"For example, in his novel ""Bleak House"" Dickens mocks Mrs. Jellyby, who neglects her children for the natives of a fictional African country. The disjunction between Dickens' criticism of slavery and his crude caricatures of other races has also been noted by Patrick Brantlinger in his ""A Companion to the Victorian Novel"". He cites Dickens' description of an Irish colony in America's Catskill mountains a mess of pigs, pots, and dunghills. Dickens views them as a ""racially repellent"" group. Jane Smiley writing in the Penguin Lives bio of Dickens writes ""we should not interpret him as the kind of left-liberal"
"Dickens' Women Dickens' Women is a one person show written by Miriam Margolyes and Sonia Fraser and starring Margolyes. The play includes 23 different characters (male and female) based on or inspired by characters in Charles Dickens' novels. The ""Sydney Morning Herald"" wrote that the ""elegantly crafted production puts the focus on the storyteller"" (Dickens), highlighting his ""obsession with youthful beauty and his baffling relationships with his sisters-in-law"". ""The Age"" noted that it ""combines character sketches, short readings, biographical material and mordant commentary"". The show was developed in 1989 for the Edinburgh Festival, and Margolyes has taken it on tour"
"worldwide, including a 2007 tour to Australia and New Zealand. Margolyes was nominated for an Olivier Award in 1992 for her original West End season of the show. ""Dickens' Women"" was taken on a world tour in 2012 as part of the 200th anniversary celebrations of Dickens' birth. Dickens' Women Dickens' Women is a one person show written by Miriam Margolyes and Sonia Fraser and starring Margolyes. The play includes 23 different characters (male and female) based on or inspired by characters in Charles Dickens' novels. The ""Sydney Morning Herald"" wrote that the ""elegantly crafted production puts the focus on"
"Esther Summerson Esther Summerson is a character in ""Bleak House"", a novel written by Charles Dickens. She also serves as one of the novel's two narrators; half the book is written from her perspective. it is the only example of a double narrative in Dickens and the first person female voice may have been influenced by the example of Charlotte Bronte's ""Jane Eyre"", published in 1847. As an ""orphaned"" baby, Esther was brought up in an atmosphere of moralistic neglect by Miss Barbary, a woman she knew as her godmother; this woman was in reality the sister of her unmarried"
"Elizabeth Dickens Elizabeth Culliford Dickens (née Barrow; 21 December 1789 – 13 September 1863) was the wife of John Dickens and the mother of English novelist Charles Dickens. She was the source for Mrs. Nickleby in her son's novel ""Nicholas Nickleby"" and for Mrs Micawber in ""David Copperfield"". One of eight children of Mary Culliford (1771–1851) and Charles Barrow (1759–1826), Elizabeth Barrow was introduced to John Dickens by her brother, Thomas Culliford Barrow, when the two men were working at the Navy Pay Office in nearby Somerset House. When John Dickens first met Elizabeth she was ""a small pretty girl"
"to rumours they had been lovers. That the two had a son who died in infancy was alleged by Dickens's daughter, Kate Perugini, whom Gladys Storey had interviewed before her death in 1929. Storey published her account in ""Dickens and Daughter"", but no contemporary evidence exists. On his death, Dickens settled an annuity on Ternan which made her a financially independent woman. Claire Tomalin's book, ""The Invisible Woman"", argues that Ternan lived with Dickens secretly for the last 13 years of his life. The book was subsequently turned into a play, ""Little Nell"", by Simon Gray, and a 2013 film."
