Introduction to Dickens - Tapa blanda

This is a condensed version of Peter Ackroyd's "Dickens", published in 1990. It provides a resume of the research and interpretation which characterized that book, and also a large amount of original material. This includes a long essay on the life and work of Dickens, in which Ackroyd reflects upon the insights he gained as a result of writing the biography, and 20 introductions to the whole range of Dickens' published work, from novels to journalism. These introductions analyze the writings themselves, while at the same time providing an account of the novelist's career.