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Title: An Unhelpful Introduction
Review: The two star rating is aimed at the introductory material chosen by the editors of the Modern Library Classics Edition, not at all at Dickens' novel.An introduction should facilitate the reader's comprehension of the work. Particularly, one expects Modern Library editions to be demotic, helping keep classics alive for readers who are not up to speed on high toned literary criticism.The essay by Richard Gaughan which was chosen to "introduce" Dickens' most complex and difficult novel requires more effort than the work itself. Not a good situation.
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