Book description
Know your stuff: Read a succinct account of Charles Dickens in just one hour.
Charles Dickens remains - 200 years after his birth - arguably Britain's
most successful writer. Works such as Great Expectations and Oliver
Twist have amused and inspired readers in all languages since their
original publication in the nineteenth century, and have been adapted
countless times for the stage and screen.
Dickens: History in an Hour covers all the major facts and events
surrounding Dickens's life; the poverty of his childhood, his experience
in Warren's Blacking Factory, the evolution of his novels, his tours
around America and Europe and his sometimes scandalous private life.
Dickens: History in an Hour tells you everything you need to know about
Charles Dickens in just one hour.
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour… 'If the past is
a foreign country, History in an Hour is like a high-class tour
operator, offering delightfully enjoyable short breaks in the rich and
diverse continent of our shared past' Dominic Sandbrook
'The practice of History is ever-evolving, and the History In An Hour
idea brings it back up to date for the digital age' Andrew Roberts, Bookseller
'This is genius' MacWorld. com Kaye Jones is a history graduate and
writer, specialising in the Middle Ages and gender history. She has
written three titles for History In An Hour - 1066, Medieval Anarchy and
Dickens - as well as articles for a range of publications, including the
Institute of Historical Research's Reviews in History, and F-Word
magazine. Kaye also runs a women's history website, Heroines and
Harlots, and works as a researcher for the military charity, PTSD
Resolution.
