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The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Dickens
A fun, modern guide to Britain's most famous novelist.
- Imprint: Continuum
- Series: Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companions
- Pub. date: 01 Sep 2009
- ISBN: 9780826418821
184 Pages, paperback World rights £12.99 Add to my Catalogue Add to my basket Description
Charles Dickens belongs to an exclusive literary club: he was immensely popular when he was alive, and his work has never fallen out of fashion. His books have been in print for over 140 years, and are widely read and admired every day, the world over. His larger than life style and over-the-top characters have inspired countless authors; his work has been adapted into plays, film and television—there are over 25 versions of A Christmas Carol alone!
A vital part of English literature’s history, Charles Dickens is a natural choice for Continuum’s Bedside treatment, and Brian Murray, an expert in Dickens and 19th- and 20th-century British literature, is the perfect tour guide into the wonderful world of all things Dickensian. Featuring countless fun facts and 175 illustrations—including photos, stills, and cartoons—this is the perfect gift for the literature lover in your life.
Table of Contents
Part 1 - The Inimitable Icon
"Life with Father"
What Gets Blacked in a Blacking Factory?
Dickens's Bookshelf
Sidebar: Dickens's Favourite Books
From the Gallery - Dickens's work as a Parliamentary reporter
Sidebar: A Short Look at Shorthand
"I'll Never Stop Saying Maria"--rejection by Maria Beadnell
Capsule: Sketches by Boz (1836)
The Boz Style
Capsule: The Pickwick Papers (1836)
Men with Pens: Dickens's Illustrators
Part 2 continues a Virtual Walking Tour to places associated with Dickens's life and work
Includes Capsules on Life and Adventures of Nichloas Nickleby (1830), The Old Curiosity Shop (1840), Barnaby Rudge (1841)
"Who Was Gordon and Why Did He Riot?" anti-Catholicism in Dickens's Day
Capsule: Martin Chuzzlewit (1844)
Sidebar: A Dickens's Crossword Puzzle
Part 3 continues the Walking Tour adn includes Capsules of David Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, et al.
Sidebar: Dickens and W. C. Fields
Sidebar: Dickens in Nighttown
Was Dickens a Liberal or a Conservative?
Sidebar: Dickens on Film
"Diagnosis Exhaustion" A look at the medical reasons for Dickens's death at the relatively early age of 58
Dickens's Literary Descendents
(This is a truncated description, leaving much out, but providing a good sense of this book.)
Author(s)
Brian Murray, Brian Murray is the author of
H.G Wells and
Charles Dickens: Literature and Life, and a contributor and adviser to the
Encyclopedia of World Literature in the 20th Century and
The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Literature. His essays, articles, and reviews have appeared in a variety of scholarly and popular publications, including
First Things,
The Weekly Standard, and
The Baltimore Sun.
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