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Charles Dickens was born in 1812 in Portsmouth, though he spent much of his life in Kent and London. A prolific writer, Dickens kept up a career in journalism as well as writing short stories and novels, with much of his work being serialised before being published as books. He gave a view of contemporary England with a strong sense of realism, yet instilled his stories with a sense of charm, fantastic characters and humour like no other. Dr. Emily Bell is a Dickens expert, editor and biographer. She was the first Communications Committee Chair of the international Dickens Society, and has published on Dickens, life writing and commemoration. Dr. Bell edited Dickens after Dickens for White Rose University Press, a volume of new research analysing Dickens's legacy in unconventional forms. She is a member of the board of the Oxford Dickens series, and is currently editing Dickens's later short fiction for this series. Dr. Bell also acts as editor for the Dickens Letters Project, and has a new biography of Dickens forthcoming. |
