Charles Dickens

scenes from an extraordinary life

Charles Dickens

scenes from an extraordinary life
Mick Manning & Brita Granström
Book - 2011

This picture book vividly dramatizes Dickens' life, beginning with his birth in Portsmouth and early childhood near the docks in Chatham, and follows the young Charles through the hardship of working in a blacking factory at the age of 10 to his years at school and his early career as a reporter. Key incidents that inspired the later novels are described, and his marriage, family life, dramatic readings and tours of the USA are included.

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37413313669899 Available Childrens E Nonfiction EB-DICKENS MANNING
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Manning, Mick
Other Authors: Granström, Brita
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, c2011.
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