Publisher's Synopsis
""The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices"" is a novella written by Charles Dickens. The story is a travelogue that follows two young men, Thomas Idle and Francis Goodchild, as they embark on a leisurely journey through England. The two protagonists are ""apprentices"" in idleness, seeking to avoid work and responsibility.The novella is divided into five chapters, each detailing a different leg of the journey. The two friends encounter a variety of characters along the way, including a mysterious woman, a drunken sailor, and a wealthy gentleman. The story is told through the alternating perspectives of Thomas and Francis, giving the reader insight into their contrasting personalities.Despite the lighthearted tone of the novella, Dickens touches on themes of social class and inequality, as well as the consequences of idleness. The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices is a humorous and entertaining read that offers a unique perspective on Victorian England.In the autumn month of September, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, wherein these presents bear date, two idle apprentices, exhausted by the long, hot summer, and the long, hot work it had brought with it, ran away from their employer. They were bound to a highly meritorious lady (named Literature), of fair credit and repute, though, it must be acknowledged, not quite so highly esteemed in the City as she might be.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.
