Book description
Taking a unique look at one of the most acclaimed and best-loved
English writers of the nineteenth century, 'Charles Dickens, A Very
Peculiar History' asks why, what, where, how and who the Dickens was
Charles Dickens? Why did he keep a pet raven that pecked at his
children's shins? Why did he have a tunnel built under the road in front
of his country house? Was his dying corpse really carried from his
mistress's house where he collapsed to his family home, so that he could
die 'respectably'? Find out the answers to these questions and even more
bizarre ones throughout the book, which features quirky stories and
fascinating trivia about this singularly complex man and consummate
artist. Taking a unique look at one of the most acclaimed and
best-loved English writers of the nineteenth century, 'Charles Dickens,
A Very Peculiar History' asks why, what, where, how and who the Dickens
was Charles Dickens? Why did he keep a pet raven that pecked at his
children's shins? Why did he have a tunnel built under the road in front
of his country house? Was his dying corpse really carried from his
mistress's house where he collapsed to his family home, so that he could
die 'respectably'? Find out the answers to these questions and even more
bizarre ones throughout the book, which features quirky stories and
fascinating trivia about this singularly complex man and consummate
artist.
