Project Gutenberg 2005-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 699 Lightwood, James T. (James Thomas) 1856 1944 Charles Dickens and Music Produced by David Newman, Daniel Emerson Griffith and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Charles Dickens and Music" by James T. Lightwood is a scholarly exploration written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the significant yet often overlooked connection between Charles Dickens and music, drawing on numerous references within Dickens' writings that reflect the musical life of 19th-century England. It illustrates Dickens' engagement with music, both as a listener and an occasional performer, and suggests that his literary characterizations are enriched through musical allusions. The opening of the book introduces Lightwood's interest in analyzing the musical references in Dickens' works, positing that these elements reveal a deeper aspect of Dickens' character. The author shares insights about Dickens' musical education, highlighting his struggles with various instruments and noting his affinity for composers such as Mendelssohn and Chopin. Lightwood mentions Dickens as an appreciative listener rather than a skilled musician, detailing his experiences with music during social gatherings and travels. This sets the tone for a thorough examination of how music serves as a vital backdrop to the themes and characters in Dickens' narratives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Knowledge -- Music Music and literature ML Text Music Browsing: Literature Browsing: Music Category: British Literature Category: Music 379564 2025-06-07T08:25:53.016697 text/html 370801 2020-12-12T10:56:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 335338 2020-12-12T10:56:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 421715 2025-06-07T08:26:09.295672 application/epub+zip 420086 2025-06-07T08:25:58.513692 application/epub+zip 880 2005-08-24T22:52:46 application/octet-stream 701 2005-08-24T22:53:04 application/octet-stream 991 2005-08-24T22:56:36 application/octet-stream 2587 2005-08-24T22:56:58 application/octet-stream 1119 2005-08-24T22:57:10 application/octet-stream 2071 2005-08-24T22:57:28 application/octet-stream 2001 2005-08-24T22:52:16 application/octet-stream 755 2005-07-22T13:19:16 audio/midi 663 2005-07-22T13:19:16 audio/midi 450 2005-07-22T13:19:16 audio/midi 450 2005-07-22T13:19:16 audio/midi 1642 2005-07-22T13:19:16 audio/midi 813 2005-07-22T13:19:16 audio/midi 1171 2005-07-22T13:19:16 audio/midi 798 2005-07-22T13:19:16 audio/midi 195030 2025-06-07T08:25:55.865680 application/epub+zip 1683770 2025-06-07T08:26:15.330599 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1634575 2025-06-07T08:26:06.878663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367927 2022-09-08T06:24:32.491749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249249 2025-06-07T08:25:51.237739 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 249037 2020-12-12T10:56:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 98697 2020-12-12T10:56:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 249028 2020-12-12T10:56:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 98654 2020-12-12T10:56:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 32027 2025-06-07T08:26:15.524586 application/rdf+xml 13948 2025-06-07T08:25:56.494698 image/jpeg 3573 2025-06-07T08:25:56.177740 image/jpeg 408024 2025-06-07T08:25:53.082727 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog