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Title: The Dickens Country
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Summary: "The Dickens Country" by Frederic George Kitton is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work dedicates itself to exploring the life and surroundings of the famed author Charles Dickens, using a geographical lens to connect his life experiences and literary works to specific locations across England, particularly the south-eastern parts associated with him. It provides detailed insight into the settings that inspired Dickens's stories and characters, making it an interesting read for literature enthusiasts and fans of Dickens. The opening of the text introduces the concept of mapping Dickens's connections to his surrounding geography, particularly highlighting where he was born and raised, such as Portsmouth and Chatham. It speaks to the young Dickens's formative years and how specific places shaped his literary inspirations, detailing the environments he inhabited and the events he experienced, such as his time spent in humble homes and bustling towns. The importance of these locations and their influence on his works sets the stage for a deeper exploration of Dickens's life throughout the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Kitton, Frederic George, 1856-1904
Illustrator: Tyrrell, T. W.
EBook No.: 56105
Published: Dec 3, 2017
Downloads: 310
Language: English
Subject: Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography
Subject: England -- Intellectual life -- 19th century
Subject: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Homes and haunts
Subject: Novelists, American -- Homes and haunts -- England
Subject: Literary landmarks -- England
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Dickens Country
Credits:
Produced by Chris Curnow, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "The Dickens Country" by Frederic George Kitton is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work dedicates itself to exploring the life and surroundings of the famed author Charles Dickens, using a geographical lens to connect his life experiences and literary works to specific locations across England, particularly the south-eastern parts associated with him. It provides detailed insight into the settings that inspired Dickens's stories and characters, making it an interesting read for literature enthusiasts and fans of Dickens. The opening of the text introduces the concept of mapping Dickens's connections to his surrounding geography, particularly highlighting where he was born and raised, such as Portsmouth and Chatham. It speaks to the young Dickens's formative years and how specific places shaped his literary inspirations, detailing the environments he inhabited and the events he experienced, such as his time spent in humble homes and bustling towns. The importance of these locations and their influence on his works sets the stage for a deeper exploration of Dickens's life throughout the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Kitton, Frederic George, 1856-1904
Illustrator: Tyrrell, T. W.
EBook No.: 56105
Published: Dec 3, 2017
Downloads: 310
Language: English
Subject: Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography
Subject: England -- Intellectual life -- 19th century
Subject: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Homes and haunts
Subject: Novelists, American -- Homes and haunts -- England
Subject: Literary landmarks -- England
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.