The Dickens Fellowship
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Founded in London in 1902, The Dickens Fellowship is a worldwide association of people who share an interest in the life and works of the novelist, journalist and social reformist Charles Dickens (1812-1870).
Great to see so many people at The Charterhouse this evening for a fabulous talk by our President, @lucindahawksley.bsky.social, on CD’s youngest brother, the original ‘Boz’ - a brilliant way to start our year 😊
January 20, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Great to see so many people at The Charterhouse this evening for a fabulous talk by our President, @lucindahawksley.bsky.social, on CD’s youngest brother, the original ‘Boz’ - a brilliant way to start our year 😊
The 1st Central DF meeting of 2026 will take place on Tuesday 20th January, 6 for 6:30pm, at The Charterhouse, London EC1M 6AN, when our President, @lucindahawksley.bsky.social, will speak on 'The Original Boz: the Life and Lies of Augustus Dickens'.
January 17, 2026 at 3:27 AM
The 1st Central DF meeting of 2026 will take place on Tuesday 20th January, 6 for 6:30pm, at The Charterhouse, London EC1M 6AN, when our President, @lucindahawksley.bsky.social, will speak on 'The Original Boz: the Life and Lies of Augustus Dickens'.
Oh my!!! 🙈🤣 What could possibly go wrong?!
January 16, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Oh my!!! 🙈🤣 What could possibly go wrong?!
Worcester bookshop celebrates its links to Charles Dickens - 7-8 February
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Worcester book shop to host Charles Dickens festival - BBC News
The festival is being held to celebrate Charles Dickens and his 1858 visit to Worcestershire.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Worcester bookshop celebrates its links to Charles Dickens - 7-8 February
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Happy New Year, one and all 💕
December 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Happy New Year, one and all 💕
In celebration of Southwark’s literary heritage:
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Unveiling of the Golden Dog & Pot statue
A worldwide association of people who share an interest in the life and works of Charles Dickens
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December 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
In celebration of Southwark’s literary heritage:
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Obituary for Professor Michael Slater MBE, written by Professor Malcolm Andrews and published by The Guardian newspaper:
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Michael Slater obituary
Scholar of Charles Dickens who wrote a definitive biography and shone a light on the writer’s more neglected works
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December 29, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Obituary for Professor Michael Slater MBE, written by Professor Malcolm Andrews and published by The Guardian newspaper:
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
New exhibition at the Charles Dickens Museum in London will focus on the powerful women in Dickens’s life
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Charles Dickens exhibition to shine light on powerful women in author’s life
Novels only ‘reinforced Victorian stereotypes’ of meek women to give readers what they wanted, says curator
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December 26, 2025 at 9:24 AM
New exhibition at the Charles Dickens Museum in London will focus on the powerful women in Dickens’s life
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
‘And it was always said of [Scrooge], that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless Us, Every One!’ Merry Christmas!🎄👼🏼🥂
December 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
‘And it was always said of [Scrooge], that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless Us, Every One!’ Merry Christmas!🎄👼🏼🥂
OTD - 19 December - in 1843 - 'A Christmas Carol' was published by Chapman & Hall. The initial print run of 6,000 sold out in days.
December 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
OTD - 19 December - in 1843 - 'A Christmas Carol' was published by Chapman & Hall. The initial print run of 6,000 sold out in days.
The Winter 2025 issue of 'The Dickensian' has been published and will be with subscribers shortly.
December 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The Winter 2025 issue of 'The Dickensian' has been published and will be with subscribers shortly.
A Dickens House Party on the Isle of Wight 🥳 February 2026
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Join Us For a House Party!!
Monday was a day off, and as all I needed to do was drive from Long Island to New Jersey, there is not much to describe. The morning was taken up with a splendidly large laundry operation, and then…
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December 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
A Dickens House Party on the Isle of Wight 🥳 February 2026
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In the Great Expectations country last Sunday, how’s this for a Dickensian scene @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
In the Great Expectations country last Sunday, how’s this for a Dickensian scene @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social
DF Central Christmas celebrations in London today, with a wonderful guided walk, led by our President, @lucindahawksley.bsky.social, followed by a delicious lunch at the beautifully Pickwickian tavern The George and Vulture 🎄
December 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
DF Central Christmas celebrations in London today, with a wonderful guided walk, led by our President, @lucindahawksley.bsky.social, followed by a delicious lunch at the beautifully Pickwickian tavern The George and Vulture 🎄
Proudly raising a glass, today, to B. W. Matz, whose grave we have had restored in his anniversary year. Matz was the first Hon Gen Sec of the DF, our President from 1920-21, and Hon Editor of our journal, ‘The Dickensian’, from its inception in 1905 until his death in 1925.
December 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Proudly raising a glass, today, to B. W. Matz, whose grave we have had restored in his anniversary year. Matz was the first Hon Gen Sec of the DF, our President from 1920-21, and Hon Editor of our journal, ‘The Dickensian’, from its inception in 1905 until his death in 1925.
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My first #Dickens and #Christmas walking tour of the season is taking place tomorrow (1 Dec) in #London, at 2.30pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dickens-ch...
Dickens & Christmas walking tour of London
Dickens & Christmas walking tour - together we’ll visit festive London locations that inspired Charles Dickens's Christmas writing.
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November 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
My first #Dickens and #Christmas walking tour of the season is taking place tomorrow (1 Dec) in #London, at 2.30pm www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dickens-ch...
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November 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Yesterday the world lost one of its greatest Dickens scholars, Professor Michael Slater MBE. He was DF President 1988-1990 and Hon Editor of ‘The Dickensian’ 1958-1977, and wrote the definitive biography of CD. His warmth and wisdom will be sorely missed. RIP Michael.
November 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Yesterday the world lost one of its greatest Dickens scholars, Professor Michael Slater MBE. He was DF President 1988-1990 and Hon Editor of ‘The Dickensian’ 1958-1977, and wrote the definitive biography of CD. His warmth and wisdom will be sorely missed. RIP Michael.
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A huge figure in Dickens Studies, his contribution to the field over the last half century is unsurpassed. @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social has lost a champion.
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A huge figure in Dickens Studies, his contribution to the field over the last half century is unsurpassed. @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social has lost a champion.
November 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We enjoyed a fascinating talk by Professor Carolyn Oulton last night at Central DF, based on her research into the ‘Lushy’ Stepney Pickwick Club of the 1830s. Sadly the quality of the recording is poor, but it is now available on our website: www.dickensfellowship.org/index.php/ce...
November 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We enjoyed a fascinating talk by Professor Carolyn Oulton last night at Central DF, based on her research into the ‘Lushy’ Stepney Pickwick Club of the 1830s. Sadly the quality of the recording is poor, but it is now available on our website: www.dickensfellowship.org/index.php/ce...
Our speaker at The Charterhouse in London next Tuesday - 18 November - is Professor Carolyn Oulton of Canterbury Christ Church University. Do join us if you can; 6pm for 6:30pm start; entry via the Porters’ Lodge.
November 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Our speaker at The Charterhouse in London next Tuesday - 18 November - is Professor Carolyn Oulton of Canterbury Christ Church University. Do join us if you can; 6pm for 6:30pm start; entry via the Porters’ Lodge.
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www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no... A Carol Bollywood style! @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social
‘If you’re unhappy with Reform, this is a soothing balm’: Gurinder Chadha on her reboot of A Christmas Carol
She has directed cross-cultural versions of Pride and Prejudice and It’s a Wonderful Life. Now, the film-maker is reworking Dickens’s A Christmas Carol – with an Asian Scrooge
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November 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no... A Carol Bollywood style! @dickensfellowhq.bsky.social