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Discover Dickens through his work, his home and the things that mattered to him most
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The Love That Never Was
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This jug was once owned by Charles Dickens, then later by Annie Thomas, the heroine of this story.
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Contention
There were times during Charles and Wilkie’s friendship where differing opinions on literary ideals, personal relationships, and clashing social and political views created points of contention.
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Performers
Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins were both keen performers.
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Collaborators
Charles Dickens often collaborated with his friend Wilkie Collins.
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Mutual Friends: The Adventures of Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins
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Did Charles Dickens believe in Ghosts? The Evidence
Did Charles Dickens believe in ghosts? The evidence.
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Ghost Stories by Charles Dickens
Ghost Stories by Charles Dickens
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The Pickwick Papers Summary
The Pickwick Papers synopsis
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The Pickwick Bicycle Club
The Pickwick bicycle club.
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Dickens and LGBT+
There are a surprising amount of references to LGBT+ characters in Dickens's writings.
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The Christmas Sports by Lucinda Dickens Hawksley
In this article, Lucinda Dickens Hawksley discusses one of her favourite items in the museum’s collection; a poster printed in 1866 advertising a day of “Christmas Sports at Mr Charles Dickens’s Cricket Field”.
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Where did Dickens go to the toilet?
At 48 Doughty Street we are regularly asked about how water and waste was dealt with by the Dickens family in the 1830s: Where did Dickens go to the loo? How did the family bathe? Did they have running water? This article is an attempt to address some of those questions.