Dickens - London Into Kent

Throughout his life Charles Dickens had a strong affinity with the county of Kent and wove into into his works.

About the author

Peter Clark has been involved in cultural relations in the Middle East since the 1960s. He worked for the British Council for over 30 years, and has translated eight books from Arabic - of which two were published by the American University in Cairo Press. He is a founding Trustee of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction and is a Contributing Editor of Banipal, the magazine for modern arabic writing.

Summary

In the first half of this book Peter Clark illuminates the settings of Dickens's London scenes as they feature in his writing. The second half of this book takes the reader to the places Dickens knew and imaginatively wove into the tapestry of his stories: Chatham and Rochester, Canterbury and Dover.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Clark
• Publisher: The Armchair Traveller
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.10.2013
• EAN: 9781907973802
• ISBN: 978-1-907973-80-2
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Armchair Traveller; Literary Travellers
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Biographies, autobiographies