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Charles Dickens

Name: Charles Dickens
Author: G. K. Chesterton

G. K. Chesterton

Read by Stuart Bell, Laura Caldwell, Anna Simon, Chrystal Layton, Justin Brett, Ray Clare, Tysto, Dick Durette and Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014) · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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THE DICKENS PERIOD (34:44)
THE BOYHOOD OF DICKENS (28:33)
THE YOUTH OF DICKENS (37:42)
"THE PICKWICK PAPERS" (41:28)
THE GREAT POPULARITY (39:29)
DICKENS AND AMERICA (37:30)
DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS (37:59)
THE TIME OF TRANSITION (47:06)
LATER LIFE AND WORKS (50:13)
THE GREAT DICKENS CHARACTERS (32:21)
ON THE ALLEGED OPTIMISM OF DICKENS (45:23)
A NOTE ON THE FUTURE OF DICKENS (17:54)