 Frontispiece, first edition of 1838 | |
| Author | Edited: Charles Dickens ("Boz") |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | George Cruikshank |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Autobiography |
| Publisher | Richard Bentley; London |
Publication date | 1838 (in two volumes) |
| Media type | Print (Hardback and Paperback) |
| Preceded by | Oliver Twist |
| Followed by | Nicholas Nickleby |
Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi is the 1838 autobiography of the pioneering nineteenth-century clown Joseph Grimaldi. It was edited by Charles Dickens, who first saw Grimaldi perform when he was just seven years old.[1]
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1838 Poster advertisement for Memoirs of Grimaldi
References
- ↑ Forster, John (2006) [1872–1874]. Life of Charles Dickens. London: Diderot Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 978-90-77932-03-2. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
Notes
- Charles Dickens, Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi, Pushkin Press, London, 2008.
- Richard Findlater, Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi, MacGibbon & Kee, 1968.
- Richard Findlater, Grimaldi: King of Clowns, 1955.
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