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Charles Dickens (Paperback)
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Charles Dickens (Paperback)
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List price R322
Loot Price R286
Discovery Miles 2 860
You Save R36 (11%)
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An exuberant and entertaining biography of Charles Dickens that
captures the essence of the great novelist. Simon Callow's
sparkling biography explores the central importance of the theatre
to the life of the greatest storyteller in the English language.
From his early years as a child entertainer in Portsmouth to his
reluctant retirement from 'these garish lights' just before his
death, Dickens was obsessed with the stage. Not only was he a
dazzling mimic who wrote, acted in and stage-managed plays, all
with fanatical perfectionism; as a writer he was a compulsive
performer, whose very imagination was theatrical, both in terms of
plot devices and construction of character. Like many actors,
Dickens felt the need to be completed by contact with his audience.
He was the original 'celebrity' author, who attracted thousands of
adoring fans to his readings in Britain and across the Atlantic, in
which he gave voice to his unforgettable cast of characters. In
Charles Dickens, Callow brings his own unique insight to a life
driven by performance and showmanship. He reveals an exuberant and
irrepressible talent, whose 'inimitable' wit and personality
crackle off the page.
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