Free exhibition - Childhood in Dickensian London (20 January - 20 June 2020)
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Master Storyteller
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.
Charles Dickens (1): Punch, or The London Charivari 1870
Charles Dickens (2): Punch, or The London Charivari 1870
Head and Shoulders Lithograph of Charles Dickens: Ternan Family Papers c.1860s
Charles Dickens Age 27: Daniel Maclise Taken from Dickens Pictures by Contemporary Artists in Van Dyke Gravure c.1900s
A Christmas Carol: in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. Charles Dickens; with illustrations by John Leech London: Chapman and Hall, 1843
The Personal History of David Copperfield: Charles Dickens London; Chapman and Hall, 1897
Oliver Twist Asks for More: Harold Copping London: Raphael Tuck, 1902
The Condition and Treatment of the Children Employed in the Mines and Collieries of the United Kingdom
Children’s Stories from Dickens: Mary Angela Dickens; illustrated by Harold Copping London: Raphael Tuck, c.1911