Charles Dickens

The extraordinarily energetic life of Charles Dickens is examined and his era brougth 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.