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October 2023
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Nottingham
Branch Meeting
Jill Davis will lead our discussions on Our Mutual Friend, Book 1, chapters 7-11
Cleveland
Characters in Dombey & Son
04:06 PM
Richmond Hts Library
Paul Siedel introduces characters in Dombey & Son, our book of the year.
Date : 03 October
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Broadstairs
Dr Jeremy Parrott on 'Charles Dickens and the English seaside holiday'
07:00 PM
The Pavilion, seafront, Broadstairs, Kent
Dr Jeremy Parrott will deliver an entertaining presentation on 'Dickens and the English seaside holiday' in one of Dickens's own favourite seaside resorts: "our watering place". Our venue, The Pavilion, overlooks Viking Bay, which Dickens would have known as Main Bay.
Broadstairs
October meeting
07:00 PM
The Pavilion, Broadstairs
Broadstairs branch October meeting. Join us on October 4th at 7pm in the Pavilion, Harbour Street, Broadstairs for our October meeting. We are presenting a talk by Jeremy Parrott entitled ‘Dickens and the Seaside’.
Date : 04 October
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Central Fellowship
A symposium in honour of Emeritus Professor Michael Slater MBE
02:00 PM
The event will be held face to face, but owing to limited room capacity, it will also be available over Zoom.
Baltimore
Monthly Meeting of Baltimore Dickens Society
07:00 PM
Hale Auditorium at Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD
Regular meetings of the Baltimore Dickens Society include discussions of the chosen novel for the year. For 2023, that novel is David Copperfield. Chapters by meeting date include September 8: Chapters 1–11
; October 6: Chapters 12–23
; November 10: Chapters 24–36
; December 15: Chapters 37–49
; and January 12: Chapters 50–64.
Date : 06 October
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Canterbury
Talk by Professor Carolyn Oulton - Live & on Zoom
03:00 PM
St Dunstan's Church Hall, 80 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8LS
‘A fragment flung on life’s retreating sea’: Writing Dickens into the Local’: the title reflects a tribute paid to Dickens's unfinished 'Mystery of Edwin Drood' by Canterbury antiquarian & poet John Brent. The talk explores this & other examples of Dickens’s diverse influence on the people, businesses and social institutions of his adopted home county. Join us in the hall or email us for Zoom link
Date : 09 October
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Portsmouth Birthplace
Hard Times
02:30 PM
St. Swithun's Church Hall, Waverley Road, Southsea,
Presentations and discussion of themes and plot of Hard Times, our chosen book for 2023
Date : 10 October
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North East England
A Tale of Two Cities
07:00 PM
Low Fell Library, Durham Road Gateshead.
Group Member Anne McLeod leads on reading and discussing Chapters 11 through to 14 inclusive on "A Tale of Two Cities"
North East England
The Boarding House
08:00 PM
Low Fell Library, Durham Road Gateshead.
The Branch members discuss the Tale of "The Boarding House" from Sketches by Boz
Date : 16 October
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Nottingham
Branch Meeting
We will have a Bring & Buy Sale, and Jennie Travers will lead our discussions of Our Mutual Friend, Book 1, chapters 12-15
Melbourne
Outreach Event
12:00 AM
1306 High Street Malvern
As part of the Melbourne Seniors Festival, the themed Learn, Love & Live, Brian Ruck will present, The Riddle of Ellen Ternan. Exploring the mystery of the relationship between Dickens and Ternan. Hosted by The Menzies, 1306 High Street Malvern, it will start at 11.30am. A complimentary light lunch and refreshments will be served. RSVP This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Bookings essential
Date : 17 October
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Melbourne
Outreach Event
12:00 AM
1306 High Street Malvern
As part of the Melbourne Seniors Festival, the themed Learn, Love & Live, Brian Ruck will present, The Riddle of Ellen Ternan. Exploring the mystery of the relationship between Dickens and Ternan. Hosted by The Menzies, 1306 High Street Malvern, it will start at 11.30am. A complimentary light lunch and refreshments will be served. RSVP This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Bookings essential
Date : 18 October
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North East England
The Signalman
07:30 PM
Forum Theatre, Billingham
The Rumpus Theatre Company presents a spine-chilling play by John Goodrum based on CD’s classic ghost story. There will also be a matinee performance the following day (Tues 24th) at 7.30 p.m. and another evening performance that night.
Date : 23 October
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Southwold
02:30 PM
Branch Meetings are at the Guide Centre, Cautley Road, Southwold at 2:30 on the 4th Tuesday of each month from September to May, except for 4th Tuesday of February which is the Birthday Lunch at The Randolph Hotel, Reydon, at 12:30.
Central Fellowship
Carolyn Lambert: Charles Dickens and Elizabeth Gaskell: A Relationship in Print
06:30 PM
Lumen URC, 88 Tavistock Pl, London WC1H 9RS
Date : 24 October
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  • Fagin From Oliver Twist
  • Marchionness From The Old Curiosity Shop
  • Mr Bumble From Oliver Twist
  • Mr Micawber From David Copperfield
  • Mr Pecksniff From Martin Chuzzlewick
  • Mr Pickwick From The Pickwick Papers
  • Mr Weller Senior From The Pickwick Papers
  • Mrs Bardell From Pickwick Papers
  • Mrs Gamp From Martin Chuzzlewit
  • Sam Weller From The Pickwick Papers
  • The Fat Boy From Pickwick Papers
  • Trotty Veck From The Chimes
A delightful set of Dickens characters penned by Kyd (Joseph Clayton Clarke 1857-1937) have entertained readers for generations.
View summary outlines of Charles Dickens novels.
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