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Informationen zum Autor JOHN FORSTER (1812-1876), an English-born writer, rose from humble beginnings to acclaim as a critic of drama and literature, making his name well-known in London's literary circles. Forster was befriended by intellectuals of the time, Robert Browning and Alfred, Lord Tennyson, but was most intimate with Charles Dickens becoming chief advisor to the author on his works written after The Pickwick Papers (1836). Klappentext A three-volume biography of Dickens, published in 1872-4 by one of his closest friends and advisors. Zusammenfassung John Forster (1812–76), an exact contemporary of Charles Dickens and one of his closest friends, published this three-volume biography between 1872 and 1874. Volume 3 focuses on the period from 1850, including Dickens' later novels and further travels in Europe and America; this reissue is of the first edition. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. 1850-3. David Copperfield and Bleak House; 2. 1853-5. Home incidents and Hard Times; 3. 1853. Switzerland and Italy revisited; 4. 1853, 1854, and 1856. Three summers at Boulogne; 5. 1855, 1856. Residence in Paris; 6. 1855-7. Little Dorrit, and a lazy tour; 7. 1857-8. What happened at this time; 8. 1856-70. Gadshill Place; 9. 1858-9. First paid readings; 10. 1859-61. All the Year Round and the Uncommercial Traveller; 11. 1861-3. Second series of readings; 12. 1855-65. Hints for books written and unwritten; 13. 1864-7. Third series of readings; 14. 1836-70. Dickens as a novelist; 15. 1867. America revisited. November and December, 1867; 16. 1868. America revisited. January to April, 1868; 17. 1868-70. Last readings; 18. 1869-70. Last book; 19. 1836-70. Personal characteristics; 20. 1869-70. The end; Appendix; Index.
