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Victorian Britain

Could Dickens' Theatrical Tours Have Contributed to His Death?

In this podcast, Professor Jon Mee answers questions from Luke Hamer, Assistant Press Officer, about Dickens' later career. After the breakdown of his marriage, Dickens toured the country with a series of theatrical readings of his works in an exhausting schedule that may have contributed to his detereorating health and, ultimately, his death.

Dickens and Shakespeare, Dr Charlotte Mathieson, Dr Paul Edmondson and Professor Stanley Wells.

In this video, Dr Charlotte Mathieson meets with Dr Paul Edmondson and Professor Stanley Wells, Chairman of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, to discuss Dickens' relationship with the Trust.

Victorian Britain, Dr Sarah Richardson

In this podcast, Dr Sarah Richardson looks at the Victorian era and provides a background to the Celebrating Dickens project.

Victorian Housing, Professor Libby Burton

Professor Libby Burton details the environment in which the Victorians lived and what they did for us.

Bill and Nancy, Professor Rebecca Probert

In this podcast, Professor Rebecca Probert examines a a real-life 19th century couple whose tragic tale could have been taken straight out of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist.

Dickens and Europe, Dr Charlotte Mathieson

Dr. Charlotte Mathieson, an Associate Fellow in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies, speaks with Penelope Jenkins about European travel in Little Dorrit.

Dickens and Travel, Dr Charlotte Mathieson

Dr. Charlotte Mathieson, an Associate Fellow in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies, speaks with Penelope Jenkins about travel in Bleak House.

Dickens and Crime, Dr Pablo Mukherjee

Dr Pablo Mukherjee, an expert in Victorian detective fiction from the University of Warwick’s English and Comparative Literary Studies department, talks to Professor Jon Mee about crime and the police in Charles Dickens’ novels.

Dickens the husband and father, Lucinda Hawksley

In this video Professor Jon Mee talks to Lucinda Hawksley about Dickens' early life and the effect it had on his own writing.

Female Philanthropy, Gabrielle Mearns

Gabrielle Mearns, an expert in female philanthropy and Victorian literature, explains the importance of philanthropy and social reform in the nineteenth Century.

Dickens and the Law, Professor Gary Watt

Professor Gary Watt, School of Law meets Professor Jon Mee in a London prison to discuss Dickens' relationship with the Law.