Charles Dickens: An authentic account of his life and times - Martin Fido - UK HC (1970)

Charles Dickens: An authentic account of his life and times

Author: Martin Fido
Publisher: Hamlyn Publishing group, UK 
Edition: 2nd Impression (1970)
Condition: VG HC, VG price clipped DJ
ISBN: 0-600-36922-6

Description: is a richly illustrated 1970 biography by English literary scholar and broadcaster Martin Fido. Written while Fido lectured in English at the University of Leeds, the biography traces Dickens's journey from his difficult boyhood and early journalism to becoming Victorian England's most famous novelist.   Victorian Social Context: True to its subtitle, the book places Dickens alongside the poverty, social reforms, theater, and politics of 19th-century London that shaped his characters.