Literature Reviews : Amungkasi, Hanif (2009): Beers, Henry (2008): Bhasin, K. (2008): Boas, Guy (2003): 4 Bodeen, Donald Vol. 1.

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1 Literature Reviews : Amungkasi, Hanif (2009): The present research paper analyses Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. The author deals with the phenomenon in Oliver s life. Oliver lost his parents in his childhood lived in orphanage. Due to this phenomenon Oliver s priorities changed and he drove to the world of crime. But when Oliver was free from the crime he meets to his parents. 1 Beers, Henry (2008): In his book the writer has presented the important glimpses of The History of English Literature. The short book has been divided into nine chapters. The writer has crowded out all necessary topics in this book. The book provides important information on Dickens and his study abouit London. 2 Bhasin, K. (2008): This book is the comprehensive study on contemporary English Literature. The book has been divided into nine chapters. Last chapter of the book is on eighteenth century English literature. The book includes all the eminent contemporary authors with their respective periods. 3 Boas, Guy (2003): The book is informative on the Modern English Prose. It has covered almost all the major men and women writers. The writers in the book present the record from unity of interests, diversity, different interests and adventures that make up the life of a great and energetic nation. The book contains number of essays on history and biography, fiction and on literary criticism. 4 Bodeen, Donald Vol. 1. (2009): The present book is an extensive study of Charles Dickens and his writings with great details. The book provides critical notes on all his works. The book also provides comparative information about Dickens style to his contemporaries. Volume 1 of the books provides information about Dickens and his times and growth of Dickens as a writer. 5 Bodeen, Donald Vol. 2. (2009): The book embodies complete critical information to Charles Dickens works from David Copperfield to Pieces and Papers from Journals. The volume contains three sections. The third section consist views on the life and works of Charles Dickens. The last section covers letters and speeches of Charles Dickens. 6 Boghian, Ioana (2010): The paper aims at identifying the use of irony and its types such as verbal, dramatic and of situation in the select novels of Charles Dickens, in order to understand about Victorianism. The paper helps to understand the underlying meaning of Dickens novels. 7 Bradly, Patrick (2001): The present paper analyses the Victorian era on the basis of education and utilitarianism. According to the author utilitarianism was one of the first rational and systematic attempts to address the vast social, economic and cultural problems caused by the

2 impact of the Industrial Revolution on British Society regarding the works of Bentham, Mill and Dickens. 8 Calvert, Laurie (2004): The book is very significant about the analysis of the Pip s character in Charles Dickens most popular novel Great Expectations. We can better understand Pip s expectations and all aspects of his life with the help of the book. The book presents the significant information about Pip as a struggler. 9 Caroll, Joseph; Gottschall, Jonathan; Johnson, John and Kruger, Daniel (2009): The present research paper focuses on the Human Nature in the Nineteenth Century British Novel. This is a different kind of paper because in it the authors aimed to construct a model of human nature on the basis of motives, features of personality and preferences in marital partners. 10 Cazamian, Legouis (2001): The writer presents the comprehensive study of English Literature with great accuracy and readability. The history has been divided into eight sections in this book. The sixth section The Search Balance covers the history of English Literature between the periods 1832 to The book helps to study Dickens from the social point of view. 11 Cerutti, Toni (1999): In the present essay the writer has concentrated on the use of symbolism by Dickens in his later novels which were morally devasting for the average Victorian. The writer has fusion Dickens symbolism with The Theory of Origin of Species by Darwin. 12 Ceylan, Deniz (1998): The present essay centers on Intimidation and Embarrassment in conversations of Dickens novels. The essay has been divided into six topics. It has introduction at the outset which defines the idea of Intimidation. The essay presents the face threats in Dickens select novels David Copperfield, Pickwick Papers, The Old Curiosity Shop and Little Dorrit. 13 Chesterton, G. K. (2008): This is one of the important book on Victorian Literature. The book is very useful in order to understand Charles Dickens and his works as well as his views on various problems he highlighted in his works. The writer writes that Dickens had a mere sympathy for democratic merry-making and mourning. But according to Chesterton, without that sympathy Dickens would not be a writer like Dickens. 14 Compton, Arthur and Rickett (2006): The book is one of the most important records in the field of The History of English Literature. The book is available into two volumes which are again divided into eight parts. The part sixth of the book contains wide information about Victorian era. The book covers important history and works of Charles Dickens and the Victorian novelists. 15

