The Battle of Life

by Charles Dickens

Overview

The Battle of Life: A Love Story is a novella by Charles Dickens, 1st published in 1846. It’s the fourth of his five “Christmas Books”, coming after The Cricket on the Hearth, followed by The Haunted Man and the Ghost’s Bargain. The setting is an English village that stands on the site of a historic battle. Some characters refer to the battle as a metaphor for the struggles of life, hence the title.The story is basically divided into three parts.It bears some resemblance to The Cricket on the Hearth in two respects: it has a non-urban setting, and it involves a romantic twist. It is even less of a social novel than is Cricket. As is typical with Dickens, the ending is a happy one. This novel basically depicts the battles one faces in life and winning them. Unlike his other stories, this does not have any supernatural reference.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788121254021
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	175
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

British novelist Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812, in Portsmouth, England. Over the course of his writing career, he wrote the beloved classic novels Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, Nicholas Nickleby, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations. On June 9, 1870, Dickens died of a stroke in Kent, England, leaving his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, unfinished.

Date of Birth:

February 7, 1812

Date of Death:

June 18, 1870

Place of Birth:

Portsmouth, England

Place of Death:

Gad's Hill, Kent, England

Education:

Home-schooling; attended Dame School at Chatham briefly and Wellington