DICKENS:

MYTH OR TRUE?

 

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MODERN PERSECUTION BY MRS E. P. W. PACKARD. https://archive.org/details/maritalpowerexem00pack

WHAT SHALL WE HAVE FOR DINNER.

  Lady Maria Clutterbuck (pseud. Catherine Hogarth Dickens). , “What Shall We Have for Dinner? Satisfactorily Answered by Numerous Bills of Fare for from Two to Eighteen Persons.,” Grolier Club Exhibitions, accessed June 18, 2025, https://grolierclub.omeka.net/items/show/406.

JOHN DICKENS. PD https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John-Dickens.gif

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ELIZABETH DICKENS. PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elizabeth_Dickens.jpg 

JOHN AND ELIZABETH DICKENS GRAVE CCA SA 4.0 I SIMON EDWARDS ESQ. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grave_of_the_parents_of_Charles_Dickens_in_Highgate_Cemetery.jpg

CHARLES DICKENS. PD

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STATUE CCA SA 4.0 I SARDAKA https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dickens_statue_004.jpg

LAST READING CCA SA 4.0 I WELLCOME. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dickens_giving_the_last_reading_of_his_Works._Wellcome_L0006638.jpg

POSTER DICKENS READING FROM HIS BOOKS CCA 2.0 G BEN SUTHERLAND. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poster_for_Charles_Dickens%27_reading_from_his_books_(529563316).jpg

CHARLES DICKENS AU MILIEU  PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Dickens_au_milieu_des_siens.jpg

CHARLES AND CATHERINE DICKENS. CCA SA 4.0 I LJON https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dickens_Museum_--_Charles_and_Catherine_Dickens_09.jpg

CHARLESANDCATHERINE PD https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charlescatherinelaterinlife.jpeg

CATHERINE DICKENS. PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frank_Stone_(1800-1859)_-_Catherine_Dickens_(1815–1879)_-_PCF3_-_Charles_Dickens_Museum.jpg

HOGARTH-DICKENS. PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hogarth-dickens.jpg

DICKENS HOME PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1_Devonshire_Terrace,_where_Dickens_lived.jpeg

DICKENS MUSEUM CCA 2.0 G PETER TRIMMING https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dickens_Museum_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7223987.jpg

DICKENS MUSEUM BEDROOM CCA SA 4.0 I LJON https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dickens_Museum_--_bedroom_25.jpg

CATHERINE DICKENS  PD https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mrs_Charles_Dickens_by_J_E_Mayall.jpg

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CATHERINE HOGARTH PD https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catherine_Hogarth-oil.jpg

CATHERINE AND CHARLES DICKENS MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE. PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catherine_and_Charles_Dickens%27s_marriage_certificate.jpeg

ELLEN TERNAN. PD

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THOMAS BUTLER GUNN DIARIES DPLA PD https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_Butler_Gunn_Diaries-_Volume_12,_page_70,_February_20,_1860_-_DPLA_-_3a1e9027f14f1bdbf978c5f717b4fc14.jpg

MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD. PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Drood_serial_cover.jpg

OLIVER TWIST. CCA SA 4.0 I ERIC POLK. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dickens_-_The_Adventures_of_Oliver_Twist.png

OLIVER TWIST. PD.

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL PD.

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EDITIONS CCA SA 4.0 I ANDY MABBETT. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dickens_-_Christmas_Carol_editions_-_2020-01-03_-_Andy_Mabbett_-_02.jpg

THE HAUNTED MAN AND THE GHOST’S BARGAIN  PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Haunted_Man_and_the_Ghost%27s_Bargain_-_Dickens_(1848)_-_0068.png

HALFPENNY DINNERS FOR POOR CHILDREN CCA SA 4.0 I WELLCOME https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Halfpenny_dinners_for_poor_children_in_East_London._Wellcome_L0001135.jpg

PEOPLE BOARDING TRAIN SHAWNEE DEPOT  PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:People_boarding_a_train_at_the_Shawnee_depot,_circa_late_1800s_-_DPLA_-_e0b201c59bea89f203494f37fe0ee671.jpg

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STAPLEHURST RAIL CRASH. PD https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Staplehurst_rail_crash.jpg

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OAKLAND MARYLAND TRAIN STATION. PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oakland-Maryland-TrainStation-1800s.png