3 Daiches, David (2001): The writer gives the critical history of English Literature in four volumes. The fourth volume embodies a separate chapter on Victorian novel. It covers critical interpretation of Charles Dickens and his novels. The writer also presents the contemporary social and political condition of the Victorian times. 16 Davis, Paul (2007): This is one of the important critical books on Dickens and his works. The book contains critical views almost on all the novels of Charles Dickens. The book has been divided into four parts. The first part of the book contains biography; the second covers the major works of Dickens. The third part is on related people, places and topics. The final part embodies appendices. 17 Eliot, Charles (2001): The book is important to study Dickens novel David Copperfield. It has its outset a biographical note. The book also embodies criticisms and interpretations by the eminent authors such as Andrew Long, John Forster and G. K. Chesterton etc. The book helps to give a fair idea of Charles Dickens struggle in his life the struggle of his characters subsequently. 18 Encyclopedia, Britanica (2006): The encyclopedia is a set of ten volumes. Volume three of the encyclopedia contains biographical information about Charles Dickens life and literary career in an abridged form. The book also helps to receive all essential information regarding the research. 19 Fletcher, Robert (2007): The book presents The Concise History of English Literature in two volumes. The book presents social life of Britain from period to period, at the same time it acquaints with the lives of the more important authors of the respective times. 20 Goodman, W.R. (2002): The book has been written in two volumes. It has set milestone in the history of English Literature. The book not only gives information about the ages but also thorough knowledge about almost every writer. The volume two of the book contains thorough information about Victorian age. The book also provides critical appraisal and major features of Dickens novel. 21 Gottschall, Jonathan; Johnson, John; Caroll, Joseph and Kruger, Daniel (2008): The article by the authors concentrates on the psychological differences among the protagonists and the antagonists and their impact on the readers. The writers tested the hypothesis with an online questionnaire listing characters from 201 canonical British novels of the 19 th century. 22 Jordon, John (2009): The paper is nothing but a sort of case study of Prof. Ada B. Nisbet s attempt to compile and publish an international bibliography of Charles Dickens. So one could analyze and examine the circulation of Dickens writings in the rest of the world other than

4 Anglo-American literary culture. The essay hence deals with the global circulation of Dickens writings. 23 Leon, Jorge (2003): The present paper is based on the interpretation of Charles Dickens David Copperfield. In the paper the social construction of the prejudice is given special attention. The writer has focused on the analysis of the relationship between David Copperfield and Urias Heep. The project they perform provide a sort of guidelines for acting in daily life. 24 Li, Xiaohua (2011): The paper shows diversity of roles played by the character Mr. Dick in Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations. Mr. Dick is a significant character in the novel and the author has very skillfully analyzed Mr. Dick s character as not only comic but it also brings absurdity and laugher through harsh experiences. 25 Long, William (2005): The book presents the history of English Literature in two volumes. The volume second of the book gives essential information for the research. The book provides a comprehensive study on the Victorian age with historical summary and literary characteristics of the age. 26 Long, William (2009): The book presents the splendid history of English literature from ancient times to the Victorian period. The book provides brief and accurate summary of historical events and social condition in each period. It also embodies study of various periods, biographies of important writers and analysis of the best works of the writers. 27 McIlveen, Peter (2007): The present paper is based on Charles Dickens novel Hard Times and the character named Mr. Thomas Grandgrind. Mr. Grandgrind was not only a dedicated educator but also an industrialist in a small industrial town in Victorian era. The author has suggested parallels between the practices of Mr. Grandgrind and contemporary career development practitioners. 28 Messenger, Nigel (2001): Bodeen,Donald Vol. 1. (2009) : The book is the study of Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations. The book has been divided into seven parts. The book gives thorough information about characterization, recurring themes and critical approaches, textual analysis, background and critical history. 29 Nair Ramachandran, K.R. (1994): The book covers history of English literature from Chaucer to modern times. The book is divided into four sections such as prose, poetry, drama and novel. The fourth section embodies a separate topic on the Victorian Novelists. It gives information about Charles Dickens and his works in brief and simple way. 30 Rapaport, Herman (2011): The book is helpful for literary analysis of Charles Dickens works. The book has been divided into six sections as: the Basis of Literary Study, Common Critical

