The Great Charles Dickens Scandal by Michael Slater
A page-turning account of the scandal that almost ruined Dickens and how the story disappeared from history
A sexy story resting on a bed of comprehensive scholarship and pursued with Sherlock-ian imagination-Kirkus (starred review) Kirkus Slater's work is a fascinating investigation into the nature of scandal itself as much as it is a look at the particular episode.-Daily Beast The Daily Beast Wise, witty and highly entertaining.-Simon Callow, The Guardian -- Simon Callow The Guardian Strangely riveting, even haunting ... a scholarly detective story.-The Boston Globe The Boston Globe Impeccably sourced and dashingly narrated ... Slater sinks his teeth into the dirty subject of reputation making-and breaking-with a relish that almost made me forget (I mean this as a compliment) that author's status as an eminent academic.-Miranda Seymour, Sunday Telegraph -- Miranda Seymour Sunday Telegraph [Slater] examines decades of rumor and journalism to provide a history of the scandal as it has develpped since the author's death.-New Yorker Page-Turner blog New Yorker Page-Turner blog A fascinating picture of not only Charles Dickens, but of the people who were (and still are) fascinated by him.-PopMatters PopMatters [Slater] happily tracks down and assesses the tiny accumulating pips and squeaks of the 'scandal.'-San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle You don't need to know [Dickens's] fiction to enjoy Slater's zesty account of the life.-The New Republic The New Republic An invaluable work for Dickens scholars, and an enjoyable read for anyone.-Choice Choice Michael Slater revisits the layers of deception, gossip, commercial speculation, and academic work that grew around Dickens's extramarital relationship with Ellen Ternan in order to track the unfolding of the great Dickens scandal from Dickens's own lifetime to ours.-Sambudha Sen, Victorian Studies -- Sambudha Sen Victorian Studies
Michael Slater is emeritus professor of Victorian literature at Birkbeck College, University of London; past president of the International Dickens Fellowship and of the Dickens Society of America; and author of Charles Dickens. He lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300112191 |
| ISBN 10 | 030011219X |
| Title | The Great Charles Dickens Scandal |
| Author | Michael Slater |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2012-11-13 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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