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Mr. Dickens hits town

1999
A short story, based on historical fact, that describes the time Charles Dickens spent with the amateur theatrical company of the British garrison stationed in Montreal.

Cuento de dos ciudades

1980
The classic novel about the French Revolution and its effect upon the lives of several individuals, both French and English.

Dickens

his work and his world
2008
Introduces the life and times of Charles Dickens, and explores the likely inspirations for his writing style, stories, and characters through an examination of four of his most popular works, including "A Christmas Carol," "Oliver Twist," "David Copperfield," and "Great Expectations.".

Charles Dickens A to Z

the essential reference to his life and work
1998
This guide, with more than 2500 cross-referenced entries, covers Charles Dickens' life, his literary works and characters, his themes, and commentaries on his writings.

Fetishism and imagination

Dickens, Melville, Conrad
1982

Not quite dead

2007
The theft of some of Charles Dickens's papers by an Irish stowaway on a ship from Liverpool to the U.S. brings Dickens unexpectedly and reluctantly together with Edgar Allan Poe, who has information on a woman's murder and has faked his death in an attempt to escape the Irish mob.

Becoming Dickens

the invention of a novelist
2011
Becoming Dickens tells the story of how an ambitious young Londoner became England's greatest novelist. In following the twists and turns of Charles Dickens's early career, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst examines a remarkable double transformation: in reinventing himself Dickens reinvented the form of the novel. It was a high-stakes gamble, and Dickens never forgot how differently things could have turned out. From his traumatized childhood to the suicide of his first collaborator and the sudden death of the woman who had a good claim to being the love of his life, Dickens faced powerful obstacles. Douglas-Fairhurst's provocative new biography, focused on the 1830s, portrays a restless and uncertain Dickens who could not decide on the career path he should take and would never feel secure in his considerable achievements--From publisher description.

Charles Dickens

a life
2012
Chronicles the life of the nineteenth-century literary master from the challenges he faced as the imprisoned son of a profligate father, his rise to one of England's foremost novelists, and the personal demons that challenged his relationships.

Dostoevsky and romantic realism

a study of Dostoevsky in relation to Balzac, Dickens, and Gogol
1998
The first part of the book is on Realism, with essays on Balzac, Dickens, and Gogol. The second part of the book shows how Dostoevsky this tradition and made it his own.

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