| Title | : | Doctor Marigold |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | - |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 56 |
| Publication | : | First published December 1, 1865 |
Doctor Marigold Reviews
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This story might seem a bit too sweet to most. It has an aura of the melodrama about it, but I am a sucker for a kind tale of sacrifice and genuine love. We could use a little more of this in real life; I am happy to find it in literature.
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An interesting and enjoyable Dickens story - I loved the exploration of the relationship between father and daughter.
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This is an excellent Christmas number of Dickens’s. Its framing narrative and one “prescription”(story) are written by the man himself; the other “prescriptions” are by
Rosa Mulholland,
Charles Allston Collins (Wilkie’s brother),
Hesba Stretton,
Walter Thornbury, and Mrs. Gascoyne. The stories range from horror to humorously clever to cautionary to thrilling to mysterious, all culminating in a satisfying ending, with much credit to Dickens’s character Doctor Marigold, who is not a doctor—it’s his real first name.
In addition to
The Seven Poor Travellers, which I read a few years ago, this is another worthy edition by Hesperus Classics of Dickens’s Christmas numbers. It contains an excellent foreword, introduction (nothing is given away, but it has more meaning if read afterward), end-notes, and biographical information. I started it over the holidays then had to set it aside, but it can be read at any time. The framing story ends on a Christmas, but none of the tales are holiday-specific. -
🖤En mi afán de ir ampliando mi humilde colección de Charles Dickens me encontré esta pequeña maravilla de tan solo 74 páginas .
🖤En1865 en un número extra de Navidad la revista “All The Year Round” que dirigía Dickens,publicó un extenso relato :”Doctor Marigold’s Prescriptions”,está edición recoge el contenido del primer capítulo y del octavo que corresponde a la pluma de Dickens.
🖤El protagonista:Un doctor que no es médico...su profesión:buhonero .
Nos da unas clases magistrales de cómo se puede ser mejor persona aun en los peores entornos y en condiciones .
🖤Mucha ironía ,una bonita historia de segundas oportunidades de la vida,una gran crítica política y social .Creo que es de las críticas más contundentes a la profesión política que le he leído al autor .
🖤Como no ,refleja la sociedad de la época ,las diferencias de clases,el maltrato infantil,el hambre...
🖤Apuesta por la educación y demuestra un gran amor por los libros ...está parte a mí me llego especialmente.Vemos como el protagonista en las peores condiciones con un gran amor puede construir una biblioteca propia y muy especial ...si os animáis a descubrirla os va a sorprender. -
This story is widely available in ebook editions, but I have just reread it in an old hardback copy of Dickens's Christmas Stories. It is very melodramatic and likely to move readers to tears, but with plenty of humour too. It follows the often tragic story of a cheapjack, "Doctor" Marigold (called after the Doctor who delivered him!)
You can really see why this was a popular item at Dickens's public readings. It's cleverly written in the first person, so that he includes just enough Cockney to give us the cheapjack's voice, but without so much dialect that it becomes hard to read. There is a standout sequence where the pedlar performs his entertaining patter to the crowd while his heart is breaking, hiding what is really going on.
A fascinating element for me, as I live in Ipswich, is that the Doctor meets his future wife in the marketplace in the town opposite the corn chandler's shop - I have been told by a local Dickens expert that this is the Cornhill, the main square in our town centre.
I'm hoping soon to get a reprint of the full original Christmas number where the story originally appeared, Doctor Marigold's Prescriptions, which also included stories by other writers. It was republished some years ago by Hesperus, who republished many of the Christmas numbers, but that edition is now out of print. (I did buy a Kindle copy of another publisher's edition of the full number, but returned it for quality reasons, as it had so many scanning errors it was unreadable. Someone had presumably used software which "corrected" unusual spellings, as a result continually turning Sophy's name into either Soppy or Trophy!) -
Sweet little tale about a 'Cheap Jack' a Victorian term for a traveling salesman who was named Doctor after the doctor who delivered him. He is a kindly man who turns his own personal sorrow into kindness for others! Would never have read this little known story by Dickens were it not one of the reads by our group, the Dickensians. Thanks Bionic Jean et all!
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"דוקטור מריגולד" היא לטעמי היצירה הטובה ביותר בפרוייקט "מפה לאוזן" של הוצאת תשע נשמות.
