Charles Dickens: A Portrait in Letters
By Charles Dickens
Compiled and introduced by David Timson
Read by Simon Callow
Unabridged
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$25.99
ISBN: 9781094010168
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ISBN: 9781094010175
| Runtime: | 4.17 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Literary Collections |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Those who only know Charles Dickens from his novels will be fascinated to discover the private and personal Dickens in this selection of his letters. His sister-in-law Georgina Hogarth thought they expressed his individuality; his friend Forster thought them literature. They give us a portrait of a complex man with so many different facets to his personality, ranging from the serious, when discussing social issues, to the outrageously humorous when writing merely to entertain his many friends. Two hundred years after his birth he still enlightens and entertains us.
Author
Author Bio: Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens (1812–1870) was born in Landport, Portsmouth, England, the second of eight children in a family continually plagued by debt. A legacy brought release from the nightmare of debtors’ prison and child labor and afforded him a few years of formal schooling. He worked as an attorney’s clerk and newspaper reporter until his early writings brought him the amazing success that was to be his for the remainder of his life. He was the most popular English novelist of the Victorian era, and he remains popular, responsible for some of English literature’s most iconic characters.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Retail CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Literary Collections |
| Runtime: | 4.17 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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