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Published
Norton, August 2016
ISBN
9780393284386
Format
Softcover, 512 pages
Dimensions
21.3cm × 13.2cm × 2.8cm

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The 1854 text, edited by Sylvere Monod, is accompanied here by explanatory footnotes. Contextual pieces by critics and theorists of Dickens' time bring readers examples of their views on industrialism, education and utilitarianism. Included are eight new critical essays.

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