Charles Dickens (Volume Six, Episode Eight) Part One

Acclaimed in his lifetime for his remarkable literary career, Charles Dickens’ private life was wracked by dysfunction, scandal and the cruelty he inflicted on his wife and his children.

Charles Dickens, as a younger man
Catherine Dickens, 1838
Ebenezer Scrooge and Marley’s ghost, A Christmas Carol
Grip, the Raven from Barnaby Rudge
Freddy Bartholomew, in the MGM version of David Copperfield
Dickens, later in life

Charles Dickens (Volume Six, Episode Eight) Part Two

Acclaimed in his lifetime for his remarkable literary career, Charles Dickens’ private life was wracked by dysfunction, scandal and the cruelty he inflicted on his wife and his children.

Portrait of Dickens, circa 1850
Catherine Hogarth Dickens, 1852
Georgina Hogarth and Dickens’ daughter Mamie
Charles Dickens, far right in hat, with daughters, Georgina on steps and guests at Gad’s Hill Place.
Grave of Charles Dickens, Westminster Abbey.
Catherine Dickens and daughter Dora’s grave, Newgate Cemetery, London

Charles Dickens (Volume Six, Episode Eight) Book and Music Information

The books used to compose this podcast included:

“Charles Dickens,” by Michael Slater, and

“Dickens,” by Peter Ackroyd

The music used in this podcast included:

For the intro in both parts: “Community,” by Track Tribe, and

For the outro in both parts: “Hidden Frozen Lake-Go By Ocean,” by Ryan McCaffrey.