THE DICKENS UNIVERSE

The Dickens Universe is a week-long summer gathering that brings together scholars, school teachers, and members of the general public for a week of study and Dickensian conviviality. The books for the 2008 Dickens Universe will be Dickens's Hard Times and Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell. Dates will be Sunday July 27 to Saturday August 2.

FACTS ABOUT DICKENS

Did you know that, contrary to popular myth, Charles Dickens was not paid by the word? You can learn more about Dickens and his work at our DICKENS CHRONOLOGY.

OUR MUTUAL FRIEND

Co-sponsored by The Dickens Project and the BBC, "Our Mutual Friend: The Scholarly Pages," is an electronic archive dedicated to providing information on Dickens's last-completed novel. READ MORE.

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