Charles Dickens Places & Objects of Interest | 32.15 MB
Title: Charles Dickens Places & Objects of Interest
Author: Paul Kendall
Category: Biography & Memoir, Literary, Historical
Language: English | 312 Pages | ISBN: 1399091360
Description:
A biography of the nineteenth-century English novelist as revealed through the historic landmarks and personal possessions that influenced his life and work. Few writers have had a greater impact upon British society than Charles Dickens. His stories, and, in particular, his many memorable characters, highlighted the life of the forgotten poor and disadvantaged within society at a time when Britain was the leading economic and political power in the world. Dickens’ portrayal of the poor, such as Oliver Twist daring to ask for more food in the parish workhouse, and Bob Cratchit struggling to provide for his family at Christmas, roused much sympathy and an understanding of the poor and the conditions in which they lived. This led to many people founding orphanages, establishing schools to educate the underprivileged, or to set up hospitals for those who could not afford medical treatment-one such was Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital where one of its wards was named after the…
A biography of the nineteenth-century English novelist as revealed through the historic landmarks and personal possessions that influenced his life and work. Few writers have had a greater impact upon British society than Charles Dickens. His stories, and, in particular, his many memorable characters, highlighted the life of the forgotten poor and disadvantaged within society at a time when Britain was the leading economic and political power in the world. Dickens’ portrayal of the poor, such as Oliver Twist daring to ask for more food in the parish workhouse, and Bob Cratchit struggling to provide for his family at Christmas, roused much sympathy and an understanding of the poor and the conditions in which they lived. This led to many people founding orphanages, establishing schools to educate the underprivileged, or to set up hospitals for those who could not afford medical treatment-one such was Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital where one of its wards was named after the…
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