The Battle Of Life

by Charles Dickens

Overview

Charles Dickens published a book titled The Battle of Life: A Love Story in 1846. After 'The Cricket on the Hearth'' and'' The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain, it is the fourth of his five "Christmas Books." An English village that is located on the location of a famous battle serves as the backdrop. The title comes from some characters who use the war as a metaphor for life's challenges. Of the five Christmas Books, only the fight lacks overtly magical or religious overtones. (A Christmas-themed sequence occurs, but it's not the last scene.) The story has two aspects in common with The Cricket on the Hearth: a non-urban setting, and a romantic twist in how it is resolved. Compared to Cricket, it is much less of a social novel. Dickens usually has a happy ending, and this is no exception. In contrast to the other Dickens' Christmas Books, it is one of the author's lesser-known works and has never gained a high level of popularity. Jule Hopwood became unwell and passed away on March 1, 1929, while she was negotiating legal concerns with his estate. In the same grave as her son was she.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789357276726
Publisher:	Double 9 Books
Publication date:	01/22/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	558 KB

About the Author

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is probably the greatest novelist England has ever produced, the author of such famous books as A Christmas Carol, Hard Times, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, and Oliver Twist. His innate comic genius and shrewd depictions of Victorian life — along with his indelible characters — have made his books beloved by readers the world over. Dickens was born in Landport, Portsea, England and died in Kent after suffering a stroke. The second of eight children of a family continually plagued by debt, the young Dickens came to know hunger, privation, and the horrors of the infamous debtors' prison and the evils of child labor. These unfortunate early life experiences helped shape many of his greatest works.

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