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Dickens's Dream with Dr Leon Litvack
In this short video, Dr Leon Litvack introduces the painting Dickens’s Dream by RW Buss (1875), the characters it depicts and its intriguing relationship to other portraits of Dickens.
Audio: Mamie Dickens on Dickens’s Studies
In this extract, we hear Dickens’s eldest daughter Mary, affectionately known as Mamie, sharing her memories of Dickens’s studies from several family homes.
Audio: Mamie Dickens’s memories of Dickens at work in his study
In this extract we hear Dickens’s eldest daughter, Mamie, recall her memories of watching Dickens at work in his study channelling his characters.
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Audio: A Letter to a Chimney Sweep
In this letter to a chimney sweep, we hear Dickens bring his chimney to life.
Charles Dickens’s Writing Desk
In this video we take a closer look at Charles Dickens’s writing desk.
