Monthly Archives: November 2012

“The Street Children of Dickens’s London” by Helen Amy

Published by Amberley Publishing PLC – Reviewed by Michelle Cavanagh. Despite the doom, gloom and misery in the pages of Helen Amy’s Street Children of Dickens’s London this book does have a bright side, documenting the many individuals and organisations … Continue reading

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“The Street Children of Dickens’s London” by Helen Amy

Published by Amberley Publishing PLC – Reviewed by Gary Corkill. This book gives a brief but detailed outline of conditions in which street children lived in London during the nineteenth century and provides a picture of the appalling circumstances of … Continue reading

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The Other Dickens – Malvina Yock meets the author

Professor Lillian Nayder certainly gave an entertaining and informative talk on Catherine Dickens at the National Library in Canberra, helping to launch her new book The Other Dickens: A Life of Catherine Hogarth(Cornell University Press). I was pleased to enjoy … Continue reading

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The Other Dickens – Michelle Cavanagh meets the author

As I walked into the beautiful foyer of the National Library of Australia (NLA) in Canberra the last person in the world I expected to see was a fellow NSW Dickens Society Member. But, like me, Malvina Yock was there … Continue reading

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Public reading of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”

Geoff Usher will give a public reading of Charles Dickens’ classic story “A Christmas Carol” at St James’ Church, King Street, Sydney,  Tuesday 18 December 2012 at 6.30pm. Admission is free. There will be a collection to raise funds for … Continue reading

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