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  • History - Historic Figures: Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870)
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  • History - London's 'Great Stink' and Victorian Urban Planning
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    Edwin Chadwick, the author of the report on the sanitary conditions of British towns, consulted Charles Dickens over how to describe the situation - and Dickens himself obtained graphic accounts of the vile conditions of reeking graveyards from his brother-in-law, Henry Austin, a leading sanitary...

  • History - Laissez-faire and the Victorians
    History

    The last word might properly lie with Charles Dickens' fictional creation in Our Mutual Friend, Mr Podsnap: 'Centralization. No.

  • History : British History Timeline

    1838 Charles Dickens' 'Oliver Twist' is published Charles Dickens was one of the greatest Victorian novelists. 'Oliver Twist' was, like many of Dickens' other novels, originally published in serial form and brought to public attention contemporary social evils.

  • BBC Radio 4 - Factual - Desert Island Discs - Derek Brown
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    Richard Hickox Composer  Trad Publisher  Chandos Records CD Title  The Grainger Edition: Vol 3 works for chorus and orchestra Track  1 Label  CHANDOS Rec No  Chan 9499 Record:  Beethoven -Symphony No 7 Book:    Charles Dickens -  Pickwick Papers Luxury:  A steamer chair. DON'T MISS financial...

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  • Sir David Murray buys wine firm
    04 Feb 10 | Edinburgh, East and Fife

    Customers included Sir Walter Scott, King George IV and Charles Dickens. However, it faced declining orders in the economic downturn, and its directors decided on Friday 29 January to put it into administration.

  • Man jailed for 'terrifying' rape
    29 Jan 10 | Suffolk

    Phil Collins, of Dickens Road, Ipswich, raped the girl in Gippeswyk Park in the town in January 1990. The investigation into the attack was reviewed by Suffolk Police in 2008 in light of forensic science advances.

  • Antique desk auction 'bit fishy'
    16 Jan 10 | Humber

    'Real Dickens stuff' The desks were used at fish merchant's Harold Bryant LTD until the company went into liquidation in November. Mr Cooper added: "They...

  • Man charged with attempted murder
    15 Jan 10 | Kent

    Jason Sansom, 26, of Farrier Close, Maidstone, was arrested on Thursday morning after an incident on Dickens Road in the town. Another man was left with head, leg and chest injuries which were not considered life threatening.

  • Man arrested over murder attempt
    14 Jan 10 | Kent

    Police said he was being questioned over what happened in Dickens Road in Maidstone, which has been described as a "domestic incident".

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Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870)

Charles Dickens
1812 - 1870

Charles Dickens is much loved for his great contribution to classic English literature. He was the quintessential Victorian author. His epic stories, vivid characters and exhaustive depiction of contemporary life are unforgettable.

His own story is one of rags to riches. He was born in Portsmouth on 7 February 1812, to John and Elizabeth Dickens. The good fortune of being sent to school at the age of nine was short-lived because his father, inspiration for the character of Mr Micawber in 'David Copperfield', was imprisoned for bad debt. The entire family, apart from Charles, were sent to Marshalsea along with their patriarch. Charles was sent to work in Warren's blacking factory and endured appalling conditions as well as loneliness and despair. After three years he was returned to school, but the experience was never forgotten and became fictionalised in two of his better-known novels 'David Copperfield' and 'Great Expectations'.

Blogs

  • EPISODE 4: AS IT HAPPENS
    31 Jan 10 | Barry Pilling Online Editor - Being Human Blog

    But the question is, what the dickens is going to happen next? We had a M-A-J-O-R revelation at the end of last week's episode that's going to turn everything on its head.

  • BBC THREE PRESENTS BEING HUMAN LIVE
    08 Jan 10 | Barry Pilling Online Editor - Being Human Blog

    - Vampires wandering around scaring the absolute dickens out of everyone. (We...

  • Fight Like Apes Q & A
    10 Dec 09 | ATL - Across the Line

    Hello there, and how the Dickens are you right now?POCKETS: We're fine.

  • Har Mar Superstar Q + A
    08 Dec 09 | ATL - Across the Line

     ********************************************   Hello there, and how the Dickens are you right now?I'm great.

  • Elliot Minor Q+A
    30 Nov 09 | Paul McClean - Across the Line

      -----------------------------------------------------------------------------   Hello there, and how the Dickens are you right now?   In the wilds of Scotland and getting the full Scottish welcome, even though we are from York.

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