Charles Dickens A to Z: The Essential Reference to His Life and Work (The Literary A to Z Series)

Entries cover such topics as his associates, the characters in his novels, literary themes, social themes, other writers' assessments of his work, and his private life "Dickens A to Z is a guide to Dickens's life, works, characters, the Victorian context in which he lived and wrote, and the critics and scholars who have commented on his novels. This unique encyclopedia is a superbly organized, integrated reference suitable for both Dickens scholars and Dickens fans. Among the more than 2,500 cross-referenced entries can be found articles about: every Dickens novel, including story synopses, commentary, criticism, and adaptations; each of Dickens's journalistic essays, sketches, poems, and plays; each character Dickens created; Dickens's family, friends, acquaintances, professional contemporaries, and critics; places important to Dickens's life and work; social issues in Victorian England; and much more." "This encyclopedia is enhanced by 50 illustrations, many of them by Dickens's contemporaries, a chronology, a selected bibliography, and an index."--Jacket Contains over 2,500 alphabetically arranged entries that provide a wide variety of information about nineteenth-century English novelist Charles Dickens, covering his novels and other writings, characters, biographical details, social themes, literary forms and terms, and other topics Entries cover such topics as Dicken's associates, the characters in his novels, literary themes, social themes, other writers' assessments of his work, and his private life