The Great Charles Dickens Scandal The Great Charles Dickens Scandal Micheal Slater Yale UP2014Paperback228pp Illustrated197x128mm 9780300205282 Product Code: 511547 Details Dickens was celebrated as the champion of hearth, home and family love, yet in 1857 he abandoned his wife to live with a young actress, Nelly Ternan. ... DetailsBackDetailsDickens was celebrated as the champion of hearth, home and family love, yet in 1857 he abandoned his wife to live with a young actress, Nelly Ternan. Michael Slater reveals how the novelist’s family and friends succeeded in keeping the affair, and the many other women who caught his eye, a secret until the 1930s.See MoreSee Less Sorry, this item is now out of stock. publ £9.99now £4.99 Qty Qty123 CategoriesLiterary BiographyTagsLiterary biography