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Here, Ackroyd attempts to peel away the mask of a man whose life was outwardly a picture of Victorian rectitude, but whose love life was as complicated (and unconventional) as any modern writer's. Dickens had everything - fame, success and riches - but he died harbouring a deep sadness he had experienced all his life. He was a man of mercurial character, had enormous vitality and humour, but he also had a sense of loss and longing that would constantly appear in his work. Like many eminent Victorians, he led a double life: although he insisted that nothing in the newspapers he edited should upset his middle-class readers, he regularly indulged in dubious night-time escapades with fellow author Wilkie Collins, and, for the last 13 years of his life, kept a secret mistress.
Here, Ackroyd attempts to peel away the mask of a man whose life was outwardly a picture of Victorian rectitude, but whose love life was as complicated (and unconventional) as any modern writer's. Dickens had everything - fame, success and riches - but he died harbouring a deep sadness he had experienced all his life. He was a man of mercurial character, had enormous vitality and humour, but he also had a sense of loss and longing that would constantly appear in his work. Like many eminent Victorians, he led a double life: although he insisted that nothing in the newspapers he edited should upset his middle-class readers, he regularly indulged in dubious night-time escapades with fellow author Wilkie Collins, and, for the last 13 years of his life, kept a secret mistress.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 608 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9780099437093 |
| ISBN-10: | 0099437090 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Paperback |
| Autor: | Ackroyd, Peter |
| random house book group ltd.: | Random House Book Group Ltd. |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestraße 122 a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com |
| Maße: | 198 x 131 x 35 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Peter Ackroyd |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 05.01.2012 |
| Gewicht: | 0,465 kg |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | 608 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9780099437093 |
| ISBN-10: | 0099437090 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Paperback |
| Autor: | Ackroyd, Peter |
| random house book group ltd.: | Random House Book Group Ltd. |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestraße 122 a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com |
| Maße: | 198 x 131 x 35 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Peter Ackroyd |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 05.01.2012 |
| Gewicht: | 0,465 kg |
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