Charles Dickens : a literary life / Grahame Smith.
Charles Dickens : a literary life / Grahame Smith.
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Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1996.
Date
1996.
Call Numbers
N823.8/D548/227
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 190 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Chronology of Dickens's Life -- Chronology of Dickens's Times -- 1. Authorship and Literary Production -- 2. Publishers and Serialization -- 3. Dickens's Reading -- 4. Periodicals, Journalism and the Literary Essay -- 5. Theatre and Popular Entertainment -- 6. Dickens's Public: Adulation and Constra...
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Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press, 1996.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1996.
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Summary
Dickens's literary genius has traditionally been regarded as a creative impulse developed in private. Taking a fresh approach, Grahame Smith draws on a wealth of material to reveal how Dickens's potential as a writer was realised through a highly practical process of literary production. Through analysis of Dickens's struggles with publishers and h...
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Charles Dickens : a literary life / Grahame Smith.
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Literary lives.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-186) and index.
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N823.8/D548/227
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74VvDKOrL0NZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvDKOrL0NZ
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ISBN
031212919X
DDC
823.8 B
MMS ID
991004886499702626
