Dickensland: The Curious History of Dickens's London

by Lee Jackson and Lee Jackson

Book Overview

The intriguing history of Dickens's London, showing how tourists have reimagined and reinvented the Dickensian metropolis for more than 150 years

"Jackson paints a vivid and detailed picture of the city as it was. . . . Dickens, who was no stranger to the instructive and comedic joys of pedantry, would surely have approved."--Ann Alicia Garza, Times Literary Supplement

Tourists have sought out the landmarks, streets,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300279345
• ISBN13: 9780300279344
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 288 Pages