John Forster (1812-1876) was an English biographer, journalist, critic, and friend of author Charles Dickens (1812-1870). Forster's three-volume biography of Dickens was published between 1872 and 1874, immediately after Dickens' death. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. 1, 1812-1842 (John Forster)