Comments on: What the Dickens? Why London’s Novelist is Everywhere in 2012

By: Janet Couzens

Janet Couzens — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:38:36 +0000

Disgusted that you are supporting the closure of the Dicken’s Museum in this year of all years. All those Olympic Visitors from abroad with time on their hands between events could have drawn in a huge well of support for the Museum. The Museum is cutting its nose to spite its face. Dicken’s Lovers want to go to his actual house not to mere exhibitions all over the place: they want to tread in the place where he trod: they want to imagine. I feel so sorry for all those people from abroad who look forward to visiting his house this year, including Dickens’ societies from the USA it seems, only to find it closed. It’s a terrible arrogance and selfishness by the Museum. The time limits for spending Heritage grant monies should have been intelligently negotiated. I’ll stay at home and read his books but I shall not support any Dickens’ event this year out of protest.

By: Attraction Tickets

Attraction Tickets — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:21:14 +0000

Dickens really painted a picture of London. This is quite fitting really. London has a huge year ahead of it and a lot of people will be curious about it’s history as a result.

By: Amelia Haus

Amelia Haus — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:42:07 +0000

What good timing!
We’ll be celebrating Dickens throughout February as well, especially Dickens’s relationship with London; not only have we published ‘Dickens’s London’ – London is illuminated by Dickens’s novels, letters and life http://www.hauspublishing.com/product/396 – we’ll be launching the book with a talk on Dickens birthday, at the bookHaus (70 Cadogan Place, SW1X 9AH) and later in the month, going on one of the walks from the book, starting at Lincoln’s Inn.
For more information, email amelia@hauspublishing.com, and we’d love to see you there!