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Charles Dickens: 1812-1870 J-95
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The harsh conditions of Dickens’ childhood laid out in this Jackdaw will add immeasurably to your students understanding of his novels and his lifelong activity as a social reformer. The hands-on documents chronicle Dickens’ rise from poverty to office boy, novelist, actor, journalist and worldwide acclaim. When students touch and read these replicas of historical documents ¾ pages from The Pickwick Papers, a newspaper report on “The Great Boz Ball,” a plan for David Copperfield ¾ they will find themselves carried back to Dickens’ domain. Historian: Ivor Brown. The contents of this Jackdaw feature:
Broadsheets-
Charles Dickens
- The Man with a Pen
- Crime and Punishment
- Hard Times
- In America
- The Actor
Historical Documents-
Note to A. Thomas Esq., written when Dickens was at Wellington House Academy.
- The Pickwick Papers, pages from the original part publication with illustrations by Robert Seymour.
- Mr. Shaw’s business card, advertising the original
of Dotheboys Hall.
- The Great Boz Ball, as reported in the New York press, 1842.
- Portrait sketch of Charles Dickens by George Cruikshank.
- A letter from Dickens to his publishers, Bradbury & Evans.
- Letter on capital punishment for publication in the
Daily News.
- The chapter plan for an issue of David Copperfield.
- Page from the manuscript of David Copperfield.
- Pages from Household Words, with proof corrections
to HardTimes.
- Program for Every Man in His Humour with a sketch of Dickens in his role by David Maclise.
- Dickens’ design for the lectern made for his readings.
- A ticket for a reading by Charles Dickens.
- A letter from Dickens to his sister-in-law, Georgina Hogarth.
Study Guide / Lesson Plan – Reproducible Activities
Price: $69.50
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