Charles Dickens /
Hawes, Donald.
Charles Dickens / Donald Hawkes. - London ; New York : Continuum, ©2007. - 1 online resource (vi, 167 pages) - Writers' lives . - Writers' lives (Continuum (Firm)) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-164) and index.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations and References; Introduction; 1. Why We Read Dickens; 2. Life of Dickens; 3. Sketches by Boz, Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist; 4. Dickens s London; 5. Social Class in Victorian England; 6. Nicholas Nickleby, The Old Curiosity Shop, Barnaby Rudge; 7. Prison and Crime; 8. Dickens and Education; 9. Medicine, Doctors, Nurses and Hospitals; 10. Martin Chuzzlewit, A Christmas Carol, Dombey and Son; 11. Women and Children; 12. Dickens and Animals; 13. David Copperfield, Bleak House; 14. Dickens's Comic Characters and Villains. 15. Hard Times, Little Dorrit, A Tale of Two Cities16. Theatre and Entertainment; 17. Dickens and Christmas; 18. Dickens's Public Readings; 19. Dickens's Friends and Contemporaries; 20. Great Expectations, Our Mutual Friend, The Mystery of Edwin Drood; 21. Adaptations and Versions of Dickens's Writings; Further Reading; Bibliography; Index.
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Charles Dickens is without doubt a literary giant. The most widely read author of his own generation, his works remain incredibly popular today. Often seen as the quintessential Victorian novelist, his texts convey perhaps better than any others the drive for wealth and progress and the social contrasts that characterized the Victorian era. His works are widely studied throughout the world both as literary masterpieces and as classic examples of the nineteenth century novel. Combining a biographical approach with close reading of the novels, Donald Hawes offers an illuminating portrait of Dickens as a writer and insight into his life and times. This book gives readers and students a short, lively but sophisticated introduction to Dickens's work and the personal and social context in which it was written.
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2010.
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10.5040/9781474211307 doi
9781441168856 CodeMantra
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Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Dickens, Charles.
1800-1899
Novelists, English--19th century--Biography.
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900.
Biography: literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary.
Novelists, English.
Electronic books.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
PR4581 / .H39 2007eb
823.8
Charles Dickens / Donald Hawkes. - London ; New York : Continuum, ©2007. - 1 online resource (vi, 167 pages) - Writers' lives . - Writers' lives (Continuum (Firm)) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-164) and index.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations and References; Introduction; 1. Why We Read Dickens; 2. Life of Dickens; 3. Sketches by Boz, Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist; 4. Dickens s London; 5. Social Class in Victorian England; 6. Nicholas Nickleby, The Old Curiosity Shop, Barnaby Rudge; 7. Prison and Crime; 8. Dickens and Education; 9. Medicine, Doctors, Nurses and Hospitals; 10. Martin Chuzzlewit, A Christmas Carol, Dombey and Son; 11. Women and Children; 12. Dickens and Animals; 13. David Copperfield, Bleak House; 14. Dickens's Comic Characters and Villains. 15. Hard Times, Little Dorrit, A Tale of Two Cities16. Theatre and Entertainment; 17. Dickens and Christmas; 18. Dickens's Public Readings; 19. Dickens's Friends and Contemporaries; 20. Great Expectations, Our Mutual Friend, The Mystery of Edwin Drood; 21. Adaptations and Versions of Dickens's Writings; Further Reading; Bibliography; Index.
Use copy Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time;
Charles Dickens is without doubt a literary giant. The most widely read author of his own generation, his works remain incredibly popular today. Often seen as the quintessential Victorian novelist, his texts convey perhaps better than any others the drive for wealth and progress and the social contrasts that characterized the Victorian era. His works are widely studied throughout the world both as literary masterpieces and as classic examples of the nineteenth century novel. Combining a biographical approach with close reading of the novels, Donald Hawes offers an illuminating portrait of Dickens as a writer and insight into his life and times. This book gives readers and students a short, lively but sophisticated introduction to Dickens's work and the personal and social context in which it was written.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
English.
9781441169181 (electronic bk.) 1441169180 (electronic bk.) 9781441168856 1441168850 1474211305 9781474211307 1283122928 9781283122924 9786613122926 6613122920
10.5040/9781474211307 doi
9781441168856 CodeMantra
GBA688090 bnb GBB863914 bnb
013578560 Uk 018818293 Uk
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Dickens, Charles.
1800-1899
Novelists, English--19th century--Biography.
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900.
Biography: literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary.
Novelists, English.
Electronic books.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
PR4581 / .H39 2007eb
823.8