A Message from the Sea
| Author | : Charles Dickens |
| Publisher | : The Floating Press |
| Total Pages | : 49 |
| Release | : 2010-12-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1775450244 |
Charles Dickens attained an astounding level of popular acclaim during his lifetime; Victorian audiences clamored for his traditional Christmastime stories every year. The tale "A Message from the Sea" is an example of one of Dickens' Christmas publications; although the nautical setting of the story is not what one would traditionally expect from a holiday publication, the themes of charity, good will, and rising above seemingly insurmountable odds are sure to spark a warm glow in readers' hearts any time of the year.
Dictionary of Real People and Places in Fiction
| Author | : M.C. Rintoul |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 1202 |
| Release | : 2014-03-05 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 113611940X |
Fascinating and comprehensive in scope, the Dictionary of Real People and Places in Fiction is a valuable source for both students and teachers of literature, and for those interested in locating the facts behind the fiction they read. In a single, scholarly volume, it provides intriguing insight into the real identity of people and places in the novels of over 300 American and British authors published in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
