The Penguin Dickens Companion (Penguin Reference Books S.)

by Paul Davis

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A comprehensive reference book on the life and works of Charles Dickens. It includes entries on his novels, essays, sketches, poems and plays; the characters he created; his own life, family members, friends, places of work, residence & travel; contemporary novelists, journalists, publishers & actors; social themes of the day (the corn laws, poor law, chartism for example); and literary themes. Each novel has a synopsis and further reading recommendations. There are also articles on Dickens' encounter with Hans Christian Anderson and the mutual admiration felt between him and Dostoyevsky.
  • ISBN10 0140282750
  • ISBN13 9780140282757
  • Publish Date 5 August 1999
  • Publish Status Unknown
  • Out of Print 7 August 2002
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 560
  • Language English