"Give these letters to the British Museum so that the world may know he loved me once." Poignant words, more so when spoken from the deathbed. Catherine was Charles Dickens' wife and the mother of his ten children. Yet, after twenty-one years of marriage, her illustrious husband plucked her out of his life and home, and labelled her an unfit mother and wife. In truth, he was enamored of an eighteen-year-old actress. Why didn't Catherine fight? Why couldn't she fight? Outside the Magic Circle is as much Catherine's story as that of most women of those times.

FROM REVIEWS: I found it a fascinating tale, although I may never be able to watch 'A Christmas Carol' again with quite the same affection. (Marilyn Groves, Reviewer, Goodreads)
It's a love story, a story of betrayal and cruelty, and a wonderful, astute, and perceptive account of the breakdown of a marriage. (Amanda Jenkins, Top Reviewer, amazon uk)
In some ways, this book is a mirror of our current times - the social and journalistic media being focused on the abuse of women and the steadily growing impact of feminism on all of the arts and of society.(Grady Harp, Hall of Fame, Top Reviewer, amazon.com)
I found this book utterly fascinating and totally compelling. At times, I was moved almost to anger at what I was reading and at other times I marvelled at Catherine's stoical refusal to lower herself to the standards of her husband.( What Cathy Read Next - Top Reviewer, Amazon UK.)

Previously published as Catherine Dickens: Outside the Magic Circle under the author's pen name, Heera Datta.

• We started tracking this book on October 5, 2015.
• This book was $0.00 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 40 times in the past 3,883 days.
• The current price of this book is FREE last checked one hour ago.
• The lowest price to date was FREE last reached on May 23, 2026.
• This book has been FREE 13 times since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was $4.99 last reached on November 29, 2022.
• This book has been $4.99 2 times since we started tracking it.
• This book is currently at its lowest price since we started tracking it.

• Text-to-Speech: Disabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 187 Pages
• File Size: 28 KB