Download or read book Dickens and the Twentieth Century (RLE Dickens) written by John Gross and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-16 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this volume examine questions such as Dickens’ symbolism, his political attitudes, his psychological tensions and his artistry. They are also concerned with aspects of Dickens which have been neglected in recent years, such as his handling of plot, his heroes and heroines, his journalism, his religious view and his philistinism.