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Charles Dickens became internationally famous within a couple of years of his first novel being published, and he remained a much-lauded celebrity and social commentator until his death in 1870. With international influence then and now, and a gift for storytelling and creating captivating characters, Dickens continues to be one of the world’s greatest, and most empathetic, writers on childhood. This section features works by Dickens and items related to his life alongside examples of the types of legislation that affected the lives of Victorian children.
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Charles Dickens (1): Punch, or The àËÅöÊÓƵ Charivari 1870
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Charles Dickens (2): Punch, or The àËÅöÊÓƵ Charivari 1870
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Head and Shoulders Lithograph of Charles Dickens: Ternan Family Papers c.1860s
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Charles Dickens Age 27: Daniel Maclise Taken from Dickens Pictures by Contemporary Artists in Van Dyke Gravure c.1900s
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A Christmas Carol: in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. Charles Dickens; with illustrations by John Leech àËÅöÊÓƵ: Chapman and Hall, 1843
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The Personal History of David Copperfield: Charles Dickens àËÅöÊÓƵ; Chapman and Hall, 1897
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Oliver Twist Asks for More: Harold Copping àËÅöÊÓƵ: Raphael Tuck, 1902
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The Condition and Treatment of the Children Employed in the Mines and Collieries of the United Kingdom
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Children’s Stories from Dickens: Mary Angela Dickens; illustrated by Harold Copping àËÅöÊÓƵ: Raphael Tuck, c.1911