ISBN:
9780807515303
,
0807515302
Language:
English
Pages:
1 volume (unpaged)
,
color illustrations
,
27 cm
Year of publication:
2021
Keywords:
Dickens, Charles / 1812-1870 / Correspondence
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Dickens, Charles / 1812-1870 / Juvenile literature
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Davis, Eliza / Correspondence / Juvenile literature
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Jews in literature / Juvenile literature
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Dickens, Charles / 1812-1870
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Davis, Eliza
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Jews in literature
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Dickens, Charles / 1812-1870
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Davis, Eliza
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Jews in literature
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Juifs dans la littérature / Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
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Juifs dans la littérature
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JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism
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JUVENILE NONFICTION / Religion / Judaism
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JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Values & Virtues
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Davis, Eliza
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Dickens, Charles / 1812-1870
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Jews in literature
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Dickens, Charles / 1812-1870 / Correspondence
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Dickens, Charles / 1812-1870 / Juvenile literature
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Davis, Eliza / Juvenile literature
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Davis, Eliza / Correspondence
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Jews in literature / Juvenile literature
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Picture books for children
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picture books
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Picture books
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Juvenile works
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Personal correspondence
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Personal correspondence
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Picture books
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Correspondance privée
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Livres d'images
Abstract:
"In Eliza Davis's day, Charles Dickens was the most celebrated living writer in England. But some of his books reflected a prejudice that was all too common at the time: prejudice against Jewish people. Eliza was Jewish, and her heart hurt to see a Jewish character in Oliver Twist portrayed as ugly and selfish. She wanted to speak out about how unfair that was, even if it meant speaking out against the great man himself. So she wrote a letter to Charles Dickens. What happened next is history"--
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