Dickens & Crime

by Philip Collins

This classic of Dickens criticism provides a fascinating insight into Dickens's thinking and writing on crime. Extraordinary in character, as well as literary skill, he displayed a shrewd insight into the criminal character, whilst demanding tough penalties for those who broke the law. At one stage attracted to a career as a metropolitan magistrate, Dickens turned instead to fiction and discovered there an outlet for his enduring fascination with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253201195
• ISBN13: 9780253201195
• Release Date: January 1968
• Publisher: Indiana University Press