Knock On The Nursery Door: Tales Of The Dickens Children
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A charming work of biographical and literary history, Knock On The Nursery Door: Tales Of The Dickens Children chronicles the lives of the children born to one of Victorian England's most celebrated and complex literary figures, Charles Dickens. Drawing back the curtain on the private world behind the famous name, it presents intimate portraits of each child, illuminating how they navigated life in the shadow of their towering father's genius and turbulent domestic circumstances. With a tone that balances warmth and candor, the narrative uncovers the joys, struggles, and varied fates of the Dickens offspring, from those who found their own paths to those who were overshadowed by their father's immense legacy. Rich in period detail and family correspondence, it illustrates how the themes of childhood, hardship, and aspiration that permeated Dickens's fiction were, in many ways, drawn directly from the lives unfolding within his own household.
Author: Stuart Dickens Mchugh
Format: Hardback
Published: 1972, Michael Joseph
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A charming work of biographical and literary history, Knock On The Nursery Door: Tales Of The Dickens Children chronicles the lives of the children born to one of Victorian England's most celebrated and complex literary figures, Charles Dickens. Drawing back the curtain on the private world behind the famous name, it presents intimate portraits of each child, illuminating how they navigated life in the shadow of their towering father's genius and turbulent domestic circumstances. With a tone that balances warmth and candor, the narrative uncovers the joys, struggles, and varied fates of the Dickens offspring, from those who found their own paths to those who were overshadowed by their father's immense legacy. Rich in period detail and family correspondence, it illustrates how the themes of childhood, hardship, and aspiration that permeated Dickens's fiction were, in many ways, drawn directly from the lives unfolding within his own household.