We're very happy to announce that Dickens Day is back! Join us in London on 8th October 2022 for 'Beginning Dickens'. CFP below: (1/4)

'A Mother Depositing Her Child at the Foundling Hospital in Paris', Henry Nelson O’Neil (1817-1880). The Paris Hospital allowed mothers to leave their baby anonymously at the gate, a system that was not adopted by the London Foundling Hospital. #FoundlingMuseum #FoundlingHospital

the passion for minutiae of people whose lives are purposeless

People need to rise early, to see the sun in all his splendour, for his brightness seldom lasts the day through. The morning of day and the morning of life are but too much alike. (The Pickwick Papers)

During the eighteenth century foundling children were often left at the undercroft of Lincoln’s Inn Chapel. Marking the 600th anniversary of The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn records, their video series, ‘Into the Archives’, explores some of the association's oldest records: ow.ly/FpAl50J9M02

‘I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be’ (Great Expectations).

‘The track of to-day had the same features as the track of yesterday’ (American Notes).

Al-Qarawiyyin Mosque, Fès (built around 877, one of the earliest universities in the world and important center of learning), its beautiful library, and researcher in search of knowledge...

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The heartfelt letter #OTD reveals CD's compassion and generosity towards the struggles of an anonymous woman 'Miss J___ D___' dickensletters.com/letters/miss-j…. The Glasgow Evening Citizen expands on the history of the addressee dickensletters.com/letters/miss-j…; dickensletters.com/letters/miss-j….

Monsters are more than just scary characters in books and films. 🧟 Join Andrew Mangham (Andrew Mangham) as he traces how ground-breaking thinkers challenged traditional notions of normality and helped lay the foundation for modern biology and genetics. rigb.org/whats-on/how-d…

“A multitude of people and yet a solitude.” - A Tale of Two Cities

‘Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes, are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some people imagine.’ - Oliver Twist

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“The most important thing in life is to stop saying ‘I wish’ and start saying ‘I will.’ Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities.” (David Copperfield)

#DYK today is #BookLoversDay! 📚💚👓 This begs the obvious question... what is your favourite story by #CharlesDickens? Drop your answer in the below... ⬇️⬇️⬇️

‘As the wind came creeping up the road, and rattling covertly among the dry brambles on either hand, it seemed like some great phantom for whom the way was narrow, whose garments rustled as it stalked along.’ - The Old Curiosity Shop

'Mutual Friends' explores the relationship between #CharlesDickens and #WilkieCollins. At times they were as close as family but business dynamics, differing opinions and clashing social and political views created points of contention. #MutualFriends is open until 21 April.

I love these illustrations of Wilkie Collins & Charles Dickens at the Charles Dickens Museum⁩ exhibition about their friendship. Please can someone at ⁦Dickens Museum let us know the name of the illustrator? Thanks!

"He was conscious of a thousand odours floating in the air, each one connected with a thousand thoughts, and hopes, and joys, and cares long, long forgotten." Happy #WorldBookDay to all our followers. 🥳📚 What is your favourite quote by #Dickens?