Charles Dickens and China, 1895-1915

From 1895 to 1915, Chinese translations of Dickens's fiction first appeared as part of a growing interest in Western literature and culture among Chinese intellectuals. Klaudia Hiu Yen Lee investigates the multifarious ways in which Dickens's works were adapted, reconfigured and transformed for the Chinese readership, challenging some of the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of the 'global' turn, both in Dickens scholarship and in Victorian studies in general.

Klaudia Hiu Yen Lee is Assistant Professor of English at the City University of Hong Kong.

Introduction: The Early Introduction of Charles Dickens in China Chapter One: Cross-cultural Reconfiguration of Spatiality: The Case of Little Dorrit Chapter Two: Beyond the Self: David Copperfield and Autobiography Chapter Three: A New Journey: Morality, Religion and The Old Curiosity Shop Chapter Four: Reading and Reframing: History, Politics and A Tale of Two Cities Conclusion