Dickens: History in an Hour

Name: Dickens: History in an Hour
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Kaye Jones
ISBN: 9780007524211

Author: Kaye Jones

Narrator: Jonathan Keeble

Unabridged: 1 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: William Collins

Published: 04/25/2013

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, History, European History, Modern History, World History

Synopsis

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. Charles Dickens remains – 200 years after his birth – arguably Britain’s most successful writer. Works such as Great Expectations and Oliver Twist have amused and inspired readers in all languages since their original publication in the nineteenth century, and have been adapted countless times for the stage and screen. Dickens: History in an Hour covers all the major facts and events surrounding Dickens’s life; the poverty of his childhood, his experience in Warren’s Blacking Factory, the evolution of his novels, his tours around America and Europe and his sometimes scandalous private life. Dickens: History in an Hour tells you everything you need to know about Charles Dickens in just one hour. Know your stuff: read about Dickens in just one hour.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dr. Appu on October 08, 2022

We changed again, and yet again, and it was now too late and too far to go back, and I went on. And the mists had all solemnly risen now, and the world lay spread before me.” ― Charles Dickens, Great Expectations This is a book about Charles Dickens, the man who created Oliver Twist, A tale of t......more

Goodreads review by Islam Ahmed on August 20, 2023

the story of the 2nd most influent writer (after Shakespeare) in Britain, the Journey of his success career with 14 completed novels , his life as a respected family man and a father of 10 kids.......more

Goodreads review by Lukasz on January 10, 2021

Zbliżające się Święta Bożego Narodzenia jakoś natchnęły mnie do przesłuchania biografii Charlesa Dickensa. Jest to też jedna z ostatni pozycji z tej serii, która pozostała mi do przesłuchania. Charles Dickens miał ciekawą biografię, był uważnym obserwatorem świata w któym żył, szczególnie ważne dla......more

Goodreads review by Akram on December 12, 2020

A nice approach to Dickens' life......more

Goodreads review by Niklas on December 31, 2021

Lidt for kronologisk opremsende til tider, men ellers god og godt fortalt introduktion til Dickens liv og litteratur.......more

Quotes

‘If the past is a foreign country, History in an Hour is like a high-class tour operator, offering delightfully enjoyable short breaks in the rich and diverse continent of our shared past’ Dominic Sandbrook ‘The practice of History is ever-evolving, and the History In An Hour idea brings it back up to date for the digital age’ Andrew Roberts, Bookseller ‘This is genius’ MacWorld.com