A guide to "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens, offering biographical information about the author, an analysis of the text, and critical excerpts about the work.
Presents biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on Charles Dickens and "A Tale of Two Cities," with emphasis on thematic and structural analysis of the work, in which significant themes, patterns, and motifs are traced.
Offers discussions on Dickens' David Copperfield including the work's influence, historical context, and critical reception as well as a chronology, bibliography, and index.
Discusses the life and work of the prolific nineteenth-century British writer, known for such works as "Oliver Twist," "A Christmas Carol," "American Notes," and "A Tale of Two Cities.".
Contains plot summaries and character lists for four novels by Charles Dickens, including "Great Expectations," "Bleak House," "David Copperfield," and"A Tale of Two Cities," each with a selection of critical essays; and includes biographical information about the author.
Fifty-three-year-old Charles Dickens, having escaped death during a train accident, momentarily meets a ghoulish figure named Drood and sets out with his friend Wilkie Collins into the nightmarish world of the slums and catacombs of London to uncover the mystery surrounding the figure.