- Hardcover
- Publisher: Peter Smith Pub Inc (June 1968)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0844611549
- ISBN-13: 978-0844611549
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.8 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 481 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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About the Author
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is one of the most widely read English writers. Dickens started his writing career as a freelance reporter for the proctors in the Court of Doctors' commons, which later served as a source of information and inspiration for many of his vivid characters and social novels. In 1832, at the age of 20, he became a reporter on The Mirror of Parliament and on The Trues Sun. Dickens reported from the gallery of the House of Commons. He soon moved to larger newspapers which presented him with the opportunity to publish a series of papers. Sketches by Boz and Pickwick Papers were published in 1836, the year he married Catherine Hogarth with whom he had 10 children and whom he divorced later in life. Dickens wrote relentlessly with his first novels appearing in monthly instalments, a popular fashion at the time: Oliver Twist (1837-1839), Nicholas Nickleby (1838-1839), The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-1841) and Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of 'Eighty as part of the Master Humphrey's Clock series (1840-1841). Numerous other novels followed: David Copperfield, Bleak House, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, Our Mutual Friend, and the unfinished The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Presenting his readers with a plethora of vivid characters, Dickens's novels were a medium for social commentary as he was a fierce critic of poverty and social divisions of the Victorian society. Many of his novels have been adapted for theatre, cinema and television.
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A First-Rate Edition,
By Arthur (Lawrence, Kansas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: American Notes (Hardcover)
The Modern Library is, in my opinion, an extraordinary series, and this book is no exception. During the 19th century, there was a vogue for visiting the young American republic, from abroad, then writing a book about it. Dickens does a fantastic job of revealing the country's manners, morals, flaws and fashions. I highly recommend this book--alongside Tocqueville and Trollope--for a European view of the American democracy.
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American Notes For General Circulation,
By William C. Ludwig - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: American Notes For General Circulation (Paperback)
I received the book and as I was reading it, it fell apart.I reported this to Amazon and received another copy of American Notes. I returned the original copy. As I was reading the second copy with care so the same thing wouldn't happen,some pages fell out of it also. Poor quality by Quiet Vision Publishing. |
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