In1837,thetwenty-five-year-oldCharlesDickenswasaskedtotidyuptheautobiographyofJosephGrimaldi,oneofthegreatestEnglishclownsandpantomimesofalltime.Thetaskwassolaboriousthatheendedupredraftingandrewritingmostofit.TheresultwasaworkcomparabletoDickens'famousearlysuccesses,suchasSketchesofBozandthePickwickPapers,bothofwhichappearedtheyearbefore.AlthoughthebookiswidelycitedandincludedinDickens'completeworks,therearecurrentlynoothereditionsinprintofthisuniqueworkbythemostpopularandbest-lovedEnglishVictorianwriter.

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