{"product_id":"9780141036939-charles-dickens","title":"Charles Dickens","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Life\u003cbr\u003eCharles Dickens was a phenomenon: a hardworking journalist, the father of ten children, a tireless walker and traveller, a supporter of liberal social causes, and a great novelist. This book paints a fresh portrait of Dickens, capturing the complex character of this great genius.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles Dickens \u003c\/i\u003eis the acclaimed definitive biography of Britain’s greatest novelist by bestselling author Claire Tomalin, author of \u003ci\u003eSamuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJane Austen: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Powerful and remarkable. It is a celebration of a great genius. No question: you put Tomalin’s book down knowing that you have met a living author’ Miriam Margolyes, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘By far the most humane and imaginatively sympathetic account yet for the general reader’ Amanda Craig, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Tomalin has captured Dickens, in sun and shadow, with all the full-hearted exuberance, generosity and keen wit that he merits’ Boyd Tonkin, \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Written with immense knowledge… it presents a portrait of the novelist unrivalled in its complex humanity. Dickens lives and breathes in these pages. Engrossing’ William Boyd, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles Dickens was a phenomenon: a demonically hardworking journalist, the father of ten children, a tireless walker and traveller, a supporter of liberal social causes, but most of all a great novelist - the creator of characters who live immortally in the English imagination: Ebenezer Scrooge, the Artful Dodger, Mr Pickwick, Pip, David Copperfield, Little Nell, Lady Dedlock, and many more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the age of twelve he was sent to work in a blacking factory by his affectionate but feckless parents. From these unpromising beginnings, he rose to scale all the social and literary heights, entirely through his own efforts. When he died, the world mourned, and he was buried — against his wishes — in Westminster Abbey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet the brilliance concealed a contradictory character. In \u003ci\u003eCharles Dickens: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning author Claire Tomalin paints an unforgettable portrait of Dickens, vividly capturing the complex character of this great genius.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944476553313,"sku":"9780141036939","price":14.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32397679_5c1211ad-1188-4ef4-9827-09c3572c2f8c.jpg?v=1737227998","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141036939-charles-dickens","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}