Charles Dickens and Rochester (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Robert Langton

9780267481392: Charles Dickens and Rochester (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 026748139X ISBN 13: 9780267481392

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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A rich, accessible look at how Rochester and its surroundings shaped Charles Dickens’s life and fiction.

This study traces the young Dickens from his Kentish childhood to the London years that launched his fame, and it shows how Rochester and Chatham appear in his stories. It blends biographical detail with vivid descriptions of places and moments that echo through his novels, letters, and a long circle of literary memory.

Langton threads biographical milestones with the city’s landscape and its changing view over time. The volume also highlights original illustrations and how real sites—like Restoration House and other Rochester landmarks—live on in the author’s world, offering a tactile map for readers and visitors alike.

Connections between Dickens’s early life and the places and people that appear in his works.
Analysis of Rochester’s role in major titles and in the author’s social and urban memory.
Cultural context from illustrations, local history, and the author’s letters and drafts.
Guided reflections on the city’s landscape, from cathedrals to marshes, as a living backdrop.

Ideal for readers of Dickens, visitors to Rochester, and anyone curious about how a city can shape a novelist’s imagination.

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