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This book took me forever to read, even though most of the letters in it were fairly short. In my opinion much of the correspondence was boring, made more difficult by the fact that you only get one side of the conversation. Some of the letters were pointless - simply replying to an invitation without any hint about where the invitation was to or what it was for. While they did give some interesting information particularly about social reform at the time and his trip to the US and some of his novels, I felt that I learned very little about Dickens other than that he was a very contradictory man saying some things to one person and other things to other people. In the end I found myself rushing to finish the book so I could put it away.
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Read with a sense of loss at the missing and destroyed correspondence. But there is still plenty here to enjoy ranging from family to business matters, with advice on writing, running a household, etc.
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If you can't afford the time or money for the Pilgrim Edition of CD's letters then consider this. I have been reading it in chronological tandem with the book version of Michael Slater's biography of Dickens. The biography gives much more background to the letters, and the letters bring some more life to the biographical detail in Slater's book (many letters are quoted or referred to in this anyway)!
Immensely talented, very various in his interests, a great writer - the letters provide insight into all these aspects of Dickens's character and life. However, one of the reasons that I bought this book on Kindle (on January offer and fantastic value) was to test out how using a 'reference' book of this sort worked on the Kindle. As its 450 letters are all contained in one chapter (as in the 'tree' book) it isn't really possible to 'dip in' or flick through as you can in a 'real' book. Sub-headings to the Letters chapter in the Contents list (possibly by decade or similar) would help. You could use the search function and then bookmark if you wanted, or/and the very thorough Index and then 'go to' but perhaps that is a bit clunky just for a general read. I have been happy just to read sequentially; however I don't see why the Kindle version could not work for academic purpose too if you get used to the electronic manoeuvring. Overall, I am finding it a great reading resource as I keep going back to the letters a few at a time when I am not wanting to get into a novel; and they are also adding texture as a 'read along' to the Dickens' biography. Recommended, and a must for Dickens fans anyway - whichever version you choose.
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To read the letters of a great author is a great priviledge to behold. This is especially true of Charles Dickens, arguably the greatest novelist of our Isles. This volume shows him in many lights, as a traveler, kind friend, and a close observer of the social issues of his age. He can also be quite humorous.
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