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Focusing on the sentimental elements in Dickens's novels, this study offers a fresh perspective on how he uses emotion to critique the complexities of nineteenth-century society. It explores the intricate literary tradition surrounding sentimentality, revealing how Dickens navigates and challenges societal norms through his characters and narratives.

Iris Murdoch was the author of twenty-six bestselling novels. Her many love affairs, her war-work with UNRRA, her move from early communism to Thatcherism, her later life as a secular saint, her sad decline from Alzheimer's - all these events are detailed in this accessible chronological account of a world-famous and much loved British writer.