In Dickens, Journalism, Music Robert Bledsoeoffers a meticulously thorough and informative exploration of musical topics treated in Household Words and All the Year Round, and further examines Dickens's personal relations with musicians and music critics. Alert to contradictions and developments between articles which Dickens published over nearly twenty years, Bledsoe provides judicious assessment of Dickens's musical tastes. He thoughtfully discusses music in relation to Dickens's wider concerns and convincingly demonstrates its importance for an understanding of both his life and works.

Dr Paul Schlicke, Honorary Senior Lecturer at the School of Language & Literature, University of Aberdeen, UK.

'A hugely welcome addition to the new wave of scholarly work on Dickens's weekly journals ... Professor Bledsoe is an insightful and careful analyst of a considerable body of neglected material. He illuminates out the importance of music to Dickens's art and social thinking.'

Professor John M. L. Drew, University of Buckingham