Biographer Claire Tomalin names what she thinks are Dickens's five best books: Sketches by Boz, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Great Expectations, and Our Mutual Friend.
UGH. I definitely won’t be watching. Thanks for the thoughtful review!
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Gina, there’s a brief review of Tomalin’s book in today’s “USA Today”:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/reviews/story/2011-11-09/four-new-bios-about-writers/51142638/1 -
Thanks, Lee!
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