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- English
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About this book
The engaging biography of one of the most celebrated and enduring authors of Western literature
Charles Dickens grew up in harsh poverty and became one of the world's most beloved authors. Biographer Fred Kaplan takes a brilliant, multifaceted approach in his examination of Dickens's life: his fraught marriage and relationships; the ever-present effects of his humble beginnings; his extensive, but carefully managed, public life; and his friendships with famous writers. Dickens unearths the complex passions that drove both the man and his work, illuminating why the legendary authorโjust like the characters in his fictionโhas remained a mammoth figure in Western literature.
Charles Dickens grew up in harsh poverty and became one of the world's most beloved authors. Biographer Fred Kaplan takes a brilliant, multifaceted approach in his examination of Dickens's life: his fraught marriage and relationships; the ever-present effects of his humble beginnings; his extensive, but carefully managed, public life; and his friendships with famous writers. Dickens unearths the complex passions that drove both the man and his work, illuminating why the legendary authorโjust like the characters in his fictionโhas remained a mammoth figure in Western literature.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface, 1998
- CHAPTER ONE: Scenes of His Boyhood (1812โ1822)
- CHAPTER TWO: The Hero of My Own Life (1822โ1834)
- CHAPTER THREE: The First Coming (1834โ1837)
- CHAPTER FOUR: Charley Is My Darling (1837โ1841)
- CHAPTER FIVE: The Emperor of Cheerfulness (1842โ1844)
- CHAPTER SIX: An Angelic Nature (1844โ1846)
- CHAPTER SEVEN: As My Father Would Observe (1846โ1849)
- CHAPTER EIGHT: No Need for Rest (1849โ1853)
- CHAPTER NINE: The Sparkler of Albion (1853โ1855)
- CHAPTER TEN: Superfluous Fierceness (1855โ1857)
- CHAPTER ELEVEN: My Own Wild Way (1857โ1859)
- CHAPTER TWELVE: A Splendid Excess (1860โ1864)
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN: The Sons of Toil (1864โ1868)
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN: A Castle in the Other World (1867โ1870)
- Notes
- Image Gallery
- Acknowledgments
- Index
- Copyright Page