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Details of the 2008 programme, which is organised by Tony Williams, are provided below. Fuller programme information, including details of any supplementary events, is published in the newsletter
London Particular and on this site, where changes and additions are
notified on the News page.
Barnard's Inn Hall
Ordinary meetings are held at Barnard's Inn Hall Holborn, London EC1N 2HH, starting at 6.30 p.m. The nearest Underground station is Chancery Lane.
Barnard's Inn Hall, which dates from the 14th century, belongs today to Gresham College. Details of its history can be found on the College website: www.gresham.ac.co.uk. The erstwhile Inn of Chancery was described in Great Expectations (Chapter XXI).
Details from Peter Duggan
Where indicated, further details of the event are available from
Peter Duggan, 6 Citrus House, Alverton Street, Deptford, London SE8 5NP, England; or e-mail enquiry via postbox@dickenfellowship.org
(an alternative likely to take longer).
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| January 2008 |
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| Tuesday, 22nd |
Social evening, with refreshments and readings. Entertainment will be provided by visiting members of the Bristol and Clifton Branch. |
Barnard's Inn Hall |
| February 2008 |
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| Thursday, 7th |
Celebrating Charles Dickens's 196th Birthday, at the National Liberal Club. Principal Guest: Professor Michael Slater.
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Details from Peter Duggan |
| Monday, 18th |
'150 Years Ago: Dickens in 1858': talk by Tony Williams. |
Barnard's Inn Hall |
| March 2008 |
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| Wednesday, 26th |
'Victorian Scientific Humbug and the Man Who Swore Allegiance to Two Ladies on 19th March 1859': talk by Derek Mortimer. |
Barnard's Inn Hall |
| April 2008 |
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| Thursday, 24th |
'Dickens and Debtors' Prisons': talk by David Thomas. |
Barnard's Inn Hall |
| May 2008 |
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| Sunday, 11th |
Commemoration Service at the Church of St George the Martyr, Borough High Street, at 10.30 a.m., followed by lunch at the George Inn. |
Details from Peter Duggan |
| Monday, 19th |
'Approaches to the City: Dickens and the "Northern Heights" ': talk by Léonee Ormond, President of the International Dickens Fellowship. |
Barnard's Inn Hall |
| June 2008 |
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| Monday, 9th |
Wreath-laying at Westminster Abbey to mark the 138th Anniversary of the death of Charles Dickens. Assemble at 5.45 p.m. inside the West Door. Members may wish to attend Evensong beforehand in the Abbey at 5.00 p.m. |
Details from Peter Duggan |
| Saturday, 21st |
Open Day for Dickens Fellowship members at the Charles Dickens Museum, with a programme of talks, walks and readings. Refreshments will be provided. |
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| July 2008 |
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| Wednesday, 30th to Monday, 4th August |
102nd International Dickens Fellowship Conference in Durham
- organised by the NE England Branch.
For details, visit the Conference website, or contact Ruth Crofton at dickensne08@aol.com, or write to her at: 54 Mount Pleasant, Stanley, Crook, County Durham DL15 9SG.
Deadline for bookings and final payments: July 7th, 2008 |
See Conference website |
| August 2008 |
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| Saturday, 16th |
'Dickens, London Bridge and the north bank of the Thames': walk led by David Aggett and Tony Williams. Meet at the Monument at 2 p.m. (nearest Underground station: Monument, on the Circle and District Lines). |
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| September 2008 |
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| Saturday, 6th |
Annual Outing. this year to Dickens World, Chatham Maritime. |
Details from Peter Duggan |
| Wednesday, 10th |
'Living in the Past, the Present and the Future: Dickens 1812-2012': some reminiscences of past anniversaries and plans for the forthcoming bi-centenary.
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Barnard's Inn Hall |
| October 2008 |
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| Thursday, 9th |
'Peggotty's Workbox: Dickens's Imagination and Objects': talk by Clare Pettitt . |
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| November 2008 |
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| Monday, 10th |
'Dickens Use of the Autobiographical Fragment'': talk by Nicola Bradbury. |
Barnard's Inn Hall |
| December 2008 |
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| Tuesday, 2nd |
Fellowship and Friends: joint meeting of the Dickens Fellowship and Friends of the Charles Dickens Museum for a Victorian Dance Evening. |
Barnard's Inn Hall |
| Saturday, 6th |
Christmas Supper. |
Details from Peter Duggan |
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