Charles Dickens: A Critical Study - Softcover

Chesterton, G. K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1409796108 ISBN 13: 9781409796107

Publisher: Grizzell Press, 2015

Synopsis

This vintage book contains a fascinating critical study of the life and work of Charles Dickens. This interesting and insightful exploration of all things Dickensian will appeal to those with an interest in English literature, and it is not to be missed by fans of Dickens’s seminal work. The chapters of this book include: “The Dickens Period”, “The Boyhood of Dickens”, “The Pickwick Papers”, “The Great Popularity”, “Dickens and America”, “Dickens and Christmas”, “The Time of Transition”, “Later Life and Works”, “The Great Dickens Characters”, etcetera. Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936) was an English author, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, theologian, and biographer. He was famed for his witty, irreverent and highly contemporary writing. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

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About the Author:

About The Author British author Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936) was an English writer, lay theologian, poet, philosopher, and biographer. Chesterton is well known for his priest-detective Father Brown. Time magazine had this to say about the British author: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out."

About this edition

• Publisher: Grizzell Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1409796108
• ISBN 13: 9781409796107
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 310