Charles Dickens by Claire Tomalin
Charles Dickens was a phenomenon: a hardworking journalist, the father of ten children, a tireless walker and traveller, a supporter of liberal social causes, and a great novelist. This book paints a fresh portrait of Dickens, capturing the complex character of this great genius.
Claire Tomalin is one of Britain’s greatest living biographers. Her biographies include Jane Austen: A Life, The Invisible Woman, a definitive account of Dickens' relationship with the actress Ellen Ternan, which won three major literary awards, and Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self was Whitbread Book of the Year in 2002. In the highly acclaimed Charles Dickens: A Life, she presents a full-scale biography of our greatest novelist. She is married to the writer Michael Frayn.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141036939 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141036931 |
| Title | Charles Dickens |
| Author | Claire Tomalin |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2012-06-21 |
| Number of pages | 608 |
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