Description based upon print version of record Includes bibliographical references Published on the Blackwell Reference Online website Title from e-book home page (publisher website, viewed Jan. 23, 2008) A COMPANION TO CHARLES DICKENS; Contents; List of Illustrations; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Part I: Perspectives on the Life; 1: A Sketch of the Life; 2: Dickens's Use of the Autobiographical Fragment; 3: "Faithfully Yours, Charles Dickens": The Epistolary Art of the Inimitable; 4: Three Major Biographies; Part II: Literary/Cultural Contexts; 5: The Eighteenth-century Legacy; 6: Dickens and the Gothic; 7: Illustrations; 8: The Language of Dickens; 9: The Novels and Popular Culture; Part III: English History Contexts; 10: Dickens as a Reformer 11: Dickens's Evolution as a Journalist12: Dickens and Gender; 13: Dickens and Technology; 14: Dickens and America (1842); 15: Dickens and Government Ineptitude Abroad, 1854…1865; 16: Dickens and the Uses of History; 17: Dickens and Christianity; 18: Dickens and the Law; Part IV: The Fiction; 19: The Pickwick Papers; 20: Oliver Twist; 21: Nicholas Nickleby; 22: The Old Curiosity Shop; 23: Barnaby Rudge; 24: Martin Chuzzlewit; 25: Dombey and Son; 26: David Copperfield; 27: Bleak House; 28: Hard Times; 29: Little Dorrit; 30: A Tale of Two Cities; 31: Great Expectations; 32: Our Mutual Friend 33: The Mystery of Edwin DroodPart V: Reputation and Influence; 34: Dickens and the Literary Culture of the Period; 35: Dickens and Criticism; 36: Postcolonial Dickens; Index; Michael Allen: A sketch of the life Nicola Bradbury: Dickens's use of the autobiographical fragment David Paroissien: "Faithfully yours, Charles Dickens" : the epistolary art of the inimitable Catherine Peters: Three major biographies Monika Fludernik: The eighteenth-century legacy Robert Mighall: Dickens and the gothic Malcolm Andrews: Illustrations Patricia Ingham: The language of Dickens Juliet John: The novels and popular culture Hugh Cunningham: Dickens as a reformer John M.L. Drew: Dickens's evolution as a journalist Natalie McKnight: Dickens and gender Trey Philpotts: Dickens and technology Nancy Aycock Metz: Dickens and America (1842) Leslie Mitchell: Dickens and government ineptitude abroad, 1854-1865 John Gardiner: Dickens and the uses of history Valentine Cunningham: Dickens and Christianity Jan-Melissa Schramm: Dickens and the law David Parker: The Pickwick papers Brian Cheadle: Oliver Twist Stanley Friedman: Nicholas Nickleby Gill Ballinger: The old curiosity shop Goldie Morgentaler: Martin Chuzzlewit Brigid Lowe: Dombey and son Gareth Cordery: David Copperfield Robert Tracy: Bleak house Anne Humphreys: Hard times Philip Davis: Little Dorrit Paul Davis: A tale of two cities Andrew Sanders: Great expectations Leon Litvack: Our mutual friend Simon J. James: The mystery of Edwin Drood Michael Hollington: Dickens and the literary culture of the period Lyn Pikett: Dickens and criticism John O. Jordan.: Postcolonial Dickens |