סיפור מרחיב לב, על נווד, סוחר עתיקות שאיבד את אישתו ובתו וקשר את גורלו עם ילדה חרשת אילמת, אסופית שלקח תחת חסותו. האסופית גדלה לקרוא לו אב ולאחר שהוא משקיע זמן ומרץ בחינוכה הוא שולח אותה להתחנל במוסד מיוחד שיאפשר לה לקבל השכלה שתשמש אותה בבגרותה.
הקשר האמיץ בין דוקטור מריגולד לאסופית מגיע לשיאו כאשר היא יולדת ילדה שקוראת לו סבא. במקודת זמן זו הוא מגיע למנוחה ולנחלה המיוחלת בחיק משפחתו המאומצת.
סיפור מקסים, על חסדים קטנים. -
Written as a story for one of his Christmas editions of 'All the Year Round', 'Doctor Marigold's Prescriptions' as it was first entitled is a heart-wrenching tale of a cheap jack, market trader, who loses his own daughter and then his wife and ends up adopting a deaf and dumb young girl.
In the most gentle and enchanting way (which follows some of the more brutish happenings earlier in the tale) Doctor Marigold (so called because he was delivered on the Queen's highway by a kindly doctor) teaches her to understand and communicate with him as they travel the country selling his wares.
When she meets a young boy who she is obviously attracted to Doctor is in a quandary and does not know what to do. His heart tells him that Sophy, the name he had given her after his own daughter, is his and his alone and he feels that he cannot let her go after all the effort he has put in to educate her. But after much heart searching he realises that he is being selfish and gives his blessing to the relationship.
Sophy marries and departs with her new husband only to return some years later with a child of her own and Doctor's delight when he realises that his granddaughter can speak is unbounded.
It is a loving story with plenty of Dickensian description and dialogue to augment the delightful tale. -
Doctor Marigold is a "cheap-jack," a peddler who hawks low-priced goods from a horse-drawn cart. He's quite skilled at the patter, knowing how to interact with the audience and making them feel that they are getting a bargain. The story is very sentimental, involving his sickly biological daughter and his later adoption of a deaf-mute girl.
Dickens often wrote about people in difficult circumstances, and he supported education for those in the deaf community. Doctor Marigold's deaf daughter is an intelligent girl who learns to communicate, and is a great joy to her loving father. Dickens leaves us with some sweet holiday happiness. 3.5 stars. -
A hawker with a heart. Doctor Marigold, named for the doctor who delivered him at birth, is an itinerant seller of all manner of goods. He marries a woman who turns out to be a cruel, child-beating mother of Sophy, their deaf and mute daughter. Then, Sophy dies, later followed by the mother's suicide and Doctor Marigold is alone and having a difficult time. The story is rather depressing at this point but soon Doctor Marigold finds new purpose and the story becomes an enchanting story of devotion and love. As seen in Dickens' works before, there are social themes in this story about social class, politicians, domestic violence, child abuse, education of those with disabilities, suicide, and even the salvation of books. I did find it curious about how the adoption of Marigold's new daughter came about, however. I thought the writing style was cumbersome in the beginning of the story and almost gave up reading. However, as the story took on a more positive mood, the writing seemed easier to read. For those so inclined, it tends to be a real tear-jerker (I had tears in my eyes, but a smile on my face).
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I was glad the story took a turn halfway through as the beginning was just horrible. Sad, ghastly, depressing.
It’s a short story of Dickens, so a fairly quick read. I do enjoy how Dickens seems to like to wrap up all his little ends in stories, and even having only a few characters he did that here.
I haven’t read much Dickens, but this story seems typical of his style in longer novels. -
Very cute, very sweet! I enjoyed it :)
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(Re-read in 2021):
Precious. One of Dickens's best pieces of short fiction.
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(Read in 2016):
A sad, sweet story about a man who peddles odd and ends from his horse-drawn cart. This very short tale is concise, never meandering, and has heart to spare.
Doctor Marigold is not a doctor; his first name is actually Doctor, for the man who delivered him at birth. What a charmer he is! The story is told in an engaging first-person narrative. Doctor addresses the reader in that “tell you what I’m gonna do” sort of speech you might expect from a traveling salesman. But he’s not the least bit slick or shady. Doctor is candid; he speaks to you as though he has been just WAITING to tell someone his story.
