The official biography of Charles Dickens (1812–70) was published in 1872–4 by his close friend and literary executor John Forster, and has been reissued in this series. Of the many other memoirs and reminiscences of the great novelist, this book by his favourite daughter Mary (1838–96), known as Ma...

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Main Author:	Dickens, Mamie 1838-1896 (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1897
Series:	Cambridge library collection. Literary studies
Subjects:	Dickens, Charles / 1812-1870 / Family Dickens, Charles > 1812-1870 Geschichte 1800-1900 Novelists, English / 19th century / Family relationships Fathers / England / Biography Biografie
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Summary:	The official biography of Charles Dickens (1812–70) was published in 1872–4 by his close friend and literary executor John Forster, and has been reissued in this series. Of the many other memoirs and reminiscences of the great novelist, this book by his favourite daughter Mary (1838–96), known as Mamie, is perhaps the least familiar. Published in 1896, shortly after her death, it gives a loving picture, based on her own memories, of the person whom she held 'in my heart of hearts as a man apart from all other men, as one apart from all other beings'. Mamie, who had taken Dickens's side during the separation from his wife, and acted effectively as his housekeeper at Gad's Hill, had compiled an edition of her father's letters with her aunt Georgina Hogarth, and this second act of piety gives an idyllic - perhaps too idyllic - account of daily life with Dickens
Physical Description:	1 online resource (x, 128 pages)
ISBN:	9781107450288
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781107450288