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The other Dickens : a life of Catherine Hogarth /

Catherine Hogarth, who came from a cultured Scots family, married Charles Dickens in 1836, the same year he began serializing his first novel. Together they traveled widely, entertained frequently, and raised ten children. In 1858, the celebrated writer pressured Catherine to leave their home, unjus...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nayder, Lillian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • ""The Other Dickens ""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction: Constructing Catherine Dickens""; ""1. “The Mind of Woman Occasionally Asserts Its Powersâ€?: Catherine Hogarth among Enlightened Patriarchs, 1815â€?1835""; ""2. Becoming Galatea: Courtship and Marriage, 1835â€?1837""; ""Interlude I. “The Girls Hogarthâ€?: Catherine and Mary""; ""3. “Their Voices, Mr. Dickensâ€?s Imperativeâ€?: Mesmerized, 1837â€?1842""; ""4. “Their Voices, Mrs. Dickensâ€?s Expostulatoryâ€?: Disentranced, 1843â€?1847""
  • ""5. “Richer in That Respectâ€?: Overbearings, 1848â€?1852""""Interlude II. “Catherine Georginaâ€?; or, Whatâ€?s in a Name?""; ""6. The Meaning of “Ourâ€?: Sleights of Hand, 1853â€?1858""; ""7. “As If She Were Sole and Unmarriedâ€?: Separation, 1858â€?1870""; ""Interlude III. “Forget Me Notâ€?: Catherine and Helen""; ""8. Last Wills and Last Words: Widowhood, 1870â€?1879""; ""Afterword: “Suttee Businessâ€?""; ""Primary Sources""; ""Index""