The Dickens Index |
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| Author:
| Bentley, Nicolas
Slater, Michael
Burgis, Nina |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-211665-9 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1988 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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This, the most comprehensive single-volume reference work on Dickens ever produced, is an illuminating guide to all of Dickens's novels, short stories, pamphlets, plays, collections of journalism, and travel books. With its unique formula of alphabetical arrangement and chapter rather than page references, it may be used while reading or studying any Dickens work, no matter what edition. Over 5000 entries provide quick access to the widest possible range of information about Dickens's...
More DescriptionThis, the most comprehensive single-volume reference work on Dickens ever produced, is an illuminating guide to all of Dickens's novels, short stories, pamphlets, plays, collections of journalism, and travel books. With its unique formula of alphabetical arrangement and chapter rather than page references, it may be used while reading or studying any Dickens work, no matter what edition. Over 5000 entries provide quick access to the widest possible range of information about Dickens's writings and career, from characters (1400 listed), quotations, and themes, to obsolete words and slang, and historical and topical allusions.