Becoming Dickens
Author | : Robert Douglas-Fairhurst |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2013 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674072237 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674072235 |
Rating | : 4/5 (235 Downloads) |
Download or read book Becoming Dickens written by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This provocative biography tells the story of how an ambitious young Londoner became England’s greatest novelist. Focused on the 1830s, it portrays a restless, uncertain Dickens who could not decide on a career path. Through twists and turns, the author traces a double transformation: in reinventing himself Dickens reinvented the form of the novel.