Bøger af Michael Norris

Introduced, annotated and edited by Dickens scholar Michael Norris, here we have insightful, vivid, first-person accounts of Charles Dickens by the people who knew him best, including sons Henry Fielding Dickens and Charles Dickens Jr., daughters Mamie and Kate Dickens, colleague and authorized biographer John Forster, and others. Taken together, these writings provide a stunning portrait of Dickens as a living breathing man: friend, father, collaborator and citizen.

It is 1805. After Captain James Matthew Hauke of the Royal Navy ship of the line Man of War chases Napoleon's navy across the Atlantic he is left by Admiral Horatio Nelson to defend the Caribbean English colony of Dominica from French forces. The Captain is joined by an Irish Missionary, Father Pádraig Smye, who has left his duties in the war torn revolutionary nation of Haiti to replenish his faith in New Orleans. Together they attempt the daring rescue of a young girl; the daughter of a wealthy plantation owner kidnapped by pirates. Their destination; an island that has no name, one designated on an ancient map only by a dire warning: Never land. Their mission goes terribly wrong once the sun sets and the secret denizens of this lost island come out to play. They are very old... and very hungry. Perry Bradford-Wilson and Michael Norris' thrilling dark fantasy novel merges history, mythology, and literature in an unforgettable tale of adventure.

When first published in December of 1843, Charles Dickens's A CHRISTMAS CAROL was hailed instantly as a masterpiece. Since that time, the work has never been out of print. As well, the book has been translated into dozens of languages, adapted into countless stage and film versions, and even made into operas and ballets. In this penetrating 10,000-word study, Michael Norris tells the complete story behind Dickens's writing of the book. Norris dives deep into his topic to discover the altruistic angels and monetary demons which drove Dickens, the public debates and rancor which informed him, and the terrible childhood memories which both haunted and inspired him. Here, at last, we have the ideal reader's companion for Dickens's Christmas classic.