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Discover Dickens through his work, his home and the things that mattered to him most
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Catherine's Cookbook
This is a recipe book, written by Charles Dickens's wife, Catherine, under the pen-name 'Lady Maria Clutterbuck.'
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Ignorance and Want
Scrooge confronts the children 'Ignorance' and 'Want.'
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Sketch of the Ghost of Christmas Present
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Sketch of Jacob Marley
Scrooge, illustrated here for the very first time, being confronted with the ghost of Jacob Marley.
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Trial edition of 'A Christmas Carol'
A trial edition of 'A Christmas Carol' in which Dickens played with the idea of changing the font colour.
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Oliver Twist asks for more
Illustration by George Cruikshank
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Playbill for 'A Christmas Carol'
This playbill from February 1844 advertises the very first adaptation of 'A Christmas Carol.' Discussed by Cindy, Frankie and Emma in episode one.
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Affairs of the Heart
Letter, from Charles Dickens to Georgina Hogarth, 29 October 1868
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Collaborators?
Charles often decided to ‘tone down’ Wilkie's writing to ensure they wouldn’t offend middle-class readers.
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Unfinished Works
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1870
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Reconsidered Corrections
The Frozen Deep, annotated by Wilkie Collins, 1866
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Musical Accompaniment
Overture to 'The Frozen Deep,' 1857
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The Frozen Deep
Photograph of the Charles Dickens-Wilkie Collins Dramatic Company, 1857
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A Final Story
Incomplete draft of 'Tom Tiddler's Gound' 1861
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Satellite of Jupiter
Joining the Household Words made Wilkie’s professional subordination to Charles official – ‘one of the satellites of Jupiter’, as a contemporary reviewer put it.
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As Close as Family
Here Charles lies on the grass relaxing with family and friends, including Wilkie second on the left, distinguishable by his beard.
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Best Friends
Charles invites Wilkie to Brighton, clearly wanting his best friend to cheer him up on his special day.
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A Flattering Caricature
Object in focus: print of Dickens being received by the Edinburgh literati
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The Amazing Conjuring of Characters
Object in focus: ‘Dickens the Great Magician’ by Kyd (Joseph Clayton Clarke)
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The All-Important Prop
Object in focus: Ivory paper knife owned by Dickens
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The Difficulty of Capturing Dickens
Object in focus: Manuscript letter from William Powell Frith
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Drawn by new technologies
Object in focus: Drawing of Dickens by Mr Maskelyne's Automaton ZOE
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What shall we have for dinner?
Object in focus: What shall we have for dinner?
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Carte de visite
Object in focus: Carte de visite
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Candlesticks
Object in focus: Candlesticks
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Bentley’s Miscellany
Object in focus: Bentley's Miscellany
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First edition of 'A Christmas Carol'
Object in focus: First edition of A Christmas Carol
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Portrait of Charles Dickens
Object in focus: Portrait of Charles Dickens
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Letter from Charles Dickens to Frederick Ouvry
Object in focus: Letter from Charles Dickens to Frederick Ouvry
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Marriage License
Object in focus: Marriage license
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Nicholas Nickleby Manuscript
Object in focus: Nicholas Nickleby manuscript
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Nickleby Illustrations
Object in focus: Nickleby illustrations
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Photograph of Dickens’s Gad’s Hill Servants
Object in focus: Photograph of Dickens’s Gad’s Hill servants
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Portraits of Catherine and Charles Dickens by Samuel Laurence
Object in focus: Portraits of Catherine and Charles Dickens by Samuel Laurence
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Portraits of Charles Dickens
Object in focus: Portraits of Charles Dickens by Alfred D'Orsay
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Print block for ‘Fezziwig’s Ball’
Object in focus: Print block for ‘Fezziwig’s Ball’
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