BUYING TICKETS FOR CHARLES DICKENS READING. PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buying_tickets_for_a_Charles_Dickens_reading_at_Steinway_Hall,_New_York,_New_York,_1867.jpg

THE EMPTY CHAIR FILDES. PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_Luke_Fildes_-_The_Empty_Chair_(The_Graphic,_1870).jpg

2006SWEEPSCATH1CROP CCA SA 3.0 U / 2.5 G CLEMRUTTER. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2006SweepsCath1crop.jpg

MEMORIALS TO SHAKESPEARE AND OTHERS IN WESTMINSTER  CCA SA 4.0 I Jrennocks. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Memorials_to_Shakespeare_and_others_in_Westminster_Abbey.jpg

VIEW OF THE WEST WALL OF POETS CORNER CCA SA 4.0 I 14GTR. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_the_west_wall_of_Poets%27_Corner,_Westminster_Abbey.jpg

CHARLES DICKENS GRAVE 2012 CC0 1.0 UPDD JACK1956. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Dickens_grave_2012.jpg

EDWARD DALZIEL A CHEAP THEATRE PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edward_Dalziel_A_Cheap_Theatre_Sunday_Night.jpg

COVENT GARDEN THEATRE CC0 1.0 UPDD https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Microcosm_of_London_Plate_027_-_Covent_Garden_Theatre_edited.jpg

THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE, COVENT GARDEN CCA 2.0 G PETER EVANS. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Royal_Opera_House,_Covent_Garden_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7428895.jpg

THE COURTYARD OF SOMERSET HOUSE CCA 2.0 G ANTHONY O’NEIL. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_courtyard_of_Somerset_House,_Strand,_London_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1601172.jpg

CHATHAM ORDNANCE TERRACE CCA SA 3.0 U CLEM RUTTER. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ChathamOrdnanceTerrCrop.jpg

SKETCHES BY BOZ. PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sketches_by_Boz_-_The_Broker%27s_Man.jpg

MARSHALSEA PRISON. PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marshalsea_prison_by_Francis_Hopkinson_Smith.jpg

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PLAQUE ON REMAINING WALL OF MARSHALSEA 2007 CCA SA 3.0 U RUSSELL KENNEY. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Plaque_on_the_remaining_wall_of_the_Marshalsea_prison,_London,_December_2007.jpg

DIALOGUES FROM DICKENS. PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dialogues_from_Dickens_(1871)_(14764140524).jpg

MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT ILLUS 11. PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Martin_Chuzzlewit_illus11.jpg

A CHRISTMAS DINNER AT THE CRATCHITS. PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Christmas_Dinner_at_the_Cratchit%27s.jpg

MARSHALSEA PRISON  PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marshalsea_prison,_London,_18th_century_(3).jpg

CELL BARS DICKENS MUSEUM CCA 2.0 G MATT BROWN https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cell_bars_from_the_Marshalsea_prison,_Charles_Dickens_Museum.jpg

PICKWICK PAPERS. PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hablot_Knight_Browne_-_The_Pickwick_Papers,_Mr._Pickwick_in_debtor%27s_prison.jpg

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MICAWBER. PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Micawber.jpg

COPPERFIELD COVER. PD https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Copperfield_cover_serial.jpg

1810 MONTHLY MAGAZINE  PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1810_MonthlyMagazine_no194_London_JohnAdams_BPL.png

DULWICH COLLEGE CHARITY MEETING. PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dulwich_College_Charity_meeting_at_the_Adelphi_Theatre_-_ILN_1856.jpg

SKETCHES BY BOZ. PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:George_Cruikshank_-_Sketches_by_Boz,_frontspiece.png

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CHARLES DICKENS – PICKWICK PAPERS  PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles_Dickens_-_Pickwick_Papers,_autographed_first_edition_title_page.jpg

SAM WELLER. PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sam-weller-kyd.jpeg

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HANDKERCHIEF THE PICKWICKIANS. PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Handkerchief;_commemorative_handkerchief_-_The_Pickwickians_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

MR PICKWICK STATUE CCA SA 3.0 U THE PICKWICK CLUB. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mr_Pickwick_Statue.jpg

THE BUNTLING BALL. PD. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Buntling_ball,_a_Græco-American_play;_being_a_poetical_satire_on_New_York_society_(1885)_(14772681704).jpg

 

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