I recently picked up a copy of Dickens’s Dictionary of London: An Unconventional Handbook, an odd but fascinating little publication compiled by the eldest son of Charles and Catherine Dickens. Like his father, Charles Dickens Jr went into publishing. He worked as a sub-editor on All the Year Round, the magazine that Dickens Sr owned [...]
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Dickens London is a blog devoted to celebrating the life and works of Charles Dickens. In particular, we aim to explore the connections between Dickens and the city of London. Dickens lived much of his life in London and described the grimy glory of the city in the 19th Century in many of his classic novels.
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Dickens London Plaques
It’s great when you notice a blue plaque on the street. Suddenly you can stop in your tracks and wonder at the history that fills the everyday streets around us. Here is a round up of blue plaques devoted to the life and work of Charles Dickens that can be found in London: At 6 [...]
by admin on 10 February 2012 in Dickens Landmarks
