Uncommercial Traveller

Charles Dickens wrote a series of sketches called The Uncommercial Traveller, which were collected as The Uncommercial Traveller. The sketches are set in London and bring the city, its inhabitants, commerce, and entertainment to life. They are sometimes autobiographical and include visits to the Paris Morgue, Liverpool docks, a workhouse, a school for poor children, and the theatre. The work is quintessential Dickens, showcasing his imaginative writing style, keen observational powers, and characteristic wit. Daniel Tyler explores Dickens's fascination with the city and the book's connections with concerns evident in his fiction, such as social injustice, human mortality, a fascination with death and the passing of time.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 25 November 2021
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Charles Dickens, renowned author of "Great Expectations" and "Our Mutual Friend," penned a collection of sketches titled "The Uncommercial Traveller" during the peak of his career. These sketches, primarily set in London, vividly depict the city's streets, inhabitants, commerce, and entertainment. Sometimes autobiographical, they intertwine childhood experiences with adult memories, exploring visits to the Paris Morgue, Liverpool docks, workhouses, schools for impoverished children, and theaters. Additionally, they shed light on the challenges of travel during the Victorian era, including seasickness, shipwrecks, the arrival of railways, and the discomfort of dining in English hotels and restaurants.

"The Uncommercial Traveller" is a quintessential work by Dickens, showcasing his imaginative writing style, keen observational powers, and characteristic wit. In this edition, Daniel Tyler delves into Dickens's fascination with the city and the book's connections with the concerns evident in his fiction: social injustice, human mortality, a fascination with death and the passing of time. The sketches are often humorous, sometimes indignant, but always exuberant, offering a revelatory encounter with Dickens and the Victorian city he knew so well.

As I reflect on this present Sunday morning, when I cannot attend the sermon, and even more challenging, what has become of me as I sat by your side? During the height of his career, around the time he was engrossed in "Great Expectations" and "Our Mutual Friend," Charles Dickens penned a series of sketches, predominantly set in London. These sketches were compiled as "The Uncommercial Traveller." In the persona of the Uncommercial, Dickens explores the city streets, bringing London, its inhabitants, commerce, and entertainment to life with vivid detail. Sometimes autobiographical, the sketches intertwine childhood experiences with adult memories, visiting places such as the Paris Morgue, Liverpool docks, workhouses, schools for impoverished children, and theaters. Additionally, they shed light on the perils of travel during the Victorian era, including seasickness, shipwrecks, the introduction of railways, and the discomfort of dining in English hotels and restaurants.

"The Uncommercial Traveller" is a quintessential work by Dickens, showcasing his imaginative writing style, keen observational powers, and characteristic wit. In this edition, Daniel Tyler delves into Dickens's fascination with the city and the book's connections with the concerns evident in his fiction: social injustice, human mortality, a fascination with death and the passing of time. The sketches are often humorous, sometimes indignant, but always exuberant, offering a revelatory encounter with Dickens and the Victorian city he knew so well.

As I ponder upon this present Sunday morning, when I am unable to attend the sermon, and even more daunting, what has become of me as I sat by your side, Angelica? During the pinnacle of his career, around the time he was immersed in "Great Expectations" and "Our Mutual Friend," Charles Dickens penned a series of sketches, predominantly set in London. These sketches were compiled as "The Uncommercial Traveller." In the persona of the Uncommercial, Dickens explores the city streets, bringing London, its inhabitants, commerce, and entertainment to life with vivid detail. Sometimes autobiographical, the sketches intertwine childhood experiences with adult memories, visiting places such as the Paris Morgue, Liverpool docks, workhouses, schools for impoverished children, and theaters. Additionally, they shed light on the perils of travel during the Victorian era, including seasickness, shipwrecks, the introduction of railways, and the discomfort of dining in English hotels and restaurants.

"The Uncommercial Traveller" is a quintessential work by Dickens, showcasing his imaginative writing style, keen observational powers, and characteristic wit. In this edition, Daniel Tyler delves into Dickens's fascination with the city and the book's connections with the concerns evident in his fiction: social injustice, human mortality, a fascination with death and the passing of time. The sketches are often humorous, sometimes indignant, but always exuberant, offering a revelatory encounter with Dickens and the Victorian city he knew so well.

Weight: 306g
Dimension: 128 x 195 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780199686667