March New Release - Dickens's England

Title: Dickens’s England

             

Subtitle: An A-Z Tour of the Real

 and Imagined Locations

Author/s: Tony Lynch

RRP: $24.99

ISBN: 9781849940351

Format:  Hardback, 208 pages

Dimensions: 20cm x 15cm

Publisher: B.T. Batsford

Aust. Release Date:  March 2012

Book Description/Synopsis:

Dickens's England details the towns, villages, streets and buildings with connections to Dickens' life and explores the fascinating landscape of his imagination. Arranged as a gazetteer, this book explores a world that is largely hidden or demolished, but still leaves traces today. Quoting liberally from the novels themselves, it brings to life David Copperfield's Yarmouth, Nicholas Nickleby's Yorkshire, the Kent of Great Expectations and the London of Oliver Twist. The book is illustrated with a mixture of images contemporary to the time and more up-to-date photographs that reveal a surprising amount of Dickensian atmosphere still lingering in the 21st century. The book also covers the places associated with Dickens himself, including his birthplace in Portsmouth, the site of the blacking factory where he famously worked as a child, his favourite holiday destinations and his final home at Gad's Hill in Kent. There are over 200 entries, taking us from London to Liverpool, from Plymouth to Preston, from Bath to Birmingham, plus a chronology of Dickens' life. Endlessly fascinating, Dickens's England is the perfect companion for Dickens fans, tourists and armchair travellers alike.