Charles Dickens and Georgina Hogarth - A Curious and Enduring Relationship

Tells the remarkable story of Charles Dickens' relationship with his sister-in-law, his 'best and truest friend' Georgina Hogarth, who came to live with the Dickenses aged fifteen, and continued to live with Charles after they divorced.

About the author

Christine Skelton is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Birmingham

Product details

• Authors: Christine Skelton, Skelton Christine
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.04.2023
• EAN: 9781526166081
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6608-1
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Biographies, autobiographies; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Biography: writers