Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices

Under the pseudonyms of Francis Goodchild and Thomas Idle, Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins set off on a walking tour of the north-west of England, reporting back on their adventures for Dickens's magazine Household Words. A unique insight into the friendship of two of the towering figures of Victorian literature, and featuring a pair of chilling ghost stories from the leading exponents of the genre, The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices is a charming evocation of the adventures they experienced on their trip and the gently mocking nature of their relationship.

Sub pseudonimele lui Francis Goodchild si Thomas Idle, Charles Dickens si Wilkie Collins au pornit intr-un tur de mers pe jos in nord-vestul Angliei, relatand despre aventurile lor pentru revista lui Dickens Household Words. O perspectiva unica asupra prieteniei a doua dintre figurile falnice ale literaturii victoriene si care prezinta o pereche de povesti de fantome infricosatoare de la exponentii de frunte ai genului, Turul lenes al celor doi ucenici inactiv este o evocare fermecatoare a aventurilor pe care le-au trait in calatoria si natura batjocoritoare a relatiei lor.