How much do you really know about Charles Dickens’ dazzling imagination? – The Dickens Dictionary has arrived!

The Dickens Dictionary: An A-Z of England’s Greatest Novelist, the wonderful book by John Sutherland,has arrived in the Icon Books office! It’s written for fans old and new, a fascinating tour through Charles Dickens’ novels in the hands of a master critic.

Covering America, Bastards, Childhood, Christmas, Empire, Fog, Larks, London, Madness, Murder, Orphans, Pubs, Punishment, Smells, Spontaneous Combustion and Zoo to name but a few – John Sutherland gives us a uniquely personal guide to Charles Dickens’ books.

There’s more information about the book here and you can read a sample below. The Dickens Dictionary will be published 2nd February.