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An interview with Professor Ryan Fong from Kalamazoo College, who has done extensive programming and planning for the Dickens Project’s 2022 Dickens Universe on ‘Iola Leroy’ and ‘David Copperfield’

An international team of volunteers and amateur decoders have helped experts solve the enduring mystery of a letter written by celebrated novelist Charles Dickens in his own brand of adapted shorthand, which he called ‘The Devil’s Handwriting.’

The programming in 2022 is focused on questions of race and social justice in the 19th century and today, with the summer’s Dickens Universe event broadening its purview

Trude Hoffacker gives a profile on Morris, a Dickens Universe faculty and attendee’s cat.

Trude Hoffacker interviews Kirk Davis, a first-time Dickens Universe attendee.

Frances Laskey writes a feature article on Sharon Aronofsky Weltman’s new book, ‘Victorians on Broadway: Literature, Adaptation, and the Modern American Musical’. Sharon Aronofsky Weltman is a Dickens Universe faculty member.

George Levine, a Victorianist who specializes in George Eliot, reflects on the difficulties, excitements, and privileges of turning 90.

Christian Lehmann explains the importance of the Prompt Copy in relation to modern times.

A brief profile of Teague Tubach, a seventh-grade teacher, and the ways in which he uses ‘A Christmas Carol’ to inspire kids and teach them literature.

The Dickens Code Project is hosting a prize of £300 for the full or partial decipherment of a shorthand letter presumed to have been written by Charles Dickens.