Dimensions
130 x 198 x 8mm
A Teach Yourself - Key Figures Beginner's Guide.
This book introduces you to the life and works of Dickens. Dickens had a profound influence on the way his contemporaries saw their society and the way we view the Victorians today. In exploring four of the most popular novels, 'Bleak House', 'Oliver Twist', 'Hard Times' and 'Great Expectations', discover the relevance of Dickens today and develop your own responses to the works.
Rob Abbott and Charlie Bell's informative text explores:
- How to approach the novels and short stories
- Dickens' ideas on subjects such as morality, poverty and the place of women
- Contemporary critical approaches to Dickens and his work
- The influence of Dickens both in his own lifetime and in the twenty-first century
The facts . . . the concepts . . . the ideas . . .
