Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi,9781901285949

Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi

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ISBN13: 9781901285949
ISBN10: 1901285944
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-01-01
Publisher(s): RANDOM HOUSE
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Summary

In 1837, 25-year-old Charles Dickens was asked to "tidy up" the autobiography of Joseph Grimaldi, one of the greatest English clowns and pantomimes of all time and the first to fill the theaters of early 19th-century London. The task was so laborious that Dickens ended up redrafting and rewriting most of it. The result was a work comparable to his famous early successes, such asSketches of Bozand thePickwick Papers, both of which appeared the year before. Edited by Dickens from Grimaldi's original journal, the author depicts the pantomime buffoonery and daring physical comedy that underpinned not only the Sadler's Wells stage act, but also undermined Grimaldi's tragic-comic life.

Author Biography

Charles Dickens (1812–1870) was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era. His masterpieces include A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, and Oliver Twist.

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