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false 329994 <![CDATA[Dickens]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173804026m/329994.jpg Charles Dickens: Public Life and Private Passion, however; the picture of Dickens and his complicated private life that emerges is fastidiously detailed and powerfully evocative, while Ackroyd's customary skill at creating a panoply of the city of London is as dazzling as ever (London, is, in fact, the subject of another biography by the author, who is unquestionably the keenest chronicler of the city's colourful history). Here, Ackroyd attempts to peel away the mask of a man whose life was outwardly a picture of Victorian rectitude, but whose love life was as complicated (and unconventional) as any modern writer. Dickens had everything--fame, success and riches--but he died harbouring a deep sadness he had experienced all his life. He was a man of mercurial character, had enormous vitality and humour, but he also had a sense of loss and longing that would constantly appear in his work. Like many eminent Victorians, he led a double life: although he insisted that nothing in the newspapers he edited should upset his middle-class readers, he regularly indulged in dubious night-time escapades with fellow author Wilkie Collins, and, for the last 13 years of his life, kept a secret mistress.

While presenting a warm but astringent portrait of the man who (along with George Eliot) can be classed as the greatest writer of his age, Ackroyd also masterfully recreates the relationship with the actress Ellen Ternan, a strong and intelligent woman (herself the subject of a biography by Claire Tomalin, The Inviisble Woman who, like her lover, outwardly observed the proprieties while living her real life behind closed doors. Ackroyd also vividly conjures the reality of Victorian life, the issues that sparked Dickens' fervent call for social reform, and the great landmarks of the time, which profoundly affected his life and work. --Barry Forshaw

]]> 329994 14 2308036 1990 Dickens total:89|5:33|4:29|3:18|2:7|1:2| 89 351 214 10 16881 3.70 2583 439 43795322 1108123 329994 0099437090 9780099437093 4 <![CDATA[Dickens]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173804026m/329994.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/329994.Dickens 3.90 70 Charles Dickens: Public Life and Private Passion, however; the picture of Dickens and his complicated private life that emerges is fastidiously detailed and powerfully evocative, while Ackroyd's customary skill at creating a panoply of the city of London is as dazzling as ever (London, is, in fact, the subject of another biography by the author, who is unquestionably the keenest chronicler of the city's colourful history). Here, Ackroyd attempts to peel away the mask of a man whose life was outwardly a picture of Victorian rectitude, but whose love life was as complicated (and unconventional) as any modern writer. Dickens had everything--fame, success and riches--but he died harbouring a deep sadness he had experienced all his life. He was a man of mercurial character, had enormous vitality and humour, but he also had a sense of loss and longing that would constantly appear in his work. Like many eminent Victorians, he led a double life: although he insisted that nothing in the newspapers he edited should upset his middle-class readers, he regularly indulged in dubious night-time escapades with fellow author Wilkie Collins, and, for the last 13 years of his life, kept a secret mistress.

]]> 5 1 false Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 05:28:47 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 06:42:49 -0800 2009

In his exhilarating one-man show, Simon Callow brings Charles Dickens to life, as well as some of his best-loved characters.

The play was written by Peter Ackroyd, author of the definitive Charles D...more...]]> 73579274 617065 1860789 0060166029 9780060166021 5 <![CDATA[Dickens]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1197505743m/1860789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1860789.Dickens 4.17 12 Dickens was a landmark biography when first published in 1990. An abridged edition appeared shortly after its original publication, in connection with a BBC series on Dickens, but this edition represents the 1100+ pages original vision of Ackroyd's. Alongside Juliet Barker's exhaustive The Brontes, it set a new gold standard in literary biography.]]> 5 1 false Mon Oct 05 19:37:45 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 19:58:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 47901940 426277 1860789 0060166029 9780060166021 5 <![CDATA[Dickens]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1197505743m/1860789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1860789.Dickens 4.17 12 Dickens was a landmark biography when first published in 1990. An abridged edition appeared shortly after its original publication, in connection with a BBC series on Dickens, but this edition represents the 1100+ pages original vision of Ackroyd's. Alongside Juliet Barker's exhaustive The Brontes, it set a new gold standard in literary biography.]]> 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Mar 01 11:50:36 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 11:51:08 -0800 2009 19117218 1020305 1860789 0060166029 9780060166021 5 <![CDATA[Dickens]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1197505743m/1860789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1860789.Dickens 4.17 12 Dickens was a landmark biography when first published in 1990. An abridged edition appeared shortly after its original publication, in connection with a BBC series on Dickens, but this edition represents the 1100+ pages original vision of Ackroyd's. Alongside Juliet Barker's exhaustive The Brontes, it set a new gold standard in literary biography.]]> 5 1 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 31 12:13:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 12:24:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 44263533 1371170 329994 0099437090 9780099437093 4 <![CDATA[Dickens]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173804026m/329994.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/329994.Dickens 3.90 70 Charles Dickens: Public Life and Private Passion, however; the picture of Dickens and his complicated private life that emerges is fastidiously detailed and powerfully evocative, while Ackroyd's customary skill at creating a panoply of the city of London is as dazzling as ever (London, is, in fact, the subject of another biography by the author, who is unquestionably the keenest chronicler of the city's colourful history). Here, Ackroyd attempts to peel away the mask of a man whose life was outwardly a picture of Victorian rectitude, but whose love life was as complicated (and unconventional) as any modern writer. Dickens had everything--fame, success and riches--but he died harbouring a deep sadness he had experienced all his life. He was a man of mercurial character, had enormous vitality and humour, but he also had a sense of loss and longing that would constantly appear in his work. Like many eminent Victorians, he led a double life: although he insisted that nothing in the newspapers he edited should upset his middle-class readers, he regularly indulged in dubious night-time escapades with fellow author Wilkie Collins, and, for the last 13 years of his life, kept a secret mistress.

]]> 0 0 false Sun Jan 25 04:58:43 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 04:58:43 -0800 2009 1996002 89851 67718 2234025087 9782234025080 1 <![CDATA[Dickens]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/67718.Dickens 4.00 5 Dickens was a landmark biography when first published in 1990. This specially edited shorter edition takes the reader into the life of one of the world’s greatest writers. It is published to tie-in with a 3-part BBC-TV series on Dickens with Peter Ackroyd, part drama (based on Ackroyd’s Simon Callow play), part documentary, part biography.]]> 5 0 false Fri Jun 15 07:27:48 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 15 07:30:44 -0700 2007 55726616 2028164 1860789 0060166029 9780060166021 5 <![CDATA[Dickens]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1197505743m/1860789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1860789.Dickens 4.17 12 Dickens was a landmark biography when first published in 1990. An abridged edition appeared shortly after its original publication, in connection with a BBC series on Dickens, but this edition represents the 1100+ pages original vision of Ackroyd's. Alongside Juliet Barker's exhaustive The Brontes, it set a new gold standard in literary biography.]]> 3 0 false Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 17:13:20 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 21:35:24 -0700 2009 27815398 1348022 329994 0099437090 9780099437093 4 <![CDATA[Dickens]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173804026m/329994.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/329994.Dickens 3.90 70 Charles Dickens: Public Life and Private Passion, however; the picture of Dickens and his complicated private life that emerges is fastidiously detailed and powerfully evocative, while Ackroyd's customary skill at creating a panoply of the city of London is as dazzling as ever (London, is, in fact, the subject of another biography by the author, who is unquestionably the keenest chronicler of the city's colourful history). Here, Ackroyd attempts to peel away the mask of a man whose life was outwardly a picture of Victorian rectitude, but whose love life was as complicated (and unconventional) as any modern writer. Dickens had everything--fame, success and riches--but he died harbouring a deep sadness he had experienced all his life. He was a man of mercurial character, had enormous vitality and humour, but he also had a sense of loss and longing that would constantly appear in his work. Like many eminent Victorians, he led a double life: although he insisted that nothing in the newspapers he edited should upset his middle-class readers, he regularly indulged in dubious night-time escapades with fellow author Wilkie Collins, and, for the last 13 years of his life, kept a secret mistress.

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]]> 0 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sun Dec 16 11:47:53 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 16 11:48:39 -0800 2007 11773791 41047 1860789 0060166029 9780060166021 5 <![CDATA[Dickens]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1197505743m/1860789.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1860789.Dickens 4.17 12 Dickens was a landmark biography when first published in 1990. An abridged edition appeared shortly after its original publication, in connection with a BBC series on Dickens, but this edition represents the 1100+ pages original vision of Ackroyd's. Alongside Juliet Barker's exhaustive The Brontes, it set a new gold standard in literary biography.]]> 5 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 06:37:02 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 10:10:31 -0800 2008 81376735 2174895 329994 0099437090 9780099437093 4 <![CDATA[Dickens]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173804026m/329994.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/329994.Dickens 3.90 70 Charles Dickens: Public Life and Private Passion, however; the picture of Dickens and his complicated private life that emerges is fastidiously detailed and powerfully evocative, while Ackroyd's customary skill at creating a panoply of the city of London is as dazzling as ever (London, is, in fact, the subject of another biography by the author, who is unquestionably the keenest chronicler of the city's colourful history). Here, Ackroyd attempts to peel away the mask of a man whose life was outwardly a picture of Victorian rectitude, but whose love life was as complicated (and unconventional) as any modern writer. Dickens had everything--fame, success and riches--but he died harbouring a deep sadness he had experienced all his life. He was a man of mercurial character, had enormous vitality and humour, but he also had a sense of loss and longing that would constantly appear in his work. Like many eminent Victorians, he led a double life: although he insisted that nothing in the newspapers he edited should upset his middle-class readers, he regularly indulged in dubious night-time escapades with fellow author Wilkie Collins, and, for the last 13 years of his life, kept a secret mistress.

]]> 0 0 false Fri Dec 18 04:40:45 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 18 04:40:45 -0800 2009 81124385 2952911 329994 0099437090 9780099437093 4 <![CDATA[Dickens]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173804026m/329994.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/329994.Dickens 3.90 70 Charles Dickens: Public Life and Private Passion, however; the picture of Dickens and his complicated private life that emerges is fastidiously detailed and powerfully evocative, while Ackroyd's customary skill at creating a panoply of the city of London is as dazzling as ever (London, is, in fact, the subject of another biography by the author, who is unquestionably the keenest chronicler of the city's colourful history). Here, Ackroyd attempts to peel away the mask of a man whose life was outwardly a picture of Victorian rectitude, but whose love life was as complicated (and unconventional) as any modern writer. Dickens had everything--fame, success and riches--but he died harbouring a deep sadness he had experienced all his life. He was a man of mercurial character, had enormous vitality and humour, but he also had a sense of loss and longing that would constantly appear in his work. Like many eminent Victorians, he led a double life: although he insisted that nothing in the newspapers he edited should upset his middle-class readers, he regularly indulged in dubious night-time escapades with fellow author Wilkie Collins, and, for the last 13 years of his life, kept a secret mistress.

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