| Description |
xiii, 370 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"A Vintage original" -- T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-356) and index. |
| Contents |
Paradise -- Paradise lost -- Beginning the world -- The birth of Boz -- The peregrinations of pickwick -- Practical power -- Here we are! -- Sledge-hammer blow -- Animal magnetism -- Every man in his humor -- The great fight and strife of life -- Not so bad as we seem -- The ice-bound soul -- Going public -- The loadstone rock -- On the ground. |
| Summary |
Acclaimed actor and writer Simon Callow offers a fresh perspective on one of the greatest novelists in the English language, Charles Dickens, in this lively, colorful biography. Dickens was one of the first true celebrity authors. Thousands of fans in Britain and America eagerly awaited each new installment of his stories and flocked to see him on his legendary speaking tours. Not only did he create an incredible cast of characters on the page, but he was also a dazzling mimic and storyteller, and he wrote, stage-managed, and acted in plays for the public. Throughout his life, from his childhood performances in pubs to his legendarily powerful reading tours, Dickens was fanatical about the stage. Callow reveals Dickens's genius on and off the page and offers a compelling insight into a life that was driven as much by performance and showmanship as by literature.-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
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Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780345803238 |
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034580323X |
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