{"product_id":"simply-dickens-paul-schlicke-9781943657063","title":"Simply Dickens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOliver Twist\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eDavid Copperfield\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eBleak House\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eA Tale of Two Cities\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/em\u003e. The novels of \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Dickens\u003c\/strong\u003e (1812-1870) read like a \"Who's Who\" of canonical works. Yet, less well known is the fact that Dickens himself was something of a created character, a larger-than-life figure who lived through his art and pursued his many passions with a theatrical zeal that could have belonged to one of his famous protagonists.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLargely self-taught, with little formal education, Dickens was catapulted to fame at the age of 24 with the publication of \u003cem\u003eThe Pickwick Papers\u003c\/em\u003e in 1836. For the next 30 years, he wrote a prodigious number of novels, short stories, essays and other works, while simultaneously campaigning for a variety of social reforms. As \u003cem\u003eSimply Dickens\u003c\/em\u003ecolorfully describes, in life and in art, Dickens threw himself into everything he undertook--from taking on the personalities of his characters as he wrote, to pursuing such causes as children's rights and universal education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile some authors have depicted Dickens as a tormented soul or cruel misogynist who compromised his work by pandering to a wide audience, \u003cem\u003eSimply Dickens\u003c\/em\u003econvincingly shows him as a purposeful, supremely talented, and versatile personality, whose popular appeal was central to his achievement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Schlicke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1943657068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781943657063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simply Charly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/05\/2017","brand":"Paul Schlicke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43940227547391,"sku":"9781943657063","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_95a5c1ff-7971-40f9-bcdc-b230d87b7915.jpg?v=1681445982","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/simply-dickens-paul-schlicke-9781943657063","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}