The Uncommercial Traveller
Charles Dickens
Edited by Daniel Tyler
25 November 2021
ISBN: 9780199686667
448 pages
Paperback
196x129mm
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Price: £9.99In this series of sketches Dickens brings the city of London and its inhabitants vividly to life. His travels take him to the workhouse, the theatre, and further afield to the Liverpool docks and the Paris morgue. Combining autobiography with reportage, the book showcases Dickens's characteristic wit, humour, and social concerns.
Description
In this series of sketches Dickens brings the city of London and its inhabitants vividly to life. His travels take him to the workhouse, the theatre, and further afield to the Liverpool docks and the Paris morgue. Combining autobiography with reportage, the book showcases Dickens's characteristic wit, humour, and social concerns.
- A new edition of Dickens's journalistic sketches published under this title in their most complete form in 1890
- A wonderful evocation of Victorian city life, the 37 essays combine reportage with reminiscence, infused with Dickens's personality
- The only standalone paperback edition of The Uncommercial Traveller with an introduction and notes and a newly edited text
- Includes the eight original illustrations from the 1875 edition and a map of London
- A lively and accessible introduction explores Dickens's fascination with London, his remarkable prose style, and inventive use of the 'Uncommercial' persona. Helpful notes explain unfamiliar literary and cultural references
About the Author(s)
Charles Dickens
Edited by Daniel TylerDaniel Tyler is a Fellow and Lecturer in English at Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He specialises in British literature of the nineteenth century. His publications include A Guide to Dickens's London (2012), Dickens's Style (2013), and Poetry in the Making (2020).
Table of Contents
- Introduction
Note on the Text
Select Bibliography
A Chronology of Charles Dickens
THE UNCOMMERCIAL TRAVELLER
Map: Dickens;s London
Appendix: Textual Variants
Explanatory Notes
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