Charles Dickens: A Critical Study

by G. K. Chesterton

Overview

This vintage book contains a fascinating critical study of the life and work of Charles Dickens. This interesting and insightful exploration of all things Dickensian will appeal to those with an interest in English literature, and it is not to be missed by fans of Dickens's seminal work. The chapters of this book include: "The Dickens Period", "The Boyhood of Dickens", "The Pickwick Papers", "The Great Popularity", "Dickens and America", "Dickens and Christmas", "The Time of Transition", "Later Life and Works", "The Great Dickens Characters", etcetera. Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936) was an English author, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, theologian, and biographer. He was famed for his witty, irreverent and highly contemporary writing. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781409796107
Publisher:	Grizzell Press
Publication date:	08/05/2008
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

About The Author
British author Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English writer, lay theologian, poet, philosopher, and biographer. Chesterton is well known for his priest-detective Father Brown. Time magazine had this to say about the British author: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories-first carefully turning them inside out."