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12%OFFCharles Dickens - George Silverman's Explanation - 9781847494023 - V9781847494023
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George Silverman's Explanation

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Description for George Silverman's Explanation Paperback. One of Dickens's very last writings, 'George Silverman's Explanation' is a dark and psychologically insightful investigation of failure and guilt. This volume also includes two other lesser-known pieces of fiction: the novella for children 'Holiday Romance' and the detective story 'Hunted Down'. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 160.
After a traumatic early childhood spent living in poverty in a Preston cellar, the suddenly orphaned George Silverman grows up convinced that he is at fault for all the misfortunes in his life. Hoodwinked by hypocritical clergymen and exploited by his employer, he finds himself forsaking love and facing professional ruin. One of Dickens's very last writings, `George Silverman's Explanation' is a dark and psychologically insightful investigation of failure and guilt. This volume also includes two other lesser-known pieces of fiction by Dickens: the novella for children `Holiday Romance' and the detective story `Hunted Down'.

Product Details

Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847494023
SKU
V9781847494023
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About Charles Dickens
A literary phenomenon in his lifetime and renowned as much for his journalism and public speaking as for his novels, Charles Dickens now ranks as the most important Victorian writer and one of the most influential and popular authors in the English language. His memorable and vividly rendered characters and his combination of humour, trenchant satire and compassion have left ... Read more

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The power of [Dickens] is so amazing that the reader at once becomes his captive.
William Makepeace Thackeray

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