The Life of Charles Dickens

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Life of Charles Dickens
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Forster
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
Series part Volume No. Volume 1
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:426
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
ISBN/Barcode 9781108039352
ClassificationsDewey:823.8
Audience
General
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations 2 Plates, black and white

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 15 December 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

John Forster (1812-76), an exact contemporary of Charles Dickens, was one of his closest friends, and acted for him (as for many other authors) as advisor, editor, proofreader, agent and marketing manager: according to Thackeray, 'whenever anyone is in a scrape we all fly to him for refuge. He is omniscient and works miracles.' Forster was Dickens' literary executor, and was left the manuscripts of many of the novels, which he in turn left (along with the rest of his magnificent library) to the South Kensington Museum (later the Victoria and Albert Museum). He was ideally placed to write a biography of Dickens, having known him since the 1830s, and having been involved in deeply private matters such as Dickens' separation from his wife. This three-volume account was first published between 1872 and 1874; the version of Volume 1 reissued here is the 'seventh edition' of 1872.