Book · 2012 · Biography & Autobiography
Great Expectations: The Sons and Daughters of Charles Dickens
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I don't know about danger but um I just finished Robert Gotti's book Great Expectations about the sons and daughters of Charles Dickens which parl you've read.
Why people recommend it
Great Expectations: The Sons and Daughters of Charles Dickens by Robert Gottlieb is a compelling biographical study that examines the complex, often shadowed lives of the famous Victorian author's children. The book received notable attention on The Book Review in July 2024 during back-to-back episodes. First, host Pamela Paul mentioned the title during a conversation titled Al Franken on Life in the Senate, casually noting to her guest that she had just finished reading Robert Gottlieb's work concerning the offspring of Charles Dickens and inquiring whether her interlocutor had also perused its pages. Later that same month, during an episode titled David Sedaris Talks About His Diaries, Pamela Paul brought up the book once more, informing her audience and guest that she had recently turned her attention to Robert Gottlieb's text. Through these mentions, the podcast highlighted the biography as an engaging and absorbing read for anyone interested in literary history, family dynamics, and the hidden domestic realities behind one of the most celebrated literary legacies of the nineteenth century, offering listeners a fresh perspective on the famous novelist through the lens of his direct descendants.
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Pamela Paul I don't know about danger but um I just finished Robert Gotti's book Great Expectations about the sons and… 2
“I don't know about danger but um I just finished Robert Gotti's book Great Expectations about the sons and daughters of Charles Dickens which parl you've read”
“and I've just turned turned now to a book called Great Expectations the Sons and Daughters of Charles Dickens by Robert gotley”
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“one thing about Charles Dickens also because because he wrote a book about Charles Dickens called Great Expectations the Sons and Daughters of Charles Dickens and Dickens as you know had many children and was not a great husband to be sure”