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Charles Dickens : A Tale of Ambition and Genius
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- Online
- Summary
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This episode of Biography presents a detailed look at the life of Charles Dickens, beginning with Dickens's harsh childhood and ending in his rise to worldwide acclaim.
Details
- Creator
- A&E Television Networks, LLC
- Included Title
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- Biography (A & E Home Video (Firm))
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2010], c1997
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (45 min.) : sd., col. + instructional materials (online)
- digital
- data file
- OCLC
- ocn878699381
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on November 12, 2010.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Closed-captioned.
- Charles Dickens: Writer and Celebrity (2:39) -- Charles Dickens: Performance Personality (2:48) -- Financial Problems for Dickens Family (2:11) -- Charles Dickens in Shoe Polish Factory (2:45) -- Charles Dickens: A Taste of Life (2:43) -- Charles Dickens in Love (4:17) -- "The Pickwick Papers" (3:20) -- Success as a Writer (3:58) -- Charles Dickens in America (3:40) -- Charles Dickens: Growing Discontent (2:40) -- Charles Dickens' Fiction Growing Darker (2:09) -- Separation of Charles Dickens and His Wife (3:55) -- Last Years of Dickens' Life (3:32) -- Death of Charles Dickens (3:13) -- Credits: Charles Dickens: A Tale of Ambition and Genius (1:03) -- Christmas Carol by Dickens (1:23)