This week sees the 200th birth day anniversary of one of our greatest writers of all time! Charles Dickens has written 15 novels which have never been out of print since their first publication in the 1800’s.
The Pickwick Papers - 1836 Oliver Twist - 1837Nicholas Nickleby - 1838The Old Curiosity Shop - 1840Barnaby Rudge - 1841Martin Chuzzlewit - 1843Dombey and Son - 1846David Copperfield - 1849Bleak House - 1852Hard Times - 1854Little Dorrit - 1855A Tale of Two Cities - 1859Great Expectations - 1860Our Mutual Friend - 1864The Mystery of Edwin Drood - 1870
His ability to capture the essence of each character and draw the reader in has inspired many other writers over the years. A more modern writer of television media Paul Abbott is no exception and refers to the way in which Charles Dickens wrote about the social scene of his time. Paul Abbott is the man behind the successful series ‘Shameless’ which looks in a humorous way at the inhabitants of a rough Manchester council estate.
Come into the library to find out about Charles Dickens and borrow one of the above books!