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We follow Dickens back in time to see what shaped him and his stories, and we will see how each novel was then received and how it is now.
We follow Dickens back in time to see what shaped him and his stories, and we will see how each novel was then received and how it is now perceived.
Author: Gerald Dickens, Book: Dickens and Staplehurst: A Biography of a Rail Crash, Category: Biographical, Price: £8.99, Length: 233 pages.

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Andrew Scott Dickens

Biography

Please note: the information below is accurate as of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

London marked Scott Dickens’ second Olympic Games, where he participated in three events. There, Dickens placed 13th in the 200m breaststroke and 16th in the 100m breaststroke. He was also part of the 4x100m medley team that finished eighth, along with Charles Francis, Joe Bartoch and Brent Hayden.

In 2004, Dickens competed in Athens and placed in the top-20 in the 100m breaststroke. Dickens represented Canada in the 2011 World Championships in the 100m and 200m backstroke.

In 2010, he would win bronze at the Pan Pacific Championships in the 50m backstroke. At the 2009 World Championships in Rome he raced to a personal best in the 50m breaststroke.

Dickens won his first international gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janerio, Brazil in the 100m breaststroke and clocked a personal best time.

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Charles Dickens: The Stories of His Life is a celebratory introduction to the novels of Charles Dickens as well as being the fascinating story of the fast-paced life of the literary superstar of the Victorian era. The reader will get insights into what stirred the writer's mind when he conceived a new novel and what took place in his life during its composition. We follow Dickens back in time to see what shaped him and his stories, and we will see how each novel was then received and how it is now perceived. Humorously written from a Dickensian's point of view, this book is an invitation to join in the fun of reading ‘The Inimitable' Charles Dickens.

ISBN : 978-1-80439-014-6

Published: 26/10/2023

Pages : 318

Size : 205x140

Imprint : Olympia Publishers

Jesper Soerensen

Jesper Soerensen was born in Denmark and currently lives in Colorado, USA. With a lifelong passion for English-language literature, he has been an avid reader of Charles Dickens for many years. This book is his firs

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The Staplehurst rail crash of June 9th, 1865 which claimed ten lives, might have passed relatively unnoticed but for the presence of a celebrity passenger among the survivors. Charles Dickens, returning from France on the ill-fated boat train from Folkestone to London, was to be profoundly affected by the experience. In a fascinating exploration of the circumstances surrounding the disaster and probing insight into Dickens' personal life, the writer's great-great-grandson, Gerald Dickens, examines his secret relationship with the actress Ellen Ternan and professional motivation in the years either side of the accident. Questions concerning the conduct of the inquest into the crash and apportioning of blame are raised that remain unresolved even today. Striking parallels are drawn with more recent disasters and the signs of wrestling with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder are evident in the account of Dickens' final years, powerfully reflected in the stirring ghost story The Signalman.

ISBN : 978-1-78830-851-9

Published: 28/10/2021

Pages : 233