Charles Dickens & the Mid-Victorian Press, 1850-1870

Charles Dickens effectively re-invented periodical literature in the nineteenth century, with his phenomenally popular serialised novels published in the weekly magazines 'Household Words' and 'All the Year Round' between 1850 and 1870. 

Already a world-famous author, Dickens was often the principal contributor of these periodicals, and with that position of power, he was able to direct the gaze of his readership. Through he platform, he was able to encourage public conversation around the issues that most concerned him: poverty, crime, education, public health, women, social welfare and reform.

This is a collection of essays from Dickens Journals Online, edited by Hazel MacKenzie and Ben Winyard, exploring both the fiction and the journalism in 'Household Words' and 'All the Year Round', and how they impacted both society in general, and the the wider publishing world.

Contributors include: 

• Laurel Brake
• Koenraad Claes
• Iain Crawford
• Daragh Downes
• John Drew
• Judith Laura Foster
• Holly Furneaux
• Ignacio Ramas Gay
• Clare Horrocks
• Louis James
• Patrick Leary
• Hannah Lewis-Bill
• Helen Mckenzie
• Pete Orford
• David Parker
• David Paroissien
• Robert L. Patten
• Jasper Schelstraete
• Paul Schlicke
• Joanne Shattock

“During the mid-19th century, Charles Dickens was editor of his own magazines: Household Words and All Year Round . This work presents papers by scholars of Dickens and 19th-century culture, culled from a conference organized by the Dickens Journals Online website project, which offers a digital archive of Dickens's magazines. The essays are grouped in sections on close readings of articles from the magazines, discussion of journalism during the period, and analysis of the magazines in the context of issues such as gender, imperialism, and the urban experience. Some specific topics include Francomania in Dickens's journalism, and the campaign for sanitation reform, and Dickens's search for a national identity. B&W photos of covers and pages from original publications are included. The book's readership includes advanced students and scholars in Dickens, 19th-ceuntry studies, and digital humanities.”

"Charles Dickens and the Mid-Victorian Press 1850-1870 is a series of essays and articles by various writers who studied Dickens. The book, edited by Hazel Mackenzie and Ben Winyard is a deep study of Charles Dickens as a journalist during the period in which he was a very successful magazine editor of Household Words and then All the Year Round. The essays in this book were presented online at [...] and this book was compiled especially for students and post graduates who wish to study Dickens in depth."--Bonnie Neely "Real Travel Adventures "

JOHN DREW is the editor of Dickens Journals Online (DJO), launched in March 2012, as part of the Dickens Bicentenary celebrations. DJO, which attracted nationwide publicity, is a major endeavor to digitize and make available online the content of the 40-plus volumes of Household Words and All the Year Round edited by Dickens between 1850 and 1870.

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