The Stature of Dickens
Author: Joseph Gold
Publisher: Published for University of Manitoba Press by University of Toronto Press
Published: 1971
Total Pages: 286
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Author: Joseph Gold
Publisher: Published for University of Manitoba Press by University of Toronto Press
Published: 1971
Total Pages: 286
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James Russell Kincaid
Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon Press
Published: 1971
Total Pages: 284
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKKincaid argues that the funny Dickens and the "dark" Dickens are one, and that our response to his humour is no less important is Little Dorrit than in Pickwick.
Author: Charles Dickens
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Published: 1880*
Total Pages: 840
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: William J. Palmer
Publisher: Diversion Books
Published: 2015-04-19
Total Pages: 303
ISBN-13: 1626817340
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCharles Dickens and Wilkie Collins reveal the darker side of Victorian London—and a killer’s identity—in this “well-crafted adventure” (Publishers Weekly). Charles Dickens is smitten with Ellen Ternan, a teenage actress, and heads to the country to retrieve her from the home for fallen women run by Angela Burdett-Coutts—who also owns one of England’s largest banks and has recently received an anonymous threatening note. Back in London, Dickens and his fellow writer Wilkie Collins give the note to Inspector Field. But more urgent worries are to come. Both men’s paramours—the actress as well as a former prostitute—have been attending Women’s Emancipation Society meetings. When a young feminist is found fatally strangled at the scene of a robbery at Coutts Bank, Ellen, whose scarf was the murder weapon, is arrested. And it is up to Dickens to clear her name—hopefully without sullying his own, since at the time of the killing, the two were together in a hotel room . . . “The story offers not only a mystery but also a look at some of the more prurient aspects of nineteenth-century London society . . . Atmospheric and cunningly plotted . . . Absorbing.” —Booklist
Author: George Gissing
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Published: 1898
Total Pages: 250
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bertram Waldrom Matz
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Published: 1922
Total Pages: 304
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Laurence W. Mazzeno
Publisher: Camden House
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9781571133175
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUndoubtedly the best-selling author of his day and well loved by readers in succeeding generations, Charles Dickens was not always a favorite among critics. Celebrated for his novels advocating social reform, for half a century after his death he was ridiculed by those academics who condescended to write about him. Only the faithful band of devotees who called themselves Dickensians kept alive an interest in his work. Then, during the Second World War, he was resurrected by critics, and was soon being hailed as the foremost writer of his age, a literary genius alongside Shakespeare and Milton. More recently, Dickens has again been taken to task by a new breed of literary theorists who fault his chauvinism and imperialist attitudes. Whether he has been adored or despised, however, one thing is certain: no other Victorian novelist has generated more critical commentary. This book traces Dickens's reputation from the earliest reviews through the work of early 21st-century commentators, showing how judgments of Dickens changed with new standards for evaluating fiction. Mazzeno balances attention to prominent critics from the late 19th century through the first three quarters of the 20th with an emphasis on the past three decades, during which literary theory has opened up new ways of reading Dickens. What becomes clear is that, in attempting to provide fresh insight into Dickens's writings, critics often reveal as much about the predilections of their own age as they do about the novelist. Laurence W. Mazzeno is President Emeritus of Alvernia University, Reading, Pennsylvania.
Author: Gary Colledge
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2012-06
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 1587433206
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores the Christian convictions Charles Dickens held and displayed in his work, bringing the vital faith of an important and vastly popular writer to life.
Author: Norman Page
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-12-22
Total Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 1349060046
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jane R. Cohen
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 0814202845
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