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Title: CHARLES DICKENS
THE MAKING OF A LITERARY GIANT
By: Christopher Hibbert, John Sutherland (Foreword)
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0230614264
ISBN 13: 9780230614260
Publisher: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
Pub. date: 12 May, 2009
Pages: 336
Description: With passion and wit, Christopher Hibbert details the crucial years that formed Dickens the writer and Dickens the man. An illuminating look at a complex and baffling person, fans of literary biography will relish Hibbert's acclaimed style as he delivers the fascinating tale of Dickens' development.
Synopsis: With passion and wit, Christopher Hibbert details the crucial years that formed Dickens the writer and Dickens the man. He explains how Dickens transferred the smallest fragments of his experience to his fiction, and how he interpreted his youth for both himself and his readers, throwing a clear light on the creative process and sources of literary imagination. An illuminating look at a complex and baffling person, fans of literary biography will relish Hibbert's acclaimed style as he delivers the fascinating tale of Dickens' development.
Illustrations: Illustrations
Publication: UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Returns: Returnable
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