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Dickens and Crime
Philip Collins
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Description for Dickens and Crime
Paperback. Num Pages: 387 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
'One of the best social commentators on Dickens...models of historical scholarship.'- Gertrude Himmelfarb, Distinguished Professor of History, City University of New York. This classic of Dickens criticism, now in its third edition, provides a fascinating insight into Dickens's thinking and writing on crime. Extraordinary in character, as well as literary skill, he displayed a shrewd insight into the criminal character, whilst demanding tough penalties for those who broke the law. At one stage attracted to a career as a metropolitan magistrate, Dickens turned instead to fiction and discovered there an outlet for his enduring fascination with the darker side of ... Read more
'One of the best social commentators on Dickens...models of historical scholarship.'- Gertrude Himmelfarb, Distinguished Professor of History, City University of New York. This classic of Dickens criticism, now in its third edition, provides a fascinating insight into Dickens's thinking and writing on crime. Extraordinary in character, as well as literary skill, he displayed a shrewd insight into the criminal character, whilst demanding tough penalties for those who broke the law. At one stage attracted to a career as a metropolitan magistrate, Dickens turned instead to fiction and discovered there an outlet for his enduring fascination with the darker side of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
Number of Pages
371
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312123277
SKU
V9780312123277
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99-15
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