Category: Birthdays & anniversaries
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Happy 50th anniversary, Dickens on the Strand!
That's right, the annual Dickensian Christmas festival in Galveston, Texas, turns 50 this year! The Houston Chronicle reports…
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Dickens, Collins, and the mystery of the missing reviews
In honor of Wilkie Collins's bicentenary, the Dickens Museum is about to open a new exhibition,…
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A somber anniversary
This year marks the 200th anniversary of Dickens's entry into the workforce — but not as…
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Thirty years of ‘A Christmas Carol’
Gerald Dickens is celebrating a milestone anniversary — he's been performing his great-great-grandfather's A Christmas Carol…
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When Dickens crossed the bar
Today marks the 153rd anniversary of Charles Dickens's death. His daughter Mamie later wrote of it…
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Happy 211th birthday, Mr. Dickens!
How do you celebrate Dickens's birthday? Stefan Sierakowski celebrates it by placing a "happy birthday" ad…
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‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ turns 30
Believe it or not (I can hardly believe it myself), today is the 30th anniversary of…
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‘Loved, revered, and honoured’
A thought for the 152nd anniversary of Charles Dickens's death: "Oh cold, cold, rigid, dreadful Death,…
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Happy 210th birthday, Charles Dickens!
All hail the Inimitable on this happy occasion! In honor of Dickens's birthday, the Dickens Museum…
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Flowers for Dickens
Today, on the 151st anniversary of Dickens's death, Lucinda Hawksley tweeted out pictures (here, here, and…