Critical Companion to Charles Dickens: A Literary Reference to His Life And Work

Another entry in the publisher's redesign of its old Literary A to Z series, this one an update of the volume on Dickens published in 1998. Following a seven-page biography, separate sections deal with "Works A–Z" and "Related People, Places, and Topics." Appendixes provide a chronology and bibliographies of primary and secondary sources. As with other volumes in the revamped series, one of the most useful features is the detailed coverage of major works, with synopsis, commentary, and character entries.