Charles DickensHarold Bloom A comprehensive research and study guide for several novels by Charles Dickens, including plot summaries, thematic analyses, lists of characters, and critical views. |
Contents
Users Guide | 7 |
Editors Note | 8 |
Introduction | 9 |
Biography of Charles Dickens | 11 |
Plot Summary of Great Expectations | 13 |
List of Characters in Great Expectations | 17 |
Critical Views on Great Expectations | 20 |
Plot Summary of Bleak House | 41 |
Plot Summary of David Copperfield | 69 |
List of Characters in David Copperfield | 74 |
Critical Views on David Copperfield | 76 |
Plot Summary of A Tale of Two Cities | 88 |
A List of Characters in A Tale of Two Cities | 93 |
Critical Views on A Tale of Two Cities | 95 |
Works by Charles Dickens | 112 |
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List of Characters in Bleak House | 46 |
Critical Views on Bleak House | 48 |
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