Description
| Product ID: | 9780140431032 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Selected Short Fiction |
| Authors: | Author: Charles Dickens, Deborah Thomas, Hablot K. Browne, George Cruikshank, George Cattermole |
| Page Count: | 432 |
| Subjects: | Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Short stories, Short stories |
| Description: | Dickens' sense of comedy and concern with the human psyche are evident in tales of the supernatural, impressionistic sketches, and dramatic monologues. This witty and amusing collection of short pieces shows Dickens liberated from the more formal and sustained demands of the novel and experimenting with a diverse range of fictional techniques. In his tales of the supernatural, he creates frighteningly believable, spine-tingling stories of prophetic dreams and visions, as well as more fantastical adventures with goblins and apparitions. Impressionistic sketches combine imaginatively heightened travel journals with wry observations of home and abroad, while in his dramatic monologues, Dickens demonstrates his talent for exploring the secret workings of the human mind. These short works display Dickens''s exuberant sense of comedy and character as his imagination is given free rein. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1976-03-25 |
