He concentrates therefore on the early unsettled years, up to 1838 when, at 26, Dickens decided to sign himself “Charles Dickens”.

为此，他把目光放在狄更斯早年不安稳的日子上，1838年之前。那一年狄更斯26岁，最终选定以“查尔斯·狄更斯”作为笔名。