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This provocative biography tells the story of how an ambitious young Londoner became England's greatest novelist. Focused on the 1830s, it portrays a restless, uncertain Dickens who could not decide on a career path. Through twists and turns, the author traces a double transformation: in reinventing himself Dickens reinvented the form of the novel.
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Becoming Dickens, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
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- Released
- 2013
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- Title
- Becoming Dickens
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Released
- 2013
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN10
- 0674072235
- ISBN13
- 9780674072237
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, True Stories, Biographies, British Literature, Writing, Research
- Rating
- 4.2 out of 5
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- This provocative biography tells the story of how an ambitious young Londoner became England's greatest novelist. Focused on the 1830s, it portrays a restless, uncertain Dickens who could not decide on a career path. Through twists and turns, the author traces a double transformation: in reinventing himself Dickens reinvented the form of the novel.