A Child's History of England (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

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  • ISBN-13: 9781406554489
  • Publisher: Dodo Press
  • Publication date: 8/31/2007
  • Pages: 420
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.93 (d)

Meet the Author

Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens is probably the greatest novelist England ever produced. His innate comic genius and shrewd depictions of Victorian life -- along with his memorable characters -- have made him beloved by readers the world over. In Dickens' books live some of the most repugnant villains in literature, as well as some of the most likeable (and unlikely) heroes.

Biography

Born on February 7, 1812, Charles Dickens was the second of eight children in a family burdened with financial troubles. Despite difficult early years, he became the most successful British writer of the Victorian age.

In 1824, young Charles was withdrawn from school and forced to work at a boot-blacking factory when his improvident father, accompanied by his mother and siblings, was sentenced to three months in a debtor's prison. Once they were released, Charles attended a private school for three years. The young man then became a solicitor's clerk, mastered shorthand, and before long was employed as a Parliamentary reporter. When he was in his early twenties, Dickens began to publish stories and sketches of London life in a variety of periodicals.

It was the publication of Pickwick Papers (1836-1837) that catapulted the twenty-five-year-old author to national renown. Dickens wrote with unequaled speed and often worked on several novels at a time, publishing them first in monthly installments and then as books. His early novels Oliver Twist (1837-1838), Nicholas Nickleby (1838-1839), The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-1841), and A Christmas Carol (1843) solidified his enormous, ongoing popularity. As Dickens matured, his social criticism became increasingly biting, his humor dark, and his view of poverty darker still. David Copperfield (1849-1850), Bleak House (1852-1853), Hard Times (1854), A Tale of Two Cities (1859), Great Expectations (1860-1861), and Our Mutual Friend (1864-1865) are the great works of his masterful and prolific period.

In 1858 Dickens's twenty-three-year marriage to Catherine Hogarth dissolved when he fell in love with Ellen Ternan, a young actress. The last years of his life were filled with intense activity: writing, managing amateur theatricals, and undertaking several reading tours that reinforced the public's favorable view of his work but took an enormous toll on his health. Working feverishly to the last, Dickens collapsed and died on June 8, 1870, leaving The Mystery of Edwin Drood uncompleted.

Author biography from the Barnes & Noble Classics edition of David Copperfield.

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    1. Also Known As:
      Charles John Huffam Dickens (full name) "Boz" (pen name)
    1. Date of Birth:
      February 7, 1812
    2. Place of Birth:
      Portsmouth, England
    1. Date of Death:
      June 18, 1870
    2. Place of Death:
      Gad's Hill, Kent, England

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  • Posted April 8, 2011

    Great Book-Not Just for Children

    I read this book many years ago before I bought a NOOK. I intend to buy it for my NOOK soon. This book is a synopsis of all the Kings of England and a description of what happened in their reign. I was surprised to learn of all the foreigners who came to England over the centuries and took over for a time. Romans, Danes and Normans and others all came there and at times took command over much of the country. It is certainly worth reading for adults even though the title makes one think it is only for young readers.

    10 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 16, 2011

    Anonymous

    This book is a great book for learing about England.

    5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 30, 2011

    To bouncy

    He doesn't stay on one topic,it's hard to read

    4 out of 5 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted August 9, 2011

    Won't download

    Looked interesting, but unable to download.

    3 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted April 14, 2011

    awww this stinks

    i couldn't download this book. it sounds good but i didn't get a chance to read it.

    3 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted October 2, 2011

    Unreadable

    Google books version of a defaced copy, withdrawn from the public library. Very poor text recognition, so that the text is garbled and unreadable.

    2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted April 14, 2011

    boring book

    i think it should be more intresting

    2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 30, 2012

    Books on a nook

    I love this book

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 14, 2012

    Jhuh

    Dont get it

    1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 9, 2013

    Books

    My kids love it

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 25, 2013

    Wonderful book! Very interesting and informative!

    When I finished the preview, I bought the whole book it was so good!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 20, 2013

    This book

    I don't understand this book AT ALL

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 22, 2013

    CHAT

    TO CHAT GO TO POIUYT

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  • Anonymous

    Posted November 13, 2012

    Bng

    How's the sample book?

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 30, 2012

    Great!

    Very detaled and to belive it or not you have reading it if you like history that is

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 27, 2012

    Hello?

    Help?

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 18, 2012

    I hate google

    I LOVE Charels Dickens. But l hate google. Hope the book is still good.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 4, 2012

    Who doesnt love

    Itz charels dikens

    0 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted August 13, 2011

    Its ok.

    Its ok.

    0 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted August 13, 2011

    BORING

    I wo'nt read

    0 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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