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Dickens on France: Fiction, Journalism and Travel Writing
Charles Dickens
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Description for Dickens on France: Fiction, Journalism and Travel Writing
Hardcover. An edited anthology of Charles Dickens' varied writings on France, exploring the writer's fascination with French culture and history. This book brings together short stories and extracts, from novels and travel writing. Among its journalistic highlights, are accounts of a train journey from London to Paris; a rough Channel crossing; and others. Editor(s): Edmondson, John. Num Pages: 448 pages, 20 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: BJ; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 690.
"Charles Dickens, Francais naturalise, et Citoyen de Paris." This is how Dickens signed a letter from France to his friend John Forster in 1847. Behind the joke lay a fascination for French life and culture and a sense of affinity with the country that would take him back often and that would find expression in some of his finest work. "Dickens on France" brings together short stories, extracts from novels and travel writing. Among its journalistic highlights, are accounts of a train journey from London to Paris, a rough Channel crossing, the pleasures of Boulogne, and Parisian life in the ... Read more
"Charles Dickens, Francais naturalise, et Citoyen de Paris." This is how Dickens signed a letter from France to his friend John Forster in 1847. Behind the joke lay a fascination for French life and culture and a sense of affinity with the country that would take him back often and that would find expression in some of his finest work. "Dickens on France" brings together short stories, extracts from novels and travel writing. Among its journalistic highlights, are accounts of a train journey from London to Paris, a rough Channel crossing, the pleasures of Boulogne, and Parisian life in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904955061
SKU
V9781904955061
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99-5
About Charles Dickens
JOHN EDMONDSON is a writer and publisher with a long-standing interest in both Charles Dickens and France. He is the author of France: A Traveller's Literary Companion (1997).
Reviews for Dickens on France: Fiction, Journalism and Travel Writing
"I have been reading this lovely book with interest. For a Dickens enthusiast, it's a welcome addition to current information. The extracts are perfectly chosen, it's wide-ranging & clear-sighted & again refreshes my knowledge at the same time as delighting me. It serves the Master well & I am really thrilled to have it." ... Read more