"first Victorian novel with a child protagonist. On 2 April 1836, after a one-year engagement, and between episodes two and three of ""The Pickwick Papers"", Dickens married Catherine Thomson Hogarth (1816–1879), the daughter of George Hogarth, editor of the ""Evening Chronicle"". They were married in St. Luke's Church, Chelsea, London. After a brief honeymoon in Chalk in Kent, the couple returned to lodgings at Furnival's Inn. The first of their ten children, Charley, was born in January 1837, and a few months later the family set up home in Bloomsbury at 48 Doughty Street, London, (on which Charles had a"
"feminine. Dickens also sat for a bust by Henry Dexter. (There are copies of the bust in the Charles Dickens Museum in London and the Philadelphia Free Library’s Rare Book Department) The original bust is now lost. Miriam also sits for a bust by a young sculptor from Boston, Kalman Gacs. Dickens stayed at the Tremont House (Boston) in 1842, but by the time he returned in 1868, it “has now become contemptable.” Miriam stays at the Omni Parker House. Dickens stayed there for his second visit, when it was just called the Parker House. Miriam says it was noted"
"WHO DIED SEPTEMBER 12TH 1863 AGED 73 YEARS"". Charles Dickens used his mother as the source for the vain, ineffectual and verbally comic Mrs. Nickleby in his novel ""Nicholas Nickleby"" and for Mrs Micawber in ""David Copperfield"". Elizabeth Dickens Elizabeth Culliford Dickens (née Barrow; 21 December 1789 – 13 September 1863) was the wife of John Dickens and the mother of English novelist Charles Dickens. She was the source for Mrs. Nickleby in her son's novel ""Nicholas Nickleby"" and for Mrs Micawber in ""David Copperfield"". One of eight children of Mary Culliford (1771–1851) and Charles Barrow (1759–1826), Elizabeth Barrow was"
"Mary Dickens Mary ""Mamie"" Dickens (6 March 1838 – 23 July 1896) was the eldest daughter of the English novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine. She wrote a book of reminiscences about her father, and in conjunction with her aunt, Georgina Hogarth, she edited the first collection of his letters. Mamie Dickens was born at the family home in Doughty Street in London and was named after Mary Hogarth, who had died in 1837 and who was the sister of her mother, Catherine Dickens. Her godfather was John Forster, her father's friend and later biographer. Mary was nicknamed ""Mild"
"Dora Annie Dickens Dora Annie Dickens (16 August 1850 – 14 April 1851) was the infant daughter of English novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine. She was the ninth of their ten children, and the youngest of their three daughters. Born at 1 Devonshire Terrace, Dora Dickens was named after the character Dora Spenlow, the child-bride of David Copperfield in Dickens's 1850 novel ""David Copperfield"". According to Dickens's oldest daughter Mary, on the day of Dora's unexpected death on 14 April 1851, her father had spent much of his time ""playing with the children and carrying little Dora about"
"Margaret Hale Margaret Hale is the heroine of Elizabeth Gaskell's 1855 novel ""North and South"". Initially, Gaskell wanted the title of the novel to be ""Margaret Hale"", but Charles Dickens, the editor of ""Household Words"", the magazine in which the novel was serialized, insisted on ""North and South"". From Chapter Two: From Chapter Seven: Margaret was a character created to challenge stereotypes about women's role in the 19th century. The theme of challenging stereotypes is one which is integral throughout the novel. Margaret Hale is nineteen years old and before she was 10, lived in Helstone in Hampshire, in the"
"him, she accepts. North and South has been adapted for the small screen, twice. In 1975, Rosalind Shanks played Margaret. In 2004, Margaret was played by Daniela Denby-Ashe. Margaret Hale Margaret Hale is the heroine of Elizabeth Gaskell's 1855 novel ""North and South"". Initially, Gaskell wanted the title of the novel to be ""Margaret Hale"", but Charles Dickens, the editor of ""Household Words"", the magazine in which the novel was serialized, insisted on ""North and South"". From Chapter Two: From Chapter Seven: Margaret was a character created to challenge stereotypes about women's role in the 19th century. The theme of"
"a broader more active world. The New Woman pushed the limits set by a male-dominated society, especially as modeled in the plays of Norwegian Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906). Writer Henry James was among the authors who popularized the term ""New Woman"", a figure who was represented in the heroines of his novels—among them the title character of the novella ""Daisy Miller"" (serialized 1878), and Isabel Archer in ""Portrait of a Lady"" (serialized 1880–81). According to historian Ruth Bordin, the term New Woman was The ""New Woman"" was also a nickname given to Ella Hepworth Dixon, the English author of the novel"
"Georgina Hogarth, both of whom were very close to Dickens. Mary died at the age of 17 in 1837 and Georgina, since 1842, lived with the Dickens family. Dickens referred to her affectionately as his ""little housekeeper"". After Dickens' separation from his wife Catherine, Georgina stayed with him for the rest of his life and took the responsibility of managing his household completely. Agnes Wickfield Agnes Wickfield is a character of ""David Copperfield"", a novel by Charles Dickens. She is a friend and confidante of David (the narrator and protagonist of this semi-autobiography) since his childhood and at the end"
