Becker, Mary Lambuth. Introducing Charles Dickens. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1940. Becker's study is especially valuable to the young reader for its insights into Dickens's life and novels.

Chesterton, G. K. Charles Dickens.

1906. Reprint. New York: Schocken Books, 1945. Chesterton's study provides comprehensive views of Dickens's life and writing career.

Churchill, R. C. A Bibliography of Dickensian Criticism. New York: Garland, 1975. Churchill's bibliography is comprehensive and a must for the young adult reader researching Dickens.

Garland Publishing Company has also published annotated bibliographies of Dickens's major novels.

Ford, George H. Dickens and His Readers: Aspects of Novel Criticism Since 1836. New York: W. W. Norton, 1965. Still recommended by Dickensian scholars, Ford's book examines what readers enjoyed about Dickens's works and how his works were shaped and changed by the readers' appreciation, by critical theories, and by the development of the novel genre.

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