Bring Great Ideas into Your Classroom.  Charles Dickens: A Tale
of Ambition and Genius  BIOGRAPHY presents the life and times of
one of the world's greatest literary geniuses, Charles Dickens.
Born in London in 1812, Charles Dickens would become the most
read novelist of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Dickens's characters have become part of the world's common
culture, recognizable and universal. BIOGRAPHY looks at both the
literary giant and the man, whose work is perhaps the strongest
social commentary on the polemic conditions of the industrial
revolution. Charles Dickens: A Tale of Ambition and Genius would
be useful for classes on Literature, English History, Culture,
and Writing. It is appropriate for middle school and high
school.  Vocabulary Discussion Questions    1. The tales of
Charles Dickens have been popular for over a century. What is it
about Dickens's work that makes it so enduring and memorable?
2. Charles Dickens's work coincided with the height of the
Industrial Revolution. How