Stand up Mr. Dickens
Subtitle: a Dickens anthology
By: presented by Edward Blishen ; illustrated by Jill Bennett.
Contributors: Bennett, Jill, ill.; Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 87
Subjects: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Juvenile literature; Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Knowledge -- Performing arts -- Juvenile literature; Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870; Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Oral interpretation of fiction -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature; Oral reading -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature; Authors, English; English literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Other titles: Stand up Mister Dickens
Description: Portrays the life of the famed English novelist and describes how he entertained audiences by reading his stories aloud. Includes excerpts from "The Pickwick Papers," "Oliver Twist," "A Christmas Carol," "Dombey and Son," "David Copperfield," and "Great Expectations."