Charles Dickens: Faith, Angels and the Poor
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Charles Dickens: Faith, Angels and the Poor by Keith Hooper
The faith of Charles Dickens, the most influential and popular author of the Victorian era.
“The complexity of Dickens’s life and character never diminished his Christian charity and advocacy of the poorHooper’s new biography reveals a different Dickens, one who wrote “expressly for his children” The Life of our Lord. At the heart of this is a man who loved Jesus, acknowledging that there was none so good, so kind, so gentle, and so sorry for people who did wrong. Hooper gives us a Dickens who, in the midst of his complex and divided life struggled to translate his faith into practical social good.” -- Revd Canon Professor David Jasper, Professor of Literature and Theology, University of Glasgow
...A lecturer, speaker, English Tutor and writer...If it helps this is the sort of thing that appears in my lecture publicity...'Awarded a doctorate from the University of Exeter for his work on Charles Dickens, Keith Hooper regularly speaks on Victorian literature. His lectures, available on YouTube, have attracted thousands of viewers. His work has also appeared in the international journal The Dickensian. A qualified teacher, he currently works as an English tutor.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780745968513 |
| ISBN 10 | 0745968511 |
| Title | Charles Dickens: Faith, Angels and the Poor |
| Author | Keith Hooper |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | SPCK Publishing |
| Year published | 2017-09-22 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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