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Author |
: Robert Douglas-Fairhurst |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 400 |
Release |
: 2013 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780674072237 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0674072235 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis Becoming Dickens by : Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
This provocative biography tells the story of how an ambitious young Londoner became England’s greatest novelist. Focused on the 1830s, it portrays a restless, uncertain Dickens who could not decide on a career path. Through twists and turns, the author traces a double transformation: in reinventing himself Dickens reinvented the form of the novel.
Author |
: Claire Tomalin |
Publisher |
: Penguin UK |
Total Pages |
: 633 |
Release |
: 2011-10-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780141971452 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0141971452 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis Charles Dickens by : Claire Tomalin
THE ACCLAIMED DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY OF ONE OF THE GREATEST BRITISH WRITERS OF ALL TIME Charles Dickens was a phenomenon: a journalist, a father of ten, a supporter of liberal social causes, but most of all, a great novelist. From unpromising beginnings sent to work a black factory age twelve, he rose to such social and literary heights that when he died, the world mourned. Yet the brilliance concealed a divided character: a republican, he disliked America; sentimental about the family, he took up with a young actress; usually generous, he cut off his impecunious children. From the award-winning author Claire Tomalin, Charles Dickens: A Life paints an unforgettable portrait of Dickens, capturing brilliantly the complex character of this great genius. If you loved Great Expectations, Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol, this book is invaluable reading. 'By far the most humane and imaginatively sympathetic account yet for the general reader' Amanda Craig, New Statesman
Author |
: Charles Dickens |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 380 |
Release |
: 1854 |
ISBN-10 |
: BSB:BSB10923689 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis Hard Times by : Charles Dickens
Author |
: Norrie Epstein |
Publisher |
: Viking Adult |
Total Pages |
: 456 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105023102630 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Friendly Dickens by : Norrie Epstein
You might have read him in class, but the Victorians read Charles Dickens like we watch Melrose Place, and The Friendly Dickens will show you why. It is the ultimate pop reference to the Dickensian world of shrouded sex and ostentatious death, a book that will have you running in delight to dust off your Dickens.Norrie Epstein--whose The Friendly Shakespeare was called by The New York Times "spirited, informative and provocative"--opens up Dickens's life and times in all its squalor and glory, including his rise to greatness and occasional lapses from grace. She considers his works, major and minor, in decided lively fashion, not just reading, but reading between the lines:* Was Oliver Twist's Fagin a pederast?* What made A Christmas Carol's Tiny Tim so darn tiny?* How many of Dickens's child characters met an untimely end? (Hint: plenty.)Full of humor, skepticism, and expert opinions, with eye- catching illustrations, plenty of quotes, and sidebars on nearly every page, you will quickly become a Dickens authority--even if you've never read a word.
Author |
: Carlo DeVito |
Publisher |
: Cider Mill Press |
Total Pages |
: 256 |
Release |
: 2017-10-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781604337792 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1604337796 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Synopsis Inventing Scrooge by : Carlo DeVito
Inventing Scrooge uncovers the real-life inspirations from Charles Dickens’ own world that led to the fascinating creation of his most beloved tale: A Christmas Carol. When Charles Dickens created the story that would become A Christmas Carol, little did he know that his “ghostly little book” would reinvent the way we celebrate Christmas. From a graveyard in Edinburgh to the Marshalsea Prison in London to his schoolboy years in Chatham and even his lifelong fascination with dance, so much of Dickens’ past and present are woven into the characters and themes of A Christmas Carol. And by understanding the story behind the story, readers will come to embrace the holiday classic all the more. To this day, we look to the Christmas season as a time of warmth and celebration among family, friends, and strangers alike. And every year at Christmastime, not only do our lives get better for all the festivity, but we get better, as people. Just like Ebenezer Scrooge.
Author |
: Nancy Churnin |
Publisher |
: Albert Whitman & Company |
Total Pages |
: 36 |
Release |
: 2021-10-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780807515297 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0807515299 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dear Mr. Dickens by : Nancy Churnin
2021 National Jewish Book Award Winner - Children's Picture Book 2022 Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor for Picture Books Chicago Public Library Best Informational Books for Younger Readers 2021 The Best Jewish Children's Books of 2021, Tablet Magazine A Junior Library Guild Selection March 2022 The Best Children's Books of the Year 2022, Bank Street College 2022 First Place—Children's Book Nonfiction, Press Women of Texas 2022 First Place—Children's Book Nonfiction, National Federation of Press Women Eliza Davis believed in speaking up for what was right. Even if it meant telling Charles Dickens he was wrong. In Eliza Davis's day, Charles Dickens was the most celebrated living writer in England. But some of his books reflected a prejudice that was all too common at the time: prejudice against Jewish people. Eliza was Jewish, and her heart hurt to see a Jewish character in Oliver Twist portrayed as ugly and selfish. She wanted to speak out about how unfair that was, even if it meant speaking out against the great man himself. So she wrote a letter to Charles Dickens. What happened next is history.
Author |
: Charles Dickens |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 1858 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:255341663 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis Our Mutual Friend by : Charles Dickens
Author |
: Robert Douglas-Fairhurst |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 497 |
Release |
: 2015 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780674967793 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0674967798 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Story of Alice by : Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst illuminates two entangled lives: the Oxford mathematician Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) and Alice Liddell, the child for whom he invented the Alice stories. This relationship influenced Carroll’s imaginative creation of Wonderland—a sheltered world apart during the stormy transition from the Victorian to the modern era
Author |
: Eric D. Lehman |
Publisher |
: Wesleyan University Press |
Total Pages |
: 273 |
Release |
: 2012-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780819573322 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0819573329 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis Becoming Tom Thumb by : Eric D. Lehman
An “evocative and entertaining” biography of the nineteenth century circus performer who became a global phenomenon (Neil Harris, author of Humbug). When P. T. Barnum met twenty-five-inch-tall Charles Stratton at a Bridgeport, Connecticut hotel in 1843, one of the most important partnerships in entertainment history was born. With Barnum’s promotional skills and the miniature Stratton’s comedic talents, they charmed a Who’s Who of the nineteenth century, from Queen Victoria to Charles Dickens to Abraham Lincoln. Adored worldwide as “General Tom Thumb,” Stratton played to sold-out shows for almost forty years. From his days as a precocious child star to his tragic early death, Becoming Tom Thumb tells the full story of this iconic figure for the first time. It details his triumphs on the New York stage, his epic celebrity wedding, and his around-the-world tour, drawing on newly available primary sources and interviews. From the mansions of Paris to the deserts of Australia, Stratton’s unique brand of Yankee comedy not only earned him the accolades of millions of fans, it helped move little people out of the side show and into the limelight.
Author |
: Andrea Warren |
Publisher |
: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages |
: 165 |
Release |
: 2011 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780547395746 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0547395744 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis Charles Dickens and the Street Children of London by : Andrea Warren
The motivations behind Dickens' novels and the poverty-stricken world of 19th century London.