| Edition |
1st Syracuse University Press ed |
| Descript |
318 pages ; 21 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Reader's guide series |
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Reader's guide series (Syracuse, N.Y.)
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| Note |
Originally published: New York : Straus and Giroux, 1972 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-311) and index |
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"Hobsbaum begins with a brief discussion of Dickens's political reportage and his pamphleteering for prison reform, and describes the earliest works, including Dickens's first book, Sketches by Boz. In the main part of the book, the novels - early, middle, and late - are treated in equal detail. As they relate to Dickens's life and to the situation of contemporary England, Dombey and Son, the masterpiece Bleak House, and Hard Times are considered works of art. Little Dorrit, which many consider Dickens's finest creation, is a highlight of Hobsbaum's study. In dealing with the last works, he includes a unique perspective to the unfinished The Mystery of Edwin Drood."--Jacket |
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Sketches by Boz (1835-36) -- Pickwick Papers (1836-37) -- Oliver Twist (1837-38) -- Nicholas Nickleby (1838-39) -- The Old Curiosity Shop (1840), Master Humphrey's Clock (1840) -- Barnaby Rudge (1841) -- American Notes (1842), Martin Chuzzlewit (1843-44), Chapters XV-XVII, XXI-XXIV, XXXIII-XXXIV -- Martin Chuzzlewit (1843-44) -- Christmas Books -. A Christmas Carol (1843). The Chimes (1845). The Cricket on the Hearth (1846). The Battle of Life (1847). The Haunted Man (1848) -- Letters on Social Questions (1846-50), Pictures from Italy (1846) -- Dombey and Son (1846-48) -- David Copperfield (1849-50) -- Household Words (1850-59), Reprinted Pieces (1858), All the Year Round (1859-70), The Uncommercial Traveller (1860-69) -- Christmas Stories (1852-67) -- Bleak House (1852-53) -- Hard Times (1854) -- Little Dorrit (1855-57) -- A Tale of Two Cities (1859) -- Great Expectations (1861) -- Our Mutual Friend (1864-65) -- The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1870) -- App. I. The Mudfog Papers (1837-39), Sketches of Young Gentlemen (1838), Sketches of Young Couples (1840) -- App. II. A Life of Our Lord (1849), A Child's History of England (1853) -- App. III. Hunted Down (1859), No Thoroughfare (1867), George Silverman's Explanation (1868), A Holiday Romance (1868) |
| Subject |
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Criticism and interpretation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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| Alt Title |
Charles Dickens |
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