5 Practices, Literary Language and Socio-political analysis. Charles Dickens was in one sense the social critic who attacked on the evils of the society through his writings. 31 Rowbothan, Judith and Cleyton, Paul (2009): The article gives very valuable information about the health of mid-victorians. The proportion of the degenerative diseases among the mid- Victorians was 10% less than ours. Their levels of physical activity and the calorific intakes were approximately twice than ours. Hence the paper helps to give the exact idea about the efficiency and health of the Victorian people. 32 Saintsbury, George (2005): The book covers history of English Literature in short form. The history has been divided into eleven books. Book eleven covers important history of the Victorian novel and novelists. The book presents the history of novelists from Dickens to R. L. Stevenson. 33 Saintsbury, George (2009): The book is the vast study of English novel from its beginning to the 20 th century. The book is the complete survey of the English novel. It covers almost all possible novelists form beginning to the contemporary era. The book has been divided into eight chapters which are divided according to the ages and trends in the novels and novelists. 34 Sanyal, Lopa (2006): The book is the detailed study of the nineteenth century English Literature. The book provides significant information about the history and culture of the nineteenth century English society. The book almost provides all genres of the nineteenth century English Literature. The book gives precise information about Dickens as a social reformer. 35 Sanders, Andrew (2007): The present book gives vast information about The History of English Literature. The author has embodied important quotations on various topics. The history has been divided into ten chapters in the book. The seventh chapter is on high Victorian Literature and the eighth chapter is on late Victorian and Edwardian Literature which gives important information about Charles Dickens and his works. 36 Saxena. R. K. (2008): The present book gives detailed information about England and rise of England as a developed nation. The book describes all contemporary social, political and economical issues with great details. The author describes Dickens as the novelist who emerged on the literary scene in 1830s, who wrote on struggles of the poor. 37 Sashikala, G. (2010): The essay expresses entirely different view about the reading of a novel. Reading of a novel imparts many advantages such as entertainment, to improve vocabulary and to inspire. But the author expresses the view that the primary beneficial value of fiction is that it offers an experience. The writer proposes the point with the help of Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations. 38

6 Smith, Lauren (2004): The present essay highlights on the journey of Abel Magwitch to his self awareness. Abel is the criminal character from Dickens novel Great Expectations. In this essay the writer emphasizes on the changing identities of the characters out of their struggles. The author also focuses on the relationships between name and identity of the character. 39 Steinlight, Emily (2010): The present article analyses Dickens on the basis of supernumeraries and biopolitical imagination of Victorian fiction. The author in this article emphasizes on Dickens as a vast mob. Here the writer expresses Dickens characters as mob and he says something on the part of mob. 40 Tuckerman, Bayard (2008): The writer covers the progress of English fiction from earliest romances to the novel of the present day. The book also presents characteristics of the periods and the important works. The book contains eight chapters in all and the last chapter is especially devoted to the nineteenth century novel and the novelists. 41 Wilson, David (2009): The present article describes the visit of Charles Dickens to the USA in This visit influenced Dickens and it reflects in his writings. During this visit Dickens visited to prisons. The author in the article describes that the mood and temper of the public regarding the treatment of crime and criminals is the unfailing test of the civilization of any country. 42 Yadav, B.L. (2007): The book is the study of the writers of the English novel. It has been divided into fourteen chapters. Chapter eighth of the book is Especially on Charles Dickens. It gives wide perspective of the English novel. It is an extensive study on the major novelists of English Literature. The chapter is nothing but the detailed study of Charles Dickens as a man and the writer of the Victorian period. 43 Yadav, B. L. (2007): The book aims to provide a general outline of English Literature. The book gives appreciative interpretation of the most important authors of the respective ages. The book presents history with adequate cleanness, great accuracy and fullness of details. 44 C] Problem to be investigated: Strugglers and victims in the select novels of Charles Dickens The researcher will study the specific elements of struggle and victimization of characters along with the undercurrent theme and fictional techniques in Dickens fiction. The study focuses on comprehending craftsmanship of Charles Dickens in handling various fictional

7 techniques, both conventional as well as modern ones and finding the innovativeness of these that places him on unique position.