22.03.02
Dickens
- Public Life and Private Passion
By
Peter Ackroyd
Charles
Dickens' life is a story of rags to riches, complete with bankruptcy,
prison, forced child labour and fame and fortune overshadowed by
guilt and secrecy.
Dickens
had everything - fame, success and riches - but he died harbouring
the deep sadness he had experienced all his life. He was a mercurial
character, with enormous vitality, wit and humour but he also had
a sense of loss and longing that would constantly reiterate itself
in his work. In this evocative new biography, Dickens Public Life
and Private Passion, Peter Ackroyd introduces us to a life that
echoes the plots of Dickens own epic novels: indeed Dickens was
strongly influenced by personal experience and his stories brim
with references to the places and characters he knew and the preoccupations
that haunted his mind. Illustrated throughout with contemporary
images and photographs this brilliant new book is a fascinating
introduction to this best-loved author and his time.
Dickens
- Public Life and Private Passion is published to accompany the
3-part series, which is broadcast, on 麻豆社 Two in May 2002. The programmes
are presented by Peter Ackroyd and feature Anton Lesser as Charles
Dickens.
Peter
Ackroyd is a renowned author of fiction and non-fiction. His best-selling
biographies include Dickens and London. Among his novels are The
Last Testament of Oscar Wilde and Hawksmoor, which won the Whitbread
Award for Fiction.
Publication
Date: 16th May 2002, Price: 拢16.99, ISBN:
0 563 53473 7
Service
to 麻豆社 readers/listeners: This title is available from all good
book shops, THE 麻豆社 SHOP (),
or the 麻豆社 LISTENER ENQUIRY LINE, tel: 0208 433 2236.
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