Charles Dickens's networks : public transport and the novel /
In the same week in February 1836 that Charles Dickens was hired to write his first novel, 'The Pickwick Papers', the first railway line in London opened. 'Charles Dickens's Networks' explores the rise of the global, high-speed passenger transport network in the 19th century...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2013.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In the same week in February 1836 that Charles Dickens was hired to write his first novel, 'The Pickwick Papers', the first railway line in London opened. 'Charles Dickens's Networks' explores the rise of the global, high-speed passenger transport network in the 19th century and the indelible impact it had on Dickens' work. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: 2012. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 256 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191803734 0191803731 9780199682164 019968216X |