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Dickens Third Volume Reveals Mood and Mastery Across Years
The column reviews the biography of Charles Dickens, noting a somber, reflective tone amid his later years. It highlights his restless drive, shifting pursuits, and the contrast between worldly success and inner weariness, with attention to personal letters, public readings for Great Ormond Street, and the author’s humane character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dickens
Mr. Forster
Dickens
David Copperfield
Italy
Switzerland
Boulogne
Paris
London
Gadshill Place
Dorrit
Jerrold
Children’s Hospital
Great Ormond
Pip
Jaggers
Marigold
America
England
Scotland
Edwin Drood
Quilps
Skimpoles
Kate Nicklebys
Ruths
Peggotys
Dedlock
Fielding
Sterne