Charles Dickens: The Greatest Literary Scandal?
In his latest book The Great Dickens Scandal, Yale University Press author Michael Slater peers into the tangled web of Dickens’ personal life and discovers that the story of Victorian Britain’s favourite author is not as straightforward as it once seemed. Scandal, outrage and the polite silence that followed all come together to make up The Great … Read more
The Great Dickens Scandal: A story which almost destablised Dickens
Yale author Michael Slater introduces his latest book on Dickens, and begins to untangle the web of intrigue that surrounds one of Victorian Britain’s highest profile authors.
Charles Dickens at 200: Books on the great writer’s life and surroundings
Today is the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’s birth. Today we take a look at a selection of Yale books and author events that delve deep into the great writer’s life, work and surroundings. Make no mistake, you will be hearing a lot about Charles Dickens this year. From glossy TV adaptations to high-minded documentaries, … Read more
Tales from the Pleasure Garden: New book from Yale unearths Vauxhall Gardens
Vauxhall Gardens was the foremost pleasure garden of eighteenth and nineteenth-century London. The recently published Vauxhall Gardens: A History by David E. Coke and Alan Borg unearths this forgotten gem of London’s history, revealing the teeming life, the spectacular art and the ever-present music of Vauxhall in fascinating detail. Visiting Vauxhall today – with its urban sprawl of modern … Read more
Author Article by Michael Slater: Charles Dickens – An Attempt on His Life
In Charles Dickens, MICHAEL SLATER draws upon a lifetime’s study to bring us a fascinating exploration of the author’s personal and emotional life, his high-profile public activities, the relentless travel and his astonishing productivity. Here Michael Slater explains his own approach to the daunting task of writing a new biography of this prodigiously brilliant figure. I … Read more
