However, their journey quickly transforms into a comedic exploration of their contrasting personalities and views on idleness, which leads to a series of misadventures. The opening of the narrative introduces us to Idle and Goodchild as they abandon their responsibilities, longing for the simple pleasure of doing nothing. Their haphazard travel takes them from London to the northern English countryside, juxtaposing the idyllic rural landscape with their bumbling attempts at navigation and exploration. The characters are animated and engaging, with Goodchild often pushing Idle into ill-conceived plans that lead to humorous conflicts, particularly when their trip takes an unexpected turn in the rainy terrain of Cumberland, where they endeavor to climb the mountain Carrock. Their idleness and the absurdity of their situation set up a light-hearted but reflective commentary on the concept of leisure and purpose in life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aApprentices -- Fiction
653 _aWalking -- England -- Cumbria -- Fiction
653 _aCumbria (England) -- Description and travel -- Fiction
700 1 _aCollins, Wilkie,
_d1824-1889
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/888
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