Dickens and Travel: The Start of Modern Travel Writing

by Lucinda Hawksley

From childhood, Charles Dickens was fascinated by tales from other countries and other cultures, and he longed to see the world. In Dickens and Travel, Lucinda Hawksley looks at the journeys made by the author - who is also her great great great grandfather.

Although Dickens is usually perceived as a London author, in the 1840s he whisked his family away to live in Italy for year, and spent several months in Switzerland. Some years later...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526735636
• ISBN13: 9781526735638
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Pen and Sword History
• Length: 280 Pages