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      Starting soon!
      Submitted by Dickens 2012 on 30 January, 2012 - 17:58

      Watch this space!

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      lemanulas's picture
      lemanulas
      Looking forward to waiting ;)
      Submitted on 30 January, 2012 - 18:31

      Looking forward to waiting ;)

      Victoria Kamchatka's picture
      Victoria Kamchatka
      waiting impatiently for
      Submitted on 30 January, 2012 - 19:16

      waiting impatiently for Charles Dickens!

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      crystalheart
      Dickens World
      Submitted on 30 January, 2012 - 20:09

      I've been to Dickens World in Medway, UK. It was really fantastic for me and my students.

      Last year I wrote a post on it. Here you can read it:

      http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/blogs/crystalheart/dickens-world-cant-we-make-similar-projects

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      mike.solly
      Welcome to blog from James and Mike
      Submitted on 31 January, 2012 - 14:29

      Over the next week we will be posting a range of Dickens related content to this blog - and commenting on what you post.  So look out for look out for a range of:

      • facts
      • quotes
      • insights
      • comments
      • and other related and exciting content!

      We look forward to hearing from you.

      James and Mike

      PS:  Quick quiz question to begin:  Who can name the real life village where the churchyard is that is said to have inspired the opening of Great Expectations?

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      mike.solly
      dickens world
      Submitted on 31 January, 2012 - 14:46

      Thank for telling us about this crystalheart!  Do you know, it is rumoured that Dickens regularly walked from London to Chatham (the location of Dickens World)  A distance of about 50 miles (85kms)!

      lemanulas's picture
      lemanulas
      :)
      Submitted on 31 January, 2012 - 14:48

      Wowww!!!!! Sounds Cool ;) Thanks...

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      Dickens2012
      Welcome!
      Submitted on 31 January, 2012 - 14:48

      Hi everyone

      Welcome to the blog.

      We're looking forward to reading all of your comments and replies, and conversations with each other, about the fascinating life and work of Charles Dickens. 

      Did you know that the novels of Charles Dickens have never been out of print since they were first published in the 19th century ?

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      Dickens2012
      Keep up to date
      Submitted on 31 January, 2012 - 14:49

      Keep up to date with our conversations here lemanulas !

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      mike.solly
      Special Guest Quote of the Day on Dickens
      Submitted on 31 January, 2012 - 14:51

      Question:  Why do you think Dicken's of of relevance to today's world?

      "Charles Dickens' novels have an abiding resonance in Africa because of the significance of his thematic concerns, for example, the Circumlocution Office; seemingly endless judicial processes; the problem of street children; the quest for a more equitable society;the stigmatisation of children borne out of wedlock and the challenges posed by confusing rote learning with education."

      Prof. Mbongeni Z. Malaba

      Professor of English Studies

      Pietermaritzburg,

      South Africa

       

       

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      Dickens2012
      Lots to read and watch
      Submitted on 31 January, 2012 - 14:53

      Hi again

      If you watch the short films which the British Council have produced about various heroes and villains in the novels of Charles Dickens you'll hear from Lucinda Hawksley.

      Lucinda is the great great great granddaughter of Charles Dickens.