Useful Charles Dickens

by Martin Manser

Publisher:

Martin Manser

, 2015

Charles Dickens was the most popular writer of his generation and his many novels and short stories are still widely read and enjoyed around the world.

To modern readers he occupies an exalted position as perhaps the leading commentator writing in English upon the times in which he lived.

This book features:

• Charles Dickens's Life
• Charles Dickens and the English Language
• Charles Dickens's Works
• Synopses of Dickens's Novels

Product Details

• Title : Useful Charles Dickens
• Author: MANSER, Martin
• Publisher: Martin Manser
• Publication Date: 2015
• ISBN: 9781483559070

About Martin Manser

Martin H. Manser has a BA honors degree in Language and Linguistics from York University, UK and an M Phil degree in modern German. He is a professional wordsmith, reference-book editor and lexicographer. Since 1980 he has compiled and edited over 200 reference books, especially Bible-reference titles and a wide range of English-language dictionaries. These include the Oxford Learner’s Pocket Dictionary (Oxford University Press), Macmillan Student’s Dictionary, Penguin Wordmaster Dictionary, Good Word Guide (Bloomsbury), the Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs, and more than ten thesauruses.

Manser has been Editor or Managing Editor of several study Bibles and Bible editions: the NIV Thematic Reference Bible (Zondervan & Hodder & Stoughton), the award-winning NIV Bible Speaks Today (IVP), the NRSV Cross-reference Bible (Oxford University Press), the NLT Christian Basics Bible (Tyndale), and NLT Spiritual Growth Bible (Christian Art). He edited Lion Book of Bible Quotations, the award-winning Collins Bible Companion, and I Never Knew That Was in the Bible (Thomas Nelson). He was also Revising Editor of the 8-million-word Matthew Henry Commentary (Zondervan).