Charles Dickens

Informationen zum Autor Simon Callow Klappentext An exuberant and entertaining biography of Charles Dickens that captures the essence of the great novelist. An exuberant and entertaining biography of Charles Dickens that captures the essence of the great novelist.

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'This is the book we have long been waiting for and only Simon Callow could have written it. The theatre was central to Dickens's life, and it needed a skilled biographer to do justice to the subject. Simon Callow rises superbly to the challenge and the result is a marvellous book that really deepens and enriches our understanding and enjoyment of Dickens.' Michael Slater
'A comprehensive biography as enthralling as one of his own performances ... A great achievement.'
Catherine Peters, Literary Review
'Vivid and exuberant... This book, with its fresh angles and out-of-the-way sources, is the harvest of [Callow's] dedication [to impersonating Dickens on stage]... His book is a celebration, jubilant, vigorous, imaginative, and, as Dickens might have said, an all-round sizzler.' John Carey, Sunday Times
'Callow . . . writes with great authority and elegant insouciance, which makes this "biography with a twist" very entertaining.' Independent on Sunday
'By his enthusiasm for his subject, Callow has ensured that his book is a worthy addition to the Dickens studies.' Sunday Express

Product details

• Authors: Simon Callow
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.08.2012
• EAN: 9780007445318
• ISBN: 978-0-00-744531-8
• No. of pages: 370
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 197 mm x 27 mm
• Series: HarperPress; Eminent Lives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Biography: writers, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form