The Old Curiosity Shop
| AUTHOR | Brennan, Elizabeth M.; Dickens, Charles |
| PUBLISHER | Clarendon Press (02/12/1998) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Hardcover) |
Description
This is the first edition to make full use of discarded and canceled passages, as well as Dickens's surviving working notes and proofs. The new material reveals the strain imposed on Dickens by the unexpected demands of weekly serialization. This is most obvious as he approaches the death of Little Nell, in whose fate both he and his readers became emotionally involved.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780198124931
ISBN-10:
0198124937
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
734
Carton Quantity:
1
Product Dimensions:
5.99 x 1.87 x 8.58 inches
Weight:
2.35 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Fiction | Classics
Fiction | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Grade Level:
Preschool
- 4th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Not Applicable
Dewey Decimal:
FIC
Library of Congress Control Number:
97006474
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This is the first edition to make full use of discarded and canceled passages, as well as Dickens's surviving working notes and proofs. The new material reveals the strain imposed on Dickens by the unexpected demands of weekly serialization. This is most obvious as he approaches the death of Little Nell, in whose fate both he and his readers became emotionally involved.
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Author:
Dickens, Charles
Arguably one of the greatest writers of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens is the author of such literary masterpieces as A Tale of Two Cities (1859), A Christmas Carol (1843), David Copperfield (1850), and The Adventures of Oliver Twist (1839), among many others. Dickens' s indelible characters and timeless stories continue to resonate with readers around the world more than 130 years after his death. Dickens was born in 1812 and died in 1870.
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