Biography Forster, John: The Life of Charles Dickens. v1, 21 Oct 2008

HarryT · 10-21-2008, 10:20 AM

The original biography of Charles Dickens, written soon after his death by his close friend, John Forster. This massive work, although ignoring many less admirable aspects of Dickens' life, is the definitive source upon which all the (many) subsequent biographies of Dickens have been based.

An absolutely fascinating book for anyone who enjoys Dickens' work.

Enjoy!

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Dr. Drib · 10-23-2008, 07:28 AM

Thanks, Harry.

I have the First Edition published in English (American Ed.), but only Volume 1. This is a wonderful read, uttterly fascinating, as you describe.

This is a great addition to our library here.

Don

HarryT · 10-23-2008, 07:44 AM

I find it fascinating because it gives so much interesting (to the Dickens fan) background information about the way that he wrote books, what was going on in his life as he was writing each one, and so on. It's a book I've been after for years, so I was very happy to see it finally appear on PG.

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Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,038 Karma: 56751447 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	Thanks, Harry. I have the First Edition published in English (American Ed.), but only Volume 1. This is a wonderful read, uttterly fascinating, as you describe. This is a great addition to our library here. Don

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HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I find it fascinating because it gives so much interesting (to the Dickens fan) background information about the way that he wrote books, what was going on in his life as he was writing each one, and so on. It's a book I've been after for years, so I was very happy to see it finally appear on PG.

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