John M. L. Drew

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John M. L. Drew (born 1966) is a British literary scholar and Professor of English Literature and Head of the English Department at the University of Buckingham. He is known for his works on the journalistic work of Charles Dickens and his contemporaries. [1] [2] Drew is the director of the international research project Dickens Journals Online. [3]

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References

  1. Gray, Beryl (2005). "Review of Dickens the Journalist". The Review of English Studies. 56 (225): 457–460. doi:10.1093/res/hgi067. ISSN   0034-6551. JSTOR   3661577.
  2. "Reviews:Dickens the Journalist John M. L. Drew London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2003". Cercles.
  3. "Professor John M L Drew". University of Buckingham.