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Dickens and LGBT+
There are a surprising amount of references to LGBT+ characters in Dickens's writings.
Audio: ‘Drooping Buds’ from 'Household Words'
In this excerpt, Dickens describes a visit to the newly founded Hospital for Sick Children in Great Ormond Street.
Bentley’s Miscellany
Object in focus: Bentley's Miscellany
Audio: 'A Preliminary Word' from 'Household Words'
Hear Dickens’s opening lines from his weekly journal, 'Household Words' upon its launch in 1850.