Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 9781443817318
Category : Speeches, addresses, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Dickens was known as one of the best after-dinner speakers of his day. It was a period when elaborate formal dinners were the standard fundraising method for charities and other institutes, and the speeches at such occasions were printed by newspapers from shorthand reports on the occasion. Dickens himself did not use notes, but these eyewitness reports allow the reader to gain a very close idea of what he actually said on hundreds of public occasions throughout his career. The organisations he was involved with - here elaborated by extensive headnotes on his participation in each body - give key insights into his activities and thinking beyond literature which are much enriched by reading what he said about them to their members and supporters. As the editor states in his introduction, the speeches are in their own way as important an insight into Dickens as his letters. The late Prof. K. J. Fielding's edition of the Speeches is universally acknowledged as the academic standard version. Each speech was carefully collated from the original reports and any other available sources. Copious notes describe variations, suggested corrections, the context of each speech and further factual information where necessary to understand references made by Dickens. All of this has been preserved in this reprint, which makes the whole edition available for the first time since 1988. This edition is necessary reading for any serious scholar of Dickens or Victorian oratory, and will also be of great interest to anyone studying issues connected with Dickens such as nineteenth-century philanthropy, the 'dignity of literature' debates, transatlantic relations of the period or the changing statuses of novels, drama and journalism.

Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 348

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Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 390

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Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Delphi Classics
ISBN: 1786567318
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388

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This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Speeches’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Charles Dickens’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Dickens includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Speeches’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Dickens’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: London : Chatto and Windus
ISBN:
Category : Speeches, addresses, etc., English
Languages : en
Pages : 422

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Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 572

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Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780243733651
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: CHARLES. DICKENS
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ISBN: 9781033333266
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Charles Dickens
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 456

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