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Opium, Muffins, and Tea: The Setting of Nicholas Nickleby

This post has been contributed by Dano Cammarota. As a rule, and often unconsciously, I approach literature from a historical perspective. It is my comfort zone and understandably the works of Charles Dickens provide a plethora of history woven seamlessly into the narrative. At the...
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The purpose of the Dickens Society is to conduct, further, and support research, publication, instruction, and general interest in the life, times, and literature of Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870).