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British Library: Language & Literature: Dickens in Context WebsiteBritish Library: Language & Literature: Dickens in Context Website
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British Library: Language & Literature: Dickens in Context

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Literary analysis of themes typically found in the work of Charles Dickens considers questions of poverty and wealth, crime and punishment, industrialization, childhood, caricature, and similar concepts of interest to readers of Dickens's novels. With a collection of associated historical and literary documents that give weight and perspective to the analysis.

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charles dickens

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british library: learning : language & literature: dickens in context, dickens, dickens's novels, dickensian humor, victorian england, daily life in victorian britain, daily life in victorian england, novels by dickens, themes in dickens

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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