Dickens and the 1830s (Paperback)

Preface; Acknowledgements; Note on the text; 1. 1828?1833 the parliamentary reporter; 2. Literature in 1833; 3. 1833?1836 the sketch writer; 4. 1836?1837 the qualifications of a novelist: Pickwick Papers and Oliver Twist; 5. 1837?1838 the editor of Bentley's Miscellany; 6. 1838 the writer of parts; 7. 1839?1840 the 'man of felling': Nicholas Nickleby and Master Humphrey's Clock; 8. 1839?1841 the historical novelist: Jack Sheppard and Barnaby Rudge; Conclusion; Notes; Further reading; Index.