August 2011
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What the...? Dickens to get unwanted statue →
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The design has been chosen for the United Kingdom’s first-ever statue of its greatest novelist, Charles Dickens, in spite of his request, made at his funeral, that there should be no monuments in his honour.
Personally I think it’s absolute bullshit that they’re doing this. The man stated in his will “on no account to make me the subject of any monument, memorial...
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Put on a pedestal: Is being immortalised in a... →
For many people, being deemed worthy enough to be immortalised in a public statue is the ultimate honour. Just ask the family of Charles Dickens, who this week unveiled the winning design of a statue of the much-loved author, which they plan to erect in Portsmouth’s Guildhall Square next year, to coincide with the 200th anniversary of his birth in the city.
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What the...? Dickens to get unwanted statue →
The design has been chosen for the United Kingdom’s first-ever statue of its greatest novelist, Charles Dickens, in spite of his request, made at his funeral, that there should be no monuments in his honour.
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Charles Dickens statue design chosen for... →
Four miniature versions were put forward for the 7ft (2.1m) monument of the writer, which will stand in the city’s Guildhall Square.
A panel decided on a statue by Oxford sculptor Martin Jennings which shows Dickens reading in a chair.
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Room-dividing screen decorated by Charles Dickens... →
The screen had been passed down through the family of its original owner, Dickens’ friend, actor and theatre agent William Macready.
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Children record tales of their city for Dickens’... →
Youngsters are jumping at the chance to record their favourite things about Portsmouth in a time capsule celebrating Charles Dickens’ 200th birthday.
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Ralph Fiennes to direct story of Charles Dickens... →
Harry Potter star to adapt The Invisible Woman, an account of author’s secret relationship with actor Nelly Ternan
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Simon Callow's Carol Leads Christmas Season at... →
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Dickens' croquet lawn dug up... for car park →
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Join us to bring alive the vintage journalism of... →
Amazingly, the two journals [edited by Dickens] – Household Words and All the Year Round – have never been republished or indexed in an integral form, although they remain a treasure trove of great writing and part of the national patrimony that deserves to be better known.
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Writers' boltholes on the market →
JG Ballard, Charles Dickens and JK Rowling have all inhabited properties that were up for grabs - for the right price
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A Restaurant With a Twist →
The theme at Oliver’s Cafe is Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist.
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Gads Hill Plans for Dickens World Heritage Centre →
England’s top performing independent school, Gads Hill, will be moving out of the historic former home of Charles Dickens next year, and into a £10m state of the art facility built in the grounds.
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Penguin named publishing partner for Dickens 2012 →
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Richard Dadd: The Artist and the Asylum by... →
Nicholas Shakespeare applauds Richard Dadd: The Artist and the Asylum, a witty and insightful account of the extraordinary life of Richard Dadd, a 19th-century artistic visionary.
The story is reasonably well known: Charles Dickens would even lead friends to the spot where it happened. In August 1843, Richard Dadd, a talented artist and “one of nature’s aristocrats”, returned from a 10-month...
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Calling all Dickens detectives →
Charles Dickens was a magazine editor for 20 years. Now an online project, Dickens Journals Online, aims to unearth more about this side of him. Can you help?
