The Making of Charles Dickens

This work presents a descripion of Charles Dickens's experiences between the age of four and twenty-four - the years which the author acknowledged as being the true source of his inspiration. Christopher Hibbert brings to life the age of the stage-coach and country inn, the gin shops, the fairs and the london underworld which shaped the life of Dickens as he progressed from love-sick youth to acclamation as the most brilliant writer of his generations.