The Charles Dickens Companion
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
For anyone who has ever lost themselves in the fog-shrouded streets of Victorian London alongside Pip, Oliver, or David Copperfield, The Charles Dickens Companion by Michael and Mollie Hardwick is an indispensable guide to the vast and magnificent world of one of England's greatest novelists. This authoritative reference work chronicles the full breadth of Dickens's literary universe, presenting detailed entries on his novels, characters, settings, and the real-life inspirations that shaped his unforgettable fiction, all organised for both the casual reader and the devoted scholar. The Hardwicks bring a combined expertise and genuine passion to their subject, crafting a volume that illuminates the biographical, historical, and cultural contexts that made Dickens's work so enduringly powerful. From the squalid workhouses of Oliver Twist to the genteel drawing rooms of Great Expectations, the companion argues that no other Victorian writer mapped the human condition with such wit, moral urgency, and theatrical brilliance. A work of remarkable depth, it leaves the reader with a renewed hunger to return to Dickens's pages and discover what they may have missed the first time.
Author: Michael & Mollie Hardwick
Format: Paperback
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
For anyone who has ever lost themselves in the fog-shrouded streets of Victorian London alongside Pip, Oliver, or David Copperfield, The Charles Dickens Companion by Michael and Mollie Hardwick is an indispensable guide to the vast and magnificent world of one of England's greatest novelists. This authoritative reference work chronicles the full breadth of Dickens's literary universe, presenting detailed entries on his novels, characters, settings, and the real-life inspirations that shaped his unforgettable fiction, all organised for both the casual reader and the devoted scholar. The Hardwicks bring a combined expertise and genuine passion to their subject, crafting a volume that illuminates the biographical, historical, and cultural contexts that made Dickens's work so enduringly powerful. From the squalid workhouses of Oliver Twist to the genteel drawing rooms of Great Expectations, the companion argues that no other Victorian writer mapped the human condition with such wit, moral urgency, and theatrical brilliance. A work of remarkable depth, it leaves the reader with a renewed hunger to return to Dickens's pages and discover what they may have missed the first time.