The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft · Character
Charles Dickens
Referenced as a novelist whose characters and style are discussed.
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Also known as Dickens
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Charles Dickens shows up with force in XXII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Contrasted with Trollope; his artistic fervor and inspiring work habits are praised, despite his own commercial struggles.
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In XXII: Contrasted with Trollope; his artistic fervor and inspiring work habits are praised, despite his own commercial struggles. Later, in XX: Mentioned as the creator of Mr. Pecksniff, a peculiarly English…
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In this chapter, the narrator reaches an emotional and psychological nadir as he vividly recalls a past London…
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