The Artful Dickens : The Tricks and Ploys of the Great NovelistAuthor: Mullan, John Prose: non fiction Published on 14 October 2021 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc in the United Kingdom. Paperback 448 pages 128 x 197 x 31 310g 'This is a marvellous, endlessly illuminating book It doesn't go on the shelf alongside other critics; it goes on the shelf alongside Dickens' Howard JacobsonDiscover the tricks of a literary master in this essential guide to the fictional world of Charles Dickens. From Pickwick to Scrooge,

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