{"product_id":"the-artful-dickens-by-john-mullan-9781408866825","title":"The Artful Dickens","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a marvellous, endlessly illuminating book ... It doesn’t go on the shelf alongside other critics; it goes on the shelf alongside Dickens\u003c\/strong\u003e — Howard Jacobson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e___________________\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDiscover the tricks of a literary master in this essential guide to the fictional world of Charles Dickens.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Pickwick to Scrooge, Copperfield to Twist, how did Dickens find the perfect names for his characters?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat was Dickens's favourite way of killing his characters?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen is a Dickens character most likely to see a ghost?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhy is Dickens’s trickery only fully realised when his novels are read aloud?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn thirteen entertaining and wonderfully insightful essays, John Mullan explores the literary machinations of Dickens’s eccentric genius, from his delight in clichés to his rendering of smells and his outrageous use of coincidences. A treat for all lovers of Dickens, this essential companion puts his audacity, originality and brilliance on full display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrilliantly sharp ... Mullan makes us see that Charles Dickens was one of the most artful, which is to say skilled, writers the world has ever seen\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePut it on your Christmas list and spend the post-goose collapse reading the good bits aloud\u003c\/strong\u003e — Laura Freeman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEven if you know a lot about Dickens you will find revelations in this book, and if you know nothing about him it will be the perfect appetiser\u003c\/strong\u003e — \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, The best paperbacks of 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599069888748,"sku":"9781408866825","price":19.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4b6f6fa77832d3fd4213e5c8560e409d.jpg?v=1778037697","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-artful-dickens-by-john-mullan-9781408866825","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}