The Great Charles Dickens Scandal
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The Great Charles Dickens Scandal by Michael Slater
Was Charles Dickens the secret lover of young actress Nelly Ternan? How would a man of his renown have hidden such an affair? This book offers a complete account of the scandal that threatened to ruin Dickens - now dramatised as The Invisible Woman, a 2014 BBC film starring Ralph Fiennes.
"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 *
"Exhaustively scholarly and very readable… Slater is… an astute and objective commentator…. This is a gripping account of a literary scandal." —The Lady * The Lady *
"[An] elegant little history of how the truth came out, drop by scandalous drop."—John Bowen, Times Literary Supplement -- John Bowen * The Times Literary Supplement *
“[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 *
“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 *
"Exhaustively scholarly and very readable… Slater is… an astute and objective commentator…. This is a gripping account of a literary scandal." —The Lady * The Lady *
"[An] elegant little history of how the truth came out, drop by scandalous drop."—John Bowen, Times Literary Supplement -- John Bowen * The Times Literary Supplement *
“[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 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 | 9780300205282 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300205287 |
| Title | The Great Charles Dickens Scandal |
| Author | Michael Slater |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2014-02-15 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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