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Book

Who was Charles Dickens?

Call Number

  • J 921 DICKENS (CEN, OSH)

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Publication Information

New York : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, 2014.

Physical Description

105 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Summary

Highlights the life and accomplishments of the English novelist notable for such works as "Oliver Twist" and "A Christmas Carol," including his rise from boyhood poverty, his literary career, and his personal life.

Contents

  • Who was Charles Dickens?
  • Welcome to London
  • Hidden talents
  • Introducing Boz
  • A whole new world
  • Scrooges and Micawbers
  • Back to Gad's Hill
  • The worst of times
  • New journeys
  • Terror to the end
  • Poet's Corner
  • Timelines
  • Bibliography.

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