Delphi Dickensiana Volume I (Illustrated)

In tribute to the bicentennial of the birth of Charles Dickens, Delphi Classics is pleased to introduce Dickensiana, a first of its kind e-compilation of period accounts of Dickens's life and works, rare 19th and early 20th century books and articles about Dickens and Dickensian locales, reminiscences by family, friends and colleagues, tribute poems, parodies, satires and sequels based on his works and much more, spiced with an abundance of vintage images. Delphi looks forward to publishing further volumes and welcomes suggestions for additional texts and images.Features:* 14 Dickensian books - immerse yourself in the world of literature's greatest novelist!* a detailed short prose works section, with rare articles and extracts* a range of Dickensian poems inspired by the writings of the great man* a SPECIAL Dickensiana image section, featuring rare vintage postcards in beautiful colour* a Dickensian's treasure trove of scholarly texts* IMPROVED texts and formattingContentsThe BooksCHARLES DICKENS AND HIS FRIENDS BY W. TEIGNMOUTH SHORETHE PUZZLE OF DICKENS'S LAST PLOT BY ANDREW LANGIN JAIL WITH CHARLES DICKENS BY ALFRED TRUMBLEMY FATHER AS I RECALL HIM BY MAMIE DICKENSDICKENS-LAND BY J.A. NICKLINPICKWICKIAN MANNERS AND CUSTOMS BY PERCY FITZGERALDCHRISTMAS EVE WITH THE SPIRITSTHE PROBLEM OF EDWIN DROOD BY W. ROBERTSON NICOLLMICAWBER REDIVIVUS BY JONATHAN COALFIELDPICKWICKIAN STUDIES BY PERCY FITZGERALDPHIZ AND DICKENS, AS THEY APPEARED TO EDGAR BROWNEA WEEK'S TRAMP IN DICKENS-LAND BY WILLIAM R. HUGHESCHARLES DICKENS AS A READER BY CHARLES KENTTHE INNS AND TAVERNS OF 'PICKWICK' BY B.W. MATZThe Shorter ProseA LITERARY HIGHWAYEXTRACT FROM 'A BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE'A CHILD'S JOURNEY WITH DICKENSCHARLES DICKENS AND ROCHESTERA WALK WITH AN IMMORTALNEW CHAPTERS FROM 'THE LIFE OF DICKENS'NEW FACTS ABOUT THE REAL CHARLES DICKENSMEN AND MEMORIES: PERSONAL REMINISCENCESCHARLES DICKENS AS I KNEW HIMDICKENS IN AMERICAEXTRACT FROM 'PEN PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHARLES DICKENS'S READINGS, TAKEN FROM LIFE'PORTRAITS AND MEMOIRSHARD TIMES (REFINISHED)UNDER THE SHADOW OF BLEAK HOUSETHE WOODEN MIDSHIPMANMISS BETSEY TROTWOOD'SDISAPPEARING DICKENSLANDROUND ABOUT DOTHEBOY'S HALLTHACKERAY AND DICKENSMEMORIES OF CHARLES DICKENSDICKENS'S CHARACTERS AND THEIR PROTOTYPESTHE FRIENDSHIP OF CHARLES DICKENS AND WASHINGTON IRVINGCHARLES DICKENS'S RELIGIONCHARLES DICKENS IN ILLINOISPICKWICKIAN BATHNICHOLAS NICKLEBY AT HIND HEADLITERARY GEOGRAPHY: THE COUNTRY OF DICKENSA CHRISTMAS CAROLTHE FINAL STAVE OF 'A CHRISTMAS CAROL''PHIZ' A MEMOIRTHE CITY OF EDWIN DROOD'BOZ' AND BOULOGNEDICKENS AND GRAVESENDDICKENS IN SWITZERLANDCHARLES DICKENS' MANUSCRIPTSDICKENSTHE SHADOW ON DICKENS'S LIFEEXTRACT FROM 'CROWDING MEMORIES'EXTRACT FROM 'OLD FRIENDS. BEING LITERARY RECOLLECTIONS OF OTHER DAYS'The PoetryLIST OF POEMSDickensiana ImagesDICKENS'S CHILDRENDICKENS POSTCARDS