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Charles Dickens (1812–1870) was an English writer and social critic. Dickens may also refer to: People * Dickens (surname) *Dickens family, descendants of John Dickens, including his son Charles Dickens Places * Dickens (crater), a crater on Mercury ;Canada * Dickens, Vancouver, British Columbia, a small neighbourhood in East Vancouver ;United Kingdom * Dickens Heath, village in the borough of Solihull, West Midlands ;United States *Dickens, Iowa (population 202 at the 2000 census), a city in Clay County * Dickens, Maryland, an unincorporated community in Allegany County *Dickens, Missouri, an unincorporated community *Dickens, Nebraska, an unincorporated community in Lincoln County *Dickens, Texas (population 332 at the 2000 census), a city in Dickens County *Dickens County, Texas (population 2,762 at the 2000 census) Arts, entertainment, and media *''Dickens (TV miniseries)'', 2002 PBS miniseries *''Dickens in America'', 2005 BBC television documentary * ''Dickensian'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.. His works enjoyed unprecedented popularity during his lifetime and, by the 20th century, critics and scholars had recognised him as a literary genius. His novels and short stories are widely read today. Born in Portsmouth, Dickens left school at the age of 12 to work in a boot-blacking factory when his father was incarcerated in a debtors' prison. After three years he returned to school, before he began his literary career as a journalist. Dickens edited a weekly journal for 20 years, wrote 15 novels, five novellas, hundreds of short stories and non-fiction articles, lectured and performed readings extensively, was an indefatigable letter writer, and campaigned vigorously for children's rights, for education, and for other social re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickens County, Texas
Dickens County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,770. Its county seat is Dickens. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1891. Both the county and its seat are named for J. Dickens, who died at the Battle of the Alamo. The Pitchfork Ranch is in Dickens and adjacent King County. It was managed from 1965 to 1986 by Jim Humphreys, who was also affiliated with the National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock. The Matador Ranch, based in Motley County, once reached into Dickens County. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (0.4%) are covered by water. Major highways * U.S. Highway 82 / State Highway 114 * State Highway 70 * State Highway 208 Adjacent counties * Motley County (north) * King County (east) * Kent County (south) * Crosby County (west) * Garza County (southwest) * Floyd County (northwest) * Cottle County (northeast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickens On The Strand
Dickens on the Strand is an annual Christmas festival organized by the Galveston Historical Foundation in Galveston, Texas occurring the first weekend in December. Established in 1974 and set against the historical backdrop of Galveston's Strand, participants come to witness and relive the Charles Dickens era. Saturday features a parade featuring Queen Victoria and there is a costume contest on Sunday. Participants dressed in Victorian fashion Victorian fashion consists of the various fashions and trends in British culture that emerged and developed in the United Kingdom and the British Empire throughout the Victorian era, roughly from the 1830s through the 1890s. The period saw m ... are admitted for half price. Admission also includes access to the Elissa, a merchant vessel built in 1877. References Culture of Galveston, Texas {{Texas-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickens World
Dickens World was a themed attraction located in the Chatham Dockside retail park in Kent, England. It was themed around elements of the life and work of Charles Dickens. After a soft opening in April, Dickens World officially opened to the public on 25 May 2007. It closed on 12 October 2016. The concept First conceived as far back as the 1970s, Dickens World was designed by Gerry O'Sullivan-Beare, who also created Santa World in Sweden and Andersen World. It cost £62 million. Designers RMA Ltd worked closely with Dickens World and the Dickens Fellowship to ensure that the production of authentic storylines, characters, atmospheric streets, courtyards, and alleyways were true to the period. Dickens World was based around the life of author Charles Dickens, briefly a resident of Chatham in Kent as a child and who, as an adult, lived at Gad's Hill Place in nearby Higham. Many of the locations and characters in his novels are based on buildings, places and people of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickens Athletic Center
Dickens Athletic Center is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Chicago, Illinois. It was home to the Chicago State University Cougars basketball teams until late 2006, when it was replaced by the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center The Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center, also known as the Jones Convocation Center or simply the JCC, is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Chicago, Illinois. Completed in 2007, the arena is home court for the Chicago State University Co .... It currently hosts the school's volleyball program. External linksVenue information Basketball venues in Chicago College volleyball venues in the United States Defunct college basketball venues in the United States Indoor arenas in Illinois Sports venues in Chicago Volleyball venues in Chicago {{Chicago-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickens Hall
Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public institution of higher learning in the state of Kansas. It had a record high enrollment of 24,766 students for the Fall 2014 semester. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". Kansas State's academic offerings are administered through nine colleges, including the College of Veterinary Medicine and the College of Technology and Aviation in Salina. Graduate degrees offered include 65 master's degree programs and 45 doctoral degrees. Branch campuses are in Salina and Olathe. The Kansas State University Salina Aerospace and Technology Campus is home to the College of Technology and Aviation. The Olathe Innovation Campus has a focus on graduate work in research bioenergy, animal health, plant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickens Annex
The Vancouver School Board (VSB; officially School District 39 Vancouver) is a school district based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A board of nine trustees normally manages this district that serves the city of Vancouver and the University Endowment Lands. Board of Education The Vancouver Board of Education is composed of nine elected trustees and a student trustee. Trustees of the Vancouver School Board are elected under an at-large system. Since 2022 As of November 2022, the trustees of the Vancouver School Board, listed by number of votes received during the 2022 Vancouver municipal election, are: 2018–2022 , the trustees of the Vancouver School Board, listed by number of votes received during the 2018 Vancouver municipal election, are: 2017–2018 All positions on the school board were vacated on October 17, 2016, when the elected board was removed by provincial Education Minister Mike Bernier for failing to pass a balanced budget. A by-election was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickensian (TV Series)
''Dickensian'' is a British drama television series that premiered on BBC One from 26 December 2015 to 21 February 2016. The 20-part series, created and co-written by Tony Jordan, brings characters from many Charles Dickens novels together in one Victorian London neighbourhood, as Inspector Bucket investigates the murder of Ebenezer Scrooge's partner Jacob Marley. Production ''Dickensian'' was commissioned by Danny Cohen and Ben Stephenson. The executive producers are Polly Hill and Tony Jordan, and the production company behind the series is Red Planet Pictures. Red Planet Pictures's Alex Jones vowed to lobby HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to relax the tax-relief rules for ''Dickensian''; tax relief is only given for dramas longer than 30 minutes and each episode of ''Dickensian'' lasts 30 minutes. In April 2016, the BBC confirmed that they had cancelled the show after one series. Cast The cast includes the following: Episo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickens In America
''Dickens in America'' is a 2005 television documentary following Charles Dickens's travels across the United States in 1842, during which the young journalist penned a travel book, ''American Notes''. It is hosted by British actress Miriam Margolyes, a lifelong fan of Dickens, and intersperses history with travelogue and interviews. It was produced by Lion Television Scotland for BBC Four. Nathaniel Parker provided the voice of Dickens, quoting from his texts throughout the journey. Overview Margolyes developed a love of Dickens' work when she was 11 years old and read '' Oliver Twist'', and was inspired to create the series due to the small number of people who were familiar with ''American Notes''. Margolyes received an Olivier Award nomination for her one-woman show '' Dickens' Women'', in which she portrayed 23 characters from the novels and short stories. The show was originally devised for the 1989 Edinburgh Festival and Margolyes continued to reprise the role through t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickens, Texas
Dickens is a city in and the county seat of Dickens County, Texas, United States. The population was 286 at the 2010 census, down from 332 at the 2000 census. Charles Weldon Cannon (1915–1997), a Dickens County native, made his famous boots and saddles in Dickens. Geography Dickens is located west of the center of Dickens County at (33.621341, –100.834987), with the Croton Breaks to the east and Mackenzie Peak to the north. U.S. Route 82 passes through Dickens, leading east to Guthrie and west to Lubbock. Texas State Highway 70 crosses the west side of town, leading north to Matador and southeast to Jayton. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Dickens has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 219 people, 126 households, and 62 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 332 people, 133 households, and 88 families living in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickens (surname)
Dickens is an English surname originating from the name Dick, the diminutive of Richard, stemmed with the patronymic termination ens, meaning belonging to, or the son of. Notable people with the surname include: Charles Dickens family/descendants * John Dickens (1785–1851), the father of novelist Charles Dickens * Charles Dickens (1812–1870), British novelist of the Victorian era * Catherine Dickens (1815–1879), estranged wife of Charles Dickens * Frederick Dickens (1820–1868), younger brother of Charles Dickens * Alfred Lamert Dickens (1822–1860), younger brother of Charles Dickens * Augustus Dickens (1827–1866), younger brother of Charles Dickens * Charles Dickens Jr. (1837–1896), editor and writer, first child of Charles Dickens * Mary Dickens (1838–1896) oldest daughter of Charles Dickens * Kate Dickens (1839–1929), second daughter of Charles Dickens and an artist * Walter Landor Dickens (1841–1863) son of Charles Dickens * Francis Dickens (1844–1886 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
