Bibliograph

The turning point, 1851, a year that changed Charles Dickens and the world, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

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The turning point, 1851, a year that changed Charles Dickens and the world, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The turning point

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1264175627

Responsibility statement

Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

Sub title

1851, a year that changed Charles Dickens and the world

Summary

"1851: a year of political unrest and social inequality, industrial progress and artistic innovation, it is also a turbulent year in the private life of Charles Dickens, as he copes with a double bereavement and a home in danger of falling apart. But this formative year will become perhaps the greatest turning point in his life and writing, as he embraces his calling as a chronicler of ordinary people's lives and establishes himself as an important national figure for demanding social reform and justice. Conjuring a bustling, foggy and precarious London in thrilling detail, The Turning Point takes us onto the streets with Dickens, into the office of his newly launched journal Household Words, into his home and marriage, and into his imagination as he begins to compose his masterpiece, Bleak House. Fully illustrated and brimming with delightful anecdotes about the larger-than-life man and his plethora of timeless characters and stories, this is the closest look yet at one of the greatest literary personalities ever to have lived"--, Provided by publisher

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