Who's Who in Dickens - Softcover

Hawes, Donald

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415136059 ISBN 13: 9780415136051

Publisher: Routledge, 1997

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Who's Who in Dickens is an accessible guide to the many characters in Charles Dickens' fiction. Dickens' characters are strikingly portrayed and have become a vital part of our cultural heritage - Scrooge has become a by-word for stinginess, Uriah Heep for unctuousness. From the much loved Oliver Twist to the fact-grubbing Mr Gradgrind, the obstinate Martin Chuzzlewit to the embittered Miss Havisham, this book covers the famous and lesser known characters in Dickens.
Who's Who in Dickens provides:
* an easy-to-use A-Z layout
* physical and psychological profiles of the characters
* a critical look at his characters by past and present influential commentators
* a list of characters and works in which they have appeared
* over forty illustrations of major characters drawn by Dickens' contemporaries

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About the Author:

Donald Hawes has taught in schools and at the University of Westminster and the University of North London. He is presently a visiting lecturer at the University of Westminster and the Open University. He is co-author of Thackeray: The Critical Heritage, co-editor of Villette, and editor of volumes of Pendennis, Henry Esmond and Barnaby Rudge.

Review:

'Not only informative but charming Hawes enthusiasm for Dickens' characters is contagious. - Dickens Quarterly 'A well-produced, useful and affordable reference book, in which all Dickens lovers will find something new and stimulating.' - The Dickensian

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