The life of Charles Dickens : the illustrated edition

Author(s)

• Forster, John
• Furneaux, Holly
• Smiley, Jane

Bibliographic Information

The life of Charles Dickens : the illustrated edition

John Forster ; Holly Furneaux, general editor ; with a foreword by Jane Smiley

Sterling Signature, c2011

Other Title

The life of Charles Dickens

Note

"This is an abridged version of the original "The life of Charles Dickens" by John Forster"--T.p. verso

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

John Forster's original three-volume text is abridged and brought to life with the addition of illuminating extracts from Dickens' own work and from recent criticism, biography and fiction. It is also generously illustrated with materials including original artwork from the serial parts of Dickens' novels, rare photographs and portraits of Dickens and his circle, as well as specially commissioned images from the Charles Dickens Museum of the author's personal possessions and favoured locations.

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Details

• NCID: BB08772482
• ISBN:
  • 9781402772856
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: 512 p.
• Size: 27 cm
• Classification:
  • DC22 : 823.8
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
  • LCSH : Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography