Opis: Charles Dickens at Home - Hilary Macaskill

One of the best-loved of English authors, Charles Dickens is revered as a storyteller, social campaigner and chronicler of his time and place. This book tracks the places Dickens lived, from his Portsmouth birthplace and childhood home in Chatham to his last home back in Kent, at Gad's Hill Place in Rochester. The book also covers his travels in England and abroad, where the locations provided the settings in his novels, such as Nicholas Nickleby's Yorkshire and in the East Anglia of David Copperfield, Charles Dickens's most autobiographical novel. Above all, it is London, where he lived in different homes for the majority of his life, which is so identified with Dickens and with his fiction. One thing that characterised his attitude to all his homes in adult life was his deep involvement in domestic arrangements, despite the frantic pace of his intensive work schedule. It was this close attention to detail, as well as his acute observation of his surroundings, that distinguished his novels, both in their portrayal of home life and in their sense of place. An invaluable resource to anyone who has an interest in the settings of Dickens' work, Hilary Macaskill weaves a narrative which places this great writer in his domestic context, gloriously illustrated with archive material and original photography. 'Charles Dickens at Home' takes the reader to the many and varied places where Dickens lived and visited. Our journey is enriched not only with insightful and painstakingly researched words, but also through a wealth of authentic illustrations and recent original photographs... In the tradition of this great weaver of tales, Ms. Macaskill's eminently readable volume will delight booklovers everywhere as they are transported into the world of Charles Dickens at Home the place that shaped his sensibilities and in which he created his classic novels. New York Journal of Books Hilary Macaskill is an indefatiguable sleuth. World of Interiors A lavishly illustrated piece of heritage book-making that describes the various places Dickens lived and visited. Literary Review As if Charles Dickens wasn't already magnificent enough, it turns out he was a dab hand at home deco. Scotland on Sunday Macaskill presents a captivating landscape, covering everywhere Dickens lived plus all his travels at home and abroad. By placing him within a domestic context, enriched by a wealth of archive illustrations and photographs, the book offers a fresh glimpse of the novelist whose close attention to detail and acute awareness of place was reflected throughout his novels, which brilliantly convey the flavour of home life. Good Book GuideChildhood - in fact and fiction: Portsmouth, Chatham and Blundeston Growing up - first impressions of London Marriage and domesticity - in Furnival's Inn, Doughty Street and Devonshire Place Dickens Away - in Britain A Man of means - Tavistock House On the road - homes abroad Genoa, Lausanne, Boulogne Home again to Kent - Rochester and Gad's Hill Place Dickens after death - his legacy: museums associated with his homes, societies and festivals

Szczegóły: Charles Dickens at Home - Hilary Macaskill

Tytuł: Charles Dickens at Home
Autor: Hilary Macaskill
Producent: Frances Lincoln Limited
ISBN: 9780711232273
Rok produkcji: 2011
Ilość stron: 144
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.98 kg

Recenzje: Charles Dickens at Home - Hilary Macaskill