Charles Dickens - Briefly

Charles Dickens
Born February 7th 1812

Portrait painted by William Powell Frith

Between 1837-1839 he lived at

48 Doughty Street
Camden Town, London
Photo © Matt Brown
During which time Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, and The Pickwick Papers were being published in monthly serials. The home is now the Charles Dickens Museum.

Comments

JaneGS said…
Next time I'm in London I've promised myself a trip to the museum. I'm looking forward to reading Little Dorrit later this month. Great picture of Dickens--I've always loved the Dickens Dream picture that's shown here: http://charlesdickenspage.com/buss.html
*ೃ༄ Jillian said…
Such a fn way to begin Charles Dickens Month. I love seeing his handwrting and scratched-out words. :)
Shelley said…
Oh how I would love to go to that museum!
KarenSi said…
I love Charles Dickens. His books introduced me to classics. There is a great autobiography out to celebrate his birthday. It's on my tr list.

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