"favourite in the book will be—or rather is already—Bella Wilfer. She is evidently a pet of the author's, and she will long remain the darling of half the households of England and America."" E S Dallas, in his 1865 review, concurred that ""Mr Dickens has never done anything in the portraiture of women so pretty and so perfect"" as Bella. Dallas also admired the creation of Jenny Wren—who was greeted with contempt by Henry James—stating that, ""The dolls' dressmaker is one of his most charming pictures, and Mr Dickens tells her strange story with a mixture of humour and pathos"
"Nella Larsen Nellallitea ""Nella"" Larsen, born Nellie Walker (April 13, 1891 – March 30, 1964), was an American novelist of the Harlem Renaissance. Working as a nurse and a librarian, she published two novels, ""Quicksand"" (1928) and ""Passing"" (1929), and a few short stories. Though her literary output was scant, she earned recognition by her contemporaries. A revival of interest in her writing has occurred since the late 20th century, when issues of racial and sexual identity have been studied. Her works have been the subjects of numerous academic studies, and she is now widely lauded as ""not only the"
"Mariana (Dickens novel) Mariana (1940) is the first novel by Monica Dickens. ""Mariana"" is a coming of age novel, which describes the growth and experience of Mary Shannon, a young English girl in the 1930s as the first hints of war begin to permeate English domestic life. First published by Michael Joseph, it was reprinted by Persephone Books in 1999 and is the second in their collection. The title is a reference to the poem of the same name by Alfred, Lord Tennyson The novel starts with an adult Mary spending a weekend in an isolated cottage on the Essex"
"novel has been described as a semi-autobiography, for example Dickens was kicked out of Drama School ""for not being able to act"". Mariana (Dickens novel) Mariana (1940) is the first novel by Monica Dickens. ""Mariana"" is a coming of age novel, which describes the growth and experience of Mary Shannon, a young English girl in the 1930s as the first hints of war begin to permeate English domestic life. First published by Michael Joseph, it was reprinted by Persephone Books in 1999 and is the second in their collection. The title is a reference to the poem of the same"
"""Indemnity Only"" in 1982, private detectives in fiction were almost always male. Sue Grafton Sue Taylor Grafton (April 24, 1940 – December 28, 2017) was an American author of detective novels. She is best known as the author of the ""alphabet series"" (""""A"" Is for Alibi"", etc.) featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone in the fictional city of Santa Teresa, California. The daughter of detective novelist C. W. Grafton, she said the strongest influence on her crime novels was author Ross Macdonald. Before her success with this series, she wrote screenplays for television movies. Sue Grafton was born in Louisville, Kentucky,"
"2013 film ""The Invisible Woman"" she was portrayed by Joanna Scanlan. In the 2017 film ""The Man Who Invented Christmas"" she was portrayed by Morfydd Clark. Catherine Dickens Catherine Thomson ""Kate"" Dickens (""née"" Hogarth; 19 May 1815 – 22 November 1879) was the wife of English novelist Charles Dickens, and the mother of his ten children. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1815, Catherine came to England with her family in 1824. She was the eldest daughter of 10 children to George Hogarth. Her father was a journalist for the ""Edinburgh Courant"", and later became a writer and music critic for"
"Rosamond Marshall Rosamond Marshall was a 20th-century American novelist. She wrote historical romances for adult and youth readers during the 1940s and 50's, and two of her novels, ""Kitty"" and ""The Bixby Girls"", were made into motion pictures. Marshall was born Rosamond van der Zee on October 17, 1902 (or, possibly 1893), the daughter of Charles and Florence (née Tappan Botsford). Her first published novel in English, ""None But the Brave, A Story of Holland"" (1942), for young people, won the ""New York Herald Tribune"" Spring Book Award. The novel is set during the Netherlands' revolt against Spain in the"
"Just Listen (novel) Just Listen (2006) is a young adult novel written by author Sarah Dessen. It is her seventh published novel. Annabel Greene is a girl who has it all—at least, that's how it seems on TV commercials. Annabel's life is far from perfect. Her friendship with her best friends Clarke and Sophie ended bitterly, due to a few events that tore them apart. This left her alone and friendless at the beginning of a new school year. Her sister Whitney's eating disorder is weighing down the entire family, and Annabel fears speaking out about her past and her"
"Lady on the Death of Her Husband,"" as well as Douglass's ""Narrative"" and Harriet Beecher Stowe's ""Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin."" Each of these -- except for ""Bleak House"" -- appears in the 1882 catalog listing the books that her master owned (and Wheeler owned four other works by Dickens). Gregg Hecimovich of Winthrop University, who in 2013 documented the author as Hannah Bond, learned that girls from a nearby school often boarded at the Murfreesboro plantation where she worked as a lady's maid for Ellen Wheeler. Part of the girls' curriculum required them to read and memorize Dickens' ""Bleak"
