Charles Dickens: A Life
- ISBN-10
- 0141036931
- ISBN-13
- 9780141036939
- Series
- Charles Dickens
- Category
- Authors, English
- Pages
- 527
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Author
- Claire Tomalin
Description
Chronicles the life of the nineteenth-century literary master from the challenges he faced as the imprisoned son of a profligate father, his rise to one of England's foremost novelists, and the personal demons that challenged his relationships.
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