Dickens and the Short Story

by Deborah A. Thomas

At the height of his career, writing short stories provided Dickens with a release from the formal constraints of his novels and gave free reign to his creative imagination. Ranging from "flights of fancy" to literary masterpieces, Dickens's short stories contained artistic experiments that inspired fuller developments in his novels. Yet the short stories have been all but overlooked in critical discussions.

Deborah A. Thomas focuses directly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812278283
• ISBN13: 9780812278286
• Release Date: May 1982
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary