Charles Dickens: Celebrity Author - Audio

The Open University

Charles Dickens was not only the most famous writer of his day, but, during the second half of his career, also a prominent public figure known through his readings and speeches. He cultivated, and relished, a close relationship with the vast audiences who came to hear him, in towns and cities throughout Britain, and in the USA. His readings appealed to his own deep instinct in support of the development of the imagination of the people, and also...Read More

Charles Dickens was not only the most famous writer of his day, but, during the second hal...Read More