Night Walks by Charles Dickens - ISBN: 9780141047508
Paperback
Dickens’ insomnia leads him to uncover London’s hidden, cruel night.

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  • Paperback

    128 pages

  • Release Date

    15 September 2010

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Summary

‘The wild moon and clouds were as restless as an evil conscience in a tumbled bed.’

Charles Dickens describes in Night Walks his time as an insomniac, when he decided to cure himself by walking through London in the small hours, and discovered homelessness, drunkenness and vice on the streets. This collection of essays shows Dickens as one of the greatest visionaries of the city in all its variety and cruelty.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9780141047508
ISBN-10:014104750X
Author:Charles Dickens
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:128
Release Date:15 September 2010
Weight:82g
Dimensions:181mm x 112mm x 9mm
Series:Penguin Great Ideas
About The Author

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens was born in Portsmouth on 7 February 1812. A journalist and novelist of genius, he was the dominant force in English literary life from the publication of The Pickwick Papers in 1836 to his death in 1870.

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