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James, Elizabeth

Charles Dickens

(3) YA British Library Writers' Lives series. This thorough examination of Dickens provides readers with a clear sense of his life and how it influenced his work--an impoverished childhood and years as a journalist and law clerk provided Dickens with the foundation for novels such as Oliver Twist. Reproductions of letters, manuscripts, photos, and engravings add interest and break up dense text blocks. Reading list, timeline. Ind.

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