Project Gutenberg 2007-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 108 Kent, Charles 1823 1902 Rochester, Mark Kent, William Charles Mark Kent, W. Charles (William Charles) Charles Dickens as a Reader Reading ease score: 51.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by David Widger "Charles Dickens as a Reader" by Charles Kent is a commemorative account written in the late 19th century. This work focuses on Charles Dickens' public readings of his own literary works, tracing their impact and significance in his career as an author and performer. The text aims to highlight Dickens' exceptional abilities in engaging his audience through dramatic impersonations of his beloved characters. The opening portion of the text sets the stage for this exploration, emphasizing the intent behind documenting Dickens' readings as a notable facet of his legacy. Kent reflects on Dickens' dramatic talent and the history surrounding his readings, mentioning how these performances were not only a source of entertainment but also a means of connecting with his readers on a personal level. The author discusses Dickens’ initial forays into public readings, the enthusiastic receptions he garnered, and how these performances laid the foundation for a new and profitable aspect of his literary career. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Biography Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 -- Readings Books and reading -- England -- History -- 19th century PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature 464523 464510 2024-10-09T09:55:06.935883 2023-09-09T11:30:10.208737 text/html text/html 473954 2021-02-24T22:08:41 text/html; charset=utf-8 514743 2021-02-24T22:08:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 646695 2024-10-09T09:55:15.049869 application/epub+zip 654450 2024-10-09T09:55:10.240859 application/epub+zip 244345 2024-10-09T09:55:08.918870 application/epub+zip 844313 2024-10-09T09:55:18.929816 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 819367 2024-10-09T09:55:14.243847 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380044 2022-09-10T06:53:14.340875 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411452 2024-10-09T09:55:06.281906 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 415197 2018-03-04T14:13:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 160845 2018-03-19T11:42:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 411218 2014-01-05T04:50:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 160326 2014-01-05T04:51:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 411214 2014-01-05T04:50:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160261 2014-01-05T04:51:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22972 2024-10-09T09:55:19.056791 application/rdf+xml 14230 2024-10-09T09:55:09.466869 image/jpeg 3848 2024-10-09T09:55:09.191844 image/jpeg 613243 2024-10-09T09:55:06.989878 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog