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Dickens Project Director John Jordan is back again with a passage from 'Bleak House' regarding Mr. Tulkinghorn and his secretive demeanor. The main focus is on Mr. Tulkinghorn's indulgence in wine and the mythic allusions that are made in regards to him and Lady Dedlock.

Dickens à la Carte

Professor Ian Duncan shares a charming passage from 'Bleak House' in which Mr. Guppy, early in his career as an attorney's clerk, acts as a generous host. At the same time, Dickens explores theories of early evolutionist science.

The Dickensian Reader as Dectective

Friends of the Dickens Project Board Member and filmmaker, Michael Stern, discusses how the uncovering of connections between seemingly unconnected places and people in 'Bleak House' can help us to understand societal epidemics.

Even Supposing

Renée Fox, the Dickens Project's Co-Director at UC Santa Cruz, reflects on what Esther Summerson's experience during the smallpox epidemic in 'Bleak House' might teach us about social distancing and intimacy in the era of COVID-19.

Pickwick Club

Join us for a year of 19th-century literature with community readings of two novels by Charles Dickens.

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Dickens-to-Go

Watch our community video series celebrating favorite passages written by Charles Dickens.

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