WHY THERE ARE TWO BRANCHES OF THE FELLOWSHIP IN NEW YORK?

Dickensians in the Big Apple are spoilt for choice as there are two branches of the Dickens Fellowship in the city.  But why? And which one to choose?  In the fearless pursuit of truth, the New York Times sent a reporter to visit the Christmas parties of both branches and published an article on the history of this phenomenon.  Here it is ...


http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/19/nyregion/a-dickensian-divide-but-united-in-holiday-cheer.html?_r=1