Bibliograph

The life of Charles Dickens, the illustrated edition, John Forster ; with a foreword by Jane Smiley ; general editor, Holly Furneaux

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The life of Charles Dickens, the illustrated edition, John Forster ; with a foreword by Jane Smiley ; general editor, Holly Furneaux

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

portraitsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The life of Charles Dickens

Oclc number

751832026

Responsibility statement

John Forster ; with a foreword by Jane Smiley ; general editor, Holly Furneaux

Sub title

the illustrated edition

Summary

Of the many Dickens biographies, John Forster's was the very first. ... Because of Forster's first-person acquaintance with Dickens, his book remains the essential, go-to study of the great writer's life. This newly abridged edition, issued in celebration of Dickens's two-hundredth birthday, is enriched by scores of images--including illustrations from early editions of Dickens's novels, theatrical playbills and posters, and facsimiles of letters, manuscripts, and other documents. --from jacket flap

Table Of Contents

Volume I: 1812-1822. Childhood -- 1822-1824. Hard experiences in boyhood -- 1824-1830. School days and start in life -- 1831-1935. Reporters' gallery and newspaper literature -- 1836. First book, and Origin of Pickwick -- 1837. Writing the Pickwick papers -- 1837-1838. Between Pickwick and Nickleby -- 1838. Oliver Twist -- 1838-1839. Nicholas Nickleby -- 1838-1839. During and after Nickleby -- 1839. New literary project -- 1840-1841. The Old curiosity shop -- 1840. Devonshire Terrace and Broadstairs -- 1841. Barnaby Rudge -- 1841. Public dinner in Edinburgh -- 1841. Adventures in the Highlands -- 1841. Again at Broadstairs -- 1841. Eve of the visit to America -- 1842. First impressions of America -- 1842. Second impressions of America -- 1842. Philadelphia, Washington, and the south -- 1842. Canal-boat journeys: bound far west -- 1842. The far west: to Niagara Falls -- 1842. Niagara and MontrealVolume II: 1842. American notes -- 1843. First year of Martin Chuzzlewit -- 1843-1844. Chuzzlewit disappointments and Christmas Carol -- 1844. Year of departure for Italy -- 1844. Idleness at Albaro: Villa Bagnerello -- 1844. Work in Genoa: Palazzo Peschiere -- 1844. Italian travel -- 1845. Last months in Italy -- 1845-1846. Again in England -- 1846. A home in Switzerland -- 1846. Swiss people and scenery -- 1846. Sketches chiefly personal -- 1846. Literary labour at Lausanne -- 1846. Revolution at Geneva, Christmas book and last days in Switzerland -- 1846-1847. Three months in Paris -- 1846-1848. Dombey and son -- 1847-1852. Splendid strolling -- 1848-1851. Seaside holidays -- 1848-1850. Haunted man and household words -- 1848-1851. Last year in Devonshire TerraceVolume III: 1850-1853. David Copperfield and Bleak House -- 1853-1855. Home incidents and Hard Times -- 1853. Switzerland and Italy revisited -- 1853, 1854-and 1856. Three summers at Boulogne -- 1855-1856. Residence in Paris -- 1855-1857. Little Dorrit, and a lazy tour -- 1857-1858. What happened at this time -- 1856-1870. Gadshill Place -- 1858-1859. First paid readings -- 1859-1861. All the year round and the uncommercial traveller -- 1861-1863. Second series of readings -- 1855-1865. Hints for books written and unwritten -- 1864-1867. Third series of readings -- 1836-1870. Dickens as a novelist -- 1867. America revisited: November and December, 1867 -- 1868. American revisited: January to April, 1868 -- 1868-1870. Last readings -- 1869-1870. Last book -- 1836-1870. Personal Characteristics -- 1869-1870. The endAppendices: The writings of Charles Dickens -- The will of Charles Dickens

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