Who's Who in Dickens

ISBN-13: 9780415260299 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 304 str.

Donald Hawes

Opis

Dickens' characters are strikingly portrayed and have become a vital part of our cultural heritage - Scrooge has become a by-word for stinginess, Uriah Heep for unctuousness. This reference is an accessible guide to the many characters in Charles Dickens' fiction.

Recenzje

'One of those invaluable books which any reader will want to have beside him as he reads and re-reads his favourite author's works. This will become an essential volume ... it will not only give much pleasure but will help all those who love and cite Dickens' creations.' - Contemporary Review

'Not only informative but charming Hawes enthusiasm for Dickens' characters is contagious. - Dickens Quarterly

'A well-produced, useful and affordable reference book, in which all Dickens lovers will find something new and stimulating.' - The Dickensian

Spis treści

List of figures , Foreword by David Parker, Introduction to the 2002 edition, Acknowledgements, Note on texts and references, Abbreviations of Dickens’s works cited, List of characters by work, Introduction, who’s who in dickens, Bibliography

O autorze

Donald Hawes is a visiting lecturer in English at the Open University, Birkbeck College, University of London, and the University of Westminster. He has edited works by Dickens and Thackeray for Penguin Classics, Oxford Worlds Classics and the Everyman Library.