Books in the Routledge Library Editions: Charles Dickens series

Discusses about Dickens' actual methods and conditions of work. This book illustrates what modes of planning Dickens evolved as best suited to his genius and to the demands of serial publication, monthly or weekly, and how he responded to the events of the day.

An English translation of "Le Roman social en Angleterre" which is widely recognized as a survey of Victorian social fiction. It traces the ways in which rationalism and romanticism intertwined and competed, particularly in relation to radical political philosophy.

Describes Charles Dickens as an ordinary man who by being perfectly tuned to the public taste developed into a master of his art.

"Our Mutual Friend", Dickens' last completed novel, has been critically praised as a profound and troubled masterpiece. This book-length study of the novel explores various aspects of Dickens' sustained imaginative involvement with his age. It reveals his interest in phenomena as diverse as waste collection and the Shakespeare tercentenary.

Examines Dickens' contribution to the techniques of comedy and irony in prose. This book discusses the changing levels of Dickens' literary and social reputation since the nineteenth century.

Contains essays that examine questions such as Dickens' symbolism, his political attitudes, his psychological tensions and his artistry, and are concerned with such aspects of Dickens as his handling of plot, his heroes and heroines, his journalism, his religious view and his philistinism.

Features chapters that deal with the life of London from the early 1830's to the mid-1860's. This book focuses on the social life of the day, and also deals with the blacker side of London and travel and country life.

A guide to the works of Charles Dickens that provides a quick means of reference to the plots of the novels and to the characters and places mentioned in the novels. It also includes useful explanatory notes on allusions and phrases.

What did Dickens mean to Dostoevsky, and what did the Russian writer owe to England's greatest entertainer? Many of Dickens' readers have recognized that his achievement needs to be compared with Dostoevsky's, and they have suspected, or assumed an influence. This book shows what the literary influence really or probably was.

A work of Dickens' comic writing that redresses the balance by devoting its attention to a critical discussion of the novel and by including a survey of the critical positions held in the past. It discusses the themes of selfishness and hypocrisy and explores the history of the text and the complex relationship between Dickens and the US.