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ABOUT 'DAVID PERDUE'S CHARLES DICKENS PAGE'
The
David Perdue's Charles Dickens Page website
is produced by David Perdue, who works by day for the US Geological Survey. It
is a comprehensive resource about the English author Charles Dickens, who lived
from 1812 to 1870. His famous novels include: Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, A
Christmas Carol, Bleak House, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great
Expectations.
The David Perdue's Charles Dickens Page website is organized into the following
main sections: Dickens Fast Facts, The Novels, Characters, Dickens Glossary,
Illustrations, Charles Dickens Timeline, Reading Dickens, Dickens on Stage,
Dickens London, Dickens London Map, Dickens & Christmas, Charles Dickens Family
& Friends, Dickens in America, The Dickens Shoppe, and Bibliography & Notes.
The Novels section contains a short illustrated article on each novel, with a
link to the full text online, and links to other relevant websites. The
Illustrations section contains short articles on Dickens illustrators including:
Seymour, Buss, Phiz, Cruikshank, Cattermole, Williams, Maclise, Leech, Stone,
and Fildes. There is also a gallery of all the original illustrations in the
following novels: Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Bleak
House, and A Tale of Two Cities.