The World of Charles Dickens: The Life, Times and Works of the Great Victorian Novelist
Martin Fidowas Andrew Bradley Junior Research Fellow in English Literature at Balliol College, Oxford, and thereafter taught English at the Universities of Leeds and the West Indies. His short illustrated life of Dickens (Hamlyn 1970) was hailed by theDickensianmagazine as one of the two best books marking the centenary of Dickens's death. Martin has published widely on other nineteenth century novelists such as Thackeray, Disraeli, and Jane Austen. His translation of Louis Cazamian'sLe Roman Social en Angleterrewas nominated for the Scott Moncrieff Prize. Martin lives in Kent, the heart of Dickens country.