Written by leading scholars, this collection of essays offers the first comprehensive and accessible book on Dickens's style.

Introduction Daniel Tyler; 1. Dickens's umbrellas John Bowen; 2. Dickens by the clock Matthew Bevis; 3. Dickens's rhythms Robert Douglas-Fairhurst; 4. Spectres of style Daniel Tyler; 5. Dickens and the form of the historical present Clare Pettitt; 6. 'Gigantic domesticity': the exaggeration of Charles Dickens Freya Johnston; 7. Style and the making of character in Dickens Philip Horne; 8. Snarling Charles: a Saxon style of restraint Rebekah Scott; 9. Compound interest: Dickens's figurative style Jennifer Gribble; 10. Reading the book of himself: the uncommercial traveller and 'Dickensian' style Bharat Tandon; 11. Lived death: Dickens's rogue glyphs Garrett Stewart; 12. Dispensing with style Helen Small; Notes; Select bibliography.