Great Expectations by Robert Gottlieb

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Charles Dickens, famous for the indelible child characters he created - from Little Nell to Oliver Twist and David Copperfield - was also the father of ten children (and a possible eleventh). What happened to those children? This title narrates the highly various and surprising stories of each of Dickens' sons and daughters.

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Great Expectations by Robert Gottlieb

Charles Dickens, famous for the indelible child characters he created - from Little Nell to Oliver Twist and David Copperfield - was also the father of ten children (and a possible eleventh). What happened to those children is the fascinating subject of Robert Gottlieb's Great Expectations. With sympathy and understanding he narrates the highly various and surprising stories of each of Dickens' sons and daughters, from Kate, who became a successful artist, to Frank, who died in Moline, Illinois, after serving a grim stretch in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Each of these lives is fascinating on its own. Together they comprise a unique window into Victorian England as well as a moving and disturbing study of Dickens as a father and as a man.
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ISBN 13 9781250039460
ISBN 10 1250039460
Title Great Expectations
Author Robert Gottlieb
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Picador USA
Year published 2013-11-26
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.