Hard Times & Pictures From Italy Volume XII by Charles Dickens | Cleartype Edition, Illustrated | Books, Inc. Publishers | 1930s |

A 1930s edition of Charles Dickens' Hard Times & Pictures From Italy. Cleartype Edition printed by Books, Inc.

Hard Times the tenth novel by Charles Dickens first published in 1854. The book appraises English society and highlights the social and economic pressures of the times. The novel was published as a serial in Dickens's weekly publication, Household Words. A delightful travelogue in the unique style of one of the greatest writers in the English language. In 1844, Charles Dickens took a break from novel writing to travel through Italy for almost a year and Pictures from Italy is an illuminating account of his experiences there. He presents the country like a magic-lantern show, as vivid images ceaselessly appear before his - and his readers' - eyes. Italy's most famous sights are all to be found here - St Peter's in Rome, Naples with Vesuvius smouldering in the background, the fairytale buildings and canals of Venice - but Dickens's chronicle is not simply that of a tourist. Avoiding preconceptions and stereotypes, he portrays a nation of great contrasts: between grandiose buildings and squalid poverty, and between past and present, as he observes everyday life beside ancient monuments.

About the author: Charles John Huffam Dickens FRSA was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.

Condition: The book is in good condition. Some tearing at the edges of the spine. The corners of the cover are bent. See pictures.

The perfect gift for our bookworms out there!

Dimensions: 7 inches by 5 inches

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