Describes the people and conditions of life in England during the time of Charles Dickens and examines how those conditions are reflected in his work.
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Grade 9 Up-Social history with a biographical slant. This text discusses what life was like for the middle and lower classes in 19th-century England and incorporates information about Dickens's life and how the period influenced his writing. The vocabulary is concise and uncomplicated and the writing is clear. This book is well organized and extensively researched. The informative black-and-white illustrations enhance the material presented. There's nothing new here, but the book is an excellent supplement to John Rule's The Labouring Classes in Early Industrial England, 1750-1850 (Longman, 1986), David Thomson's England in the Nineteenth Century (Penguin, 1991), and Daniel Pool's What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew (S & S, 1993). Yancey knows her material and readers do not need prior knowledge of the subject to appreciate her engaging volume.
Adrian Renee Stevens, Beaver Creek School, West Jefferson, NC
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Adrian Renee Stevens, Beaver Creek School, West Jefferson, NC
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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