This charming, nostalgic work includes illustrations of pages from the original manuscript, a portrait of Dicken's children, and engravings of biblical scenes in a style often used in family Bibles during Dicken's time.
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This charming, nostalgic work includes illustrations of pages from the original manuscript, a portrait of Dicken's children, and engravings of biblical scenes in a style often used in family Bibles during Dicken's time.
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This, the last work of Charles Dickens to be published, is a beautiful retelling of the Gospel account of Jesus. Originally handwritten by Dickens for his own children, this inspiring account was created in order that they might know more of the story Dickens called "the best that ever was or will be known in the world."
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PRODUCT DETAIL
- Catalogue Code 197654
- Product Code 0664256805
- EANÂ 9780664256807
- Pages 144
- Department Academic
- Category Classic
- Sub-Category General
- Publisher Westminster John Knox Press
- Publication Date Jan 1981
- Sales Rank 31340
- Dimensions 229 x 154 x 9mm
- Weight 0.222kg
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens, perhaps the best British novelist of the Victorian era, was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England in 1812. His happy early childhood was interrupted when his father was sent to debtors' prison, and young Dickens had to go to work in a factory at age twelve. Later, he took jobs as an office boy and journalist before publishing essays and stories in the 1830s. His first novel, The Pickwick Papers, made him a famous and popular author at the age of twenty-five. Subsequent works were published serially in periodicals and cemented his reputation as a master of colorful characterization, and as a harsh critic of social evils and corrupt institutions. His many books include Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol, and A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens married Catherine Hogarth in 1836, and the couple had nine children before separating in 1858 when he began a long affair with Ellen Ternan, a young actress. Despite the scandal, Dickens remained a public figure, appearing often to read his fiction. He died in 1870, leaving his final novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, unfinished.
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