"Mary Hogarth Mary Scott Hogarth (26 October 1819 – 7 May 1837) was the sister of Catherine Dickens ( Hogarth) and the sister-in-law of Charles Dickens. Hogarth first met Charles Dickens aged 14, and after Dickens married Hogarth's sister Catherine, Mary lived with the couple for a year. Hogarth died suddenly in 1837, which caused Dickens to miss the publication dates for two novels: ""The Pickwick Papers"" and ""Oliver Twist"". Hogarth later became the inspiration for a number of characters in Dickens novels, including Rose Maylie in ""Oliver Twist"" and Little Nell in ""The Old Curiosity Shop"". Charles and Catherine"
"the middle one of the three Hogarth daughters and is portrayed as the one person with whom Dickens seems to have been able to share his work. She dies suddenly aged seventeen and Dickens wears her ring on his little finger for the rest of his life. Georgina Hogarth (Christine McKenna), the youngest of the three Hogarth daughters, comes to live with the couple to help run the household, at the request of her oldest sister Catherine Dickens. The real-life relationship Dickens developed with the young actress Ellen Ternan is not mentioned in the series, nor is Dickens' separation from"
"local population as well. A single woman the entire story, Bridget's later joining of the Poor Clares further subverts the expectations of women at the time. The service-centred life of a convent, independent of male control, stands in stark contrast to the motherhood and household-oriented role expected of women in Gaskell's era. The Poor Clare (short story) The Poor Clare is a short story by English Victorian writer Elizabeth Gaskell. First serialised in three installments in 1856 Charles Dickens' popular magazine ""Household Words"", ""The Poor Clare"" is a gothic ghost story about a young woman unwittingly cursed by her own"
"Georgy cared for the young family they had left behind. She remained with them as housekeeper, organiser, adviser, and friend until her brother-in-law's death in 1870, after which she stayed in regular contact with the surviving members of the Dickens family. In 1858, Georgina Hogarth sided with Dickens in his quarrel with her sister, Catherine, Dickens's wife. This caused the family to break apart. Georgina, Dickens, and all of the children except Charles Dickens, Jr. remained in their home at Tavistock House, while Catherine and Charles Jr. moved out. Georgina ran Dickens' household. On 12 June 1858, Dickens published an"
"Agnes Wickfield Agnes Wickfield is a character of ""David Copperfield"", a novel by Charles Dickens. She is a friend and confidante of David (the narrator and protagonist of this semi-autobiography) since his childhood and at the end of the novel, his second wife. In Dickens' language, she is the ""real heroine"" of the novel. Agnes Wickfield is introduced in chapter 15 of the novel; when David, with his great-aunt Betsey Trotwood, goes to her father Mr. Wickfield's house in Canterbury, in search of a good school. Agnes, whose mother is dead, takes care of her alcoholic yet affectionate father and"
"Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie Anne Isabella, Lady Ritchie, née Thackeray (9 June 1837 – 26 February 1919), was an English writer and the eldest daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray. Her several novels were highly regarded in their time and made her a central figure in the late Victorian literary scene. She is best remembered today as the custodian of her father's literary legacy, and for short fiction that places traditional fairy tale narratives in a Victorian milieu. Her 1885 novel ""Mrs. Dymond"" contains the earliest English-language use of the proverb ""Give a man a fish and you feed him for"
"Catherine Dickens Catherine Thomson ""Kate"" Dickens (""née"" Hogarth; 19 May 1815 – 22 November 1879) was the wife of English novelist Charles Dickens, and the mother of his ten children. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1815, Catherine came to England with her family in 1824. She was the eldest daughter of 10 children to George Hogarth. Her father was a journalist for the ""Edinburgh Courant"", and later became a writer and music critic for the ""Morning Chronicle"", where Dickens was a young journalist, and later the editor of the ""Evening Chronicle"". Catherine and Dickens became engaged in 1835 and were"
"to have embarrassed or angered her family, who largely cut themselves off from her. Much of her life after her father's death in 1870 remains unknown, but after leaving her aunt's she lived for a period with a clergyman and his wife, Mr and Mrs Hargreaves, in Manchester, a ""scandal"" which was kept a secret by her family. Later she lived alone in the country. Mary Dickens went on to write ""My Father as I Recall Him"" (1886), and a novel, ""Cross Currents"" (1890). On Mary's death her aunt, Georgina Hogarth, wrote to Connie Dickens, the widow of Edward Dickens:"
"The novel is a love story, a political and social satire, and a tribute to the novels of Charles Dickens. This Dickensian quality was noted in at least one review, Gerald Weaver's writing is incredibly sharp – it doesn’t lose focus anywhere. ""I quickly found myself quite strongly attached to both Melinda and Garth, hoping that they would come out on top, and groaning when things started not to go their way . . ."" ""One day, women will be in charge,"" Weaver told BBC London. Weaver says that his purpose was not to tell a story that corresponds with"