Charles Dickens (Writers and Their Times)

The extraordinarily energetic life of Charles Dickens is examined and his era brought vividly to life. Best known as the author of 15 major novels, Dickens was also a respected journalist and editor, an accomplished actor and theater producer, and a passionate yet practical social reformer. A lively and authoritative text, supported by carefully chosen pictorial and literary evidence, makes this book the ideal companion for young students of this famous novelist.