Doctor Marigold is a public domain book; I read it as a Kindle freebie. Even without an e-reader, you can go to a number of literature websites to access the story in full and read online. It's a little-known gem, I'd say. So, carve out some time, make a cup of tea, and let Doctor Marigold regale you with his bittersweet tale.
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Places you can read this story online:
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This was a very touching story. Doctor Marigold and his second Sophie are a great example of love and patience. The first part was rather heart breaking with all that happened to Sophie, and the second Sophie. Ultimately, this is a story about a father trying and getting a second chance.
I also like how Dickens was somewhat ahead of his time in showing Sophie as a capable, smart and loving woman, despite that fact she was deaf and mute. -
לדעתי זהו הסיפור הקצר ביותר שקראתי מפרי עטו של דיקנס. אצל סופר ענק שכמותו זה לא ממש משנה. יש כאן את כל המאפיינים שעשו את דיקנס למה שהוא ומדובר פשוט בקסם של סיפור. תמיד היה לי העונג לקרוא בספריו
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זהו הספר הראשון של דיקנס שאני קוראת, והוא כל כך מקסים, אז בוודאי שלא יהיה האחרון. זו נובלה קצרה על סוחר בחפצים משומשים שכשרונו ביכולת הרטורית שלו. הוא נע ונד בין ערים שונות ומוכר חפצים. לאחר שאיבד את ילדתו בגלל מחלה, הוא מאמץ נערה חירשת-אילמת ומגדל אותה. נובלה מקסימה, כתובה נהדר ומרחיבת לב.
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A story about a father having a second chance and one that teaches us acceptance.
The first time I read this, I thought how sweet, but I really didn't think about the themes or what Mr. Dickens was wanting to do. After having to write a text on it for a group here (Dickensians!), I really had to think of what the messages were, I discovered a lot more depth than at first view. I feel a little defensive of this story now, I think for someone who doesn't know too much about the author and don't want to invest the time to discover him through a novel first that Doctor Marigold has a lot in common with the novels: the quirky narrator, trying to change society through writings, (a couple others, but don't want to start with spoilers).
I'm reading a book of american short stories now where the editor in his intro (in 1915) says how much superior american short stories are, if I could time travel I would make him read this one and then do a fairer intro to his book. -
Le leí el año pasado pero no me acordaba de nada. Con la relectura me ha sorprendido la historia tan bonita que nos transmite Dickens y de la que, por la puntuación que le di de aquella, no llegué a apreciar.
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Una deliciosa historia corta. Qué bonito es leer cuando escribe Dickens. Que maestro de las palabras.
Poco se puede decir de esta narración. Solo: léela. -
Who am I to judge Charles Dickens?
Firstly, he is CHARLES DICKENS!
Secondly, I am biased - I like the way he paints an accurate portrait of his time in all his works.
Thirdly, English is my third language.
A man whose first name is Doctor can cure broken hearts.
I feel like I am the deaf and mute girl from the book... -
Una bonita historia de un señor que de doctor solamente tiene el nombre. Una vida contada por el propio protagonista. Me ha gustado la forma de narrar de Dickens (siempre exquisita) y el protagonista, su humanidad y gran corazón. Una historia muy tierna.
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קצר, ארכאי במובן הטוב, מרגש, משעשע. מקסים ואלמותי.
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Doctor Marigold is not really a doctor. That's his actual name. His actual profession is a 'Cheap Jack', a hawker of low quality goods from a cart, accompanied with the patter to match.
In true hawker fashion that includes making fantastical claims about his merchandise, poking gentle fun at members of his audience, and starting the bidding from exorbitant prices which swiftly dwindle to the mere pennies the stuff is worth, then decrying his own poverty.
Doctor tells us of his troubled marriage, and obviously there is a sick child to tug at the heartstrings, it couldn't be by Dickens without one. He also throws in an ill-treated deaf and dumb orphan for good measure.
I admit that in times past when reading some of Dicken's doorstop-sized novels I have often found his one-note caricatures and swollen sentimentality hard to swallow, but this short story is as good as anything I have come across to recommending all that's good in him.
The Christmas Day ending will have you, in the words the large-hearted narrator himself, crying 'happy and yet pitying tears'.
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Imprescindible!
Soy buhonero y mi padre se llamaba Willum Marigold… así empieza este maravilloso relato corto de Dickens, y con maravilloso quizás me quedo corta.
