Charles Dickens and Georgina Hogarth by Christine Skelton

Charles Dickens and Georgina Hogarth by Christine Skelton

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. -- .

'Essential for anyone interested in Charles Dickens’s personal lifeChristine Skelton’s thoroughly researched and brilliantly written book fills in a missing piece of the jigsaw. It makes for enthralling reading.'
Jenny Hartley, author of Charles Dickens and the house of fallen women and Charles Dickens: A very short introduction

'Georgina Hogarth has been given a voice at last! Christine Skelton has done an admirable job of bringing ‘aunty Georgy” out of the shadow of her celebrity brother-in-law. This is an engaging biography that takes the reader into the heart of one of Victorian Britain’s most famous homes.'
Lucinda Hawksley, author, biographer, and great-great-great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens

'A major, and much-needed, contribution to our knowledge and understanding of both the private and the professional life of our greatest novelist.'
Professor Michael Slater, author of The Great Charles Dickens Scandal and Dickens and Women

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

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ISBN 13	9781526166081
ISBN 10	1526166089
Title	Charles Dickens and Georgina Hogarth
Author	Christine Skelton
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Manchester University Press
Year published	2023-04-18
Number of pages	312
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