Description
Author Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
Publisher Belknap Press; First Edition (October 3, 2011)
Binding hardcover with dustjacket
Condition like new interior, dust jacket has some smudging but is protected with Brodart
Summary
Becoming Dickens: The Invention of a Novelist by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst dives into the transformative journey of Charles Dickens, from an ambitious young man to one of the most celebrated novelists in English literature. This book reveals how Dickens’s early experiences and relentless drive to escape a life of poverty shaped his career and inspired some of his most memorable characters and works. A mix of biography, literary analysis, and historical insight, Becoming Dickens offers a fresh perspective on how a young man, desperate to change his fate, became the prolific storyteller who would define the Victorian era.