Doctor Marigold nos habla básicamente de un hombre bueno, que gracias a su facilidad de palabra se gana la vida con la venta ambulante, y nos cuenta en primera persona todas sus vivencias recorriendo el país. Nos habla de cómo conoció a su mujer y la conquistó, de su hija fallecida prematuramente y de su hija adoptiva sordomuda. Y pese a todo no es un libro triste, es un libro esperanzador, esperanza en que en el mundo hay gente buena como el buen Doctor Marigold, y que gracias a Dios obtiene su recompensa en la mejor manera posible, cariño.
Me traspasa la historia, como el buen buhonero se separa con dolor de su hija para darle una vida mejor, y como durante el tiempo que están separados él no deja de hacer todo por y para ella, como el carromato biblioteca que le crea para que pueda leer mientras lo acompañe en su devenir cuando vuelvan a estar juntos… maravilloso de nuevo.
Frases:
Si no se permite que un hombre sepa cual es su nombre en un país libre,¿cuanto se le permitirá saber en un país de esclavos?
Entre los buhoneros comerciantes y los políticos¿cuál es la diferencia? Al margen que nosotros comerciamos con quincalla , y ellos, con bienes de gran valor, no veo ninguna diferencia.
Aunque no me considero avaricioso, sí me gusta ser dueño de lo que tengo.
Para tomar durante toda la vida.
Más que recomendable, lectura rápida y divertida.
Este libro me sirve para el #24retosdelectura 2021 para los puntos
Libro que puedes leer en un día
Libro publicado originalmente por entregas ( de hecho la versión que yo he leído de @contraseñaeditorial recoge las entregas 1 y 8 de Las Recetas del Doctor Marigold que se publicaron en 1865 en el especial de Navidad de la revista All the year round, dirigida por el propio Dickens y que eran 8 capítulos, pero sólo el 1 y el 8 estaban escritos por él.
Libro cuyo protagonista sea un Doctor/ médico o enfermera. -
Quote:"Content and joy went with us as the wheels of the two carts went round"
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🥣ukus-sladak
🎧zvuk-klparanje kočije
💐mirs-para vrelog čaja 🎨boja-zlatna,kao "zlatno srce"
🐙dodir-toplina,ušuškanost
🎭identifikacija(likovi)-definitivno ideal roditeljstva koji treba slediti
🧙🏼♀️👻🤓vizija(san)-Doktor koji nije doktor ali leči 🙂
📝ekstra-Jedna od Dikensovih Božićnih priča,tako dikensovska da je to diiivno ✒ocena9️⃣ prelepa priča ali Dikens ima i boljih
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🥣taste-sweet
🎧sound-rattling of a horse-drawn cart
💐smell-steaming tea
🎨colour-golden,as in "heart of gold"
🐙touch-warm,cuddling feeling
🎭identification(characters)-definitively the ideal of parenthood
👻🤓🧙🏼♀️vision(dream)-Doctor who is not a doctor but he sure cures 📝extra credit-one of Dickens's Christmass Carols,so Dickensian and so,so splendid 🙂
✒grade-9️⃣ beautifull story but Dickens has much better works -
A Christmas story by Dickens that may not be as well know as A Christmas Carol. A “cheap jack” adopts a girl after his own wife and child have died. He travels with her while he panhandles wares and tries to teach her words and how to read. The story is about second chances and this time around he worries that his adopted daughter, named after his real daughter, will be able to manage in the world since she is deaf. He saves money for her to attend a school for the deaf and learn sign language. There she finds love with another student. While Dr. Marigold is worried when his daughter travels the world and becomes pregnant, he is relieved when his granddaughter can speak to him. It’s a great Christmas present. A quick read.
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Doctor Marigold, es la historia de un buhonero, "Doctor" es su nombre, él nos detalla el por qué de su nombre a pesar de no ser doctor en nada y los años posteriores: su infancia en la carreta con su padre, las desgracias acontecidas a su madre y hermana, el casarse con una mujer malhumorada y violenta que lamentablemente maltrata a la hija de ambos.
Es una historia corta, poco conocida del autor, pero no por eso menos buena. -
I went to see Gerald Dickens (great, great, great grandson) perform A Child’s Journey at the Mid Continent Library in Independence, MO. There was a question and and answer period after the performance after in which he was asked what his favorite Dickens’ story is. Doctor Marigold was his answer. After reading it I know why. Highly recommend.
