The Southern California Dickens Fellowship
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The Southern California Dickens (SoCal DF) Fellowship meets every other month to discuss a selected novel or a specific Dickensian theme.
If a Guest Presentation opportunity avails, we will calendar in the between month.
We continue to offer Zoom meetings in 2026, including:
View our Programme here.
Dickens Universe 2025:
The 45th annual Dickens Universe, hosted by the Dicken Project, enjoyed a successful last week of July at idyllic U. C. Santa Cruz in California, USA. The novel of discussion was The Old Curiosity Shop. Approximately 160 participants delighted in a daily schedule that featured three square meals, multiple lectures, morning novel discussion groups, Victorian Tea, Post Prandial Potations (free after dinner beer and wine), silent auction and merchandise sales, and film screenings (to name a few).
Additional pleasures were the Thursday night novel Farce and the Grand Party; capped off on Friday night by the Curiosity Gala (fundraising Grand Auction, Victorian Dance and Casino Gaming). A total of 16 excellent speakers presented throughout the week on topics that ranged far and wide, all with the root connection of the novel The Old Curiosity Shop. The chosen work for 2026 is Bleak House.
A few photos can be viewed here.
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