Themes with Charles Dickens

Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1812/02/07 Elizabeth Dickens, wife of John Dickens, gives birth to a son, Charles John Huffam Dickens, at home on Mile End Terrace. Three furnished rooms: the parlour, the dining room and the bedroom where Charles was born are on exhibit. Born Charles Dickens Birthplace Museum Portsmouth, Eng
1815/00/00 The Dickens family move from Portsmouth to a second-floor, one bedroom flat at 22 Cleveland Street in Bloomsbury, London. Altered, an original Georgian fireplace remains in the main room. Home Charles Dickens First London Home London
1825/04/00 Charles Dickens attends Wellington House Academy (razed) on Hampstead Road (near Granby Ter) in Camden, London, from April 1825 to March 1827. Education
1828/00/00 The Dickens family move back to their flat at 22 Cleveland Street. They will quit the residence in 1831. Life Charles Dickens First London Home London
1830/00/00 After the Dickens family returned to their flat at 22 Cleveland Street, not far from the Cleveland Street Workhouse, teenage Charles is afforded many opportunities to watch the desperate people entering the institution. Life Oliver Twist (book) Strand Union Workhouse, London London
1830/00/00 After the Dickens family returned to their flat at 22 Cleveland Street, not far from the Cleveland Street Workhouse, teenage Charles is afforded many opportunities to watch the desperate people entering the institution. Life Oliver Twist (book) Charles Dickens First London Home London
1834/04/00 St George's is the fictional setting for Charles Dickens' "The Bloomsbury Christening", published in "The Monthly Magazine" Author Church Of St George, Bloomsbury London
1836/03/31 Typically issued on the last day of its given month, Chapman and Hall publishes the first installment Charles Dickens's "The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club". Author The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
1837/02/00 "Oliver Twist" is serilized in Bentley's Miscellany from February 1837 to April 1839 and published in book form in 1838. "Oliver Twist" was written at 48 Doughty St. Author Oliver Twist (book) Charles Dickens House London
1837/03/25 The Dickens family move to Doughty St. Home Charles Dickens House London
1837/05/07 After returning from a performance of "Is She His Wife?" at the St James's Theatre (lost) with the Dickens couple, Mary Hogarth, Charles' sister-in-law, dies at the Dickens family home. Life Charles Dickens House London
1837/05/31 The May issue of the "Pickwick Papers" does not arrive. In mourning for his sister-in-law Mary Hogarth, Dickens missed the deadline. "lost a very dear young relative ... whose society has been, for a long time, the chief solace of his labours". CD Author The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club
1838/00/00 The "Forty Thieves", including Charles Dickens, are elected to the Athenaeum Club on Waterloo Place. Member The Athenaeum London
1838/04/26 Thomas Noon Talfourd arrives at Covent Garden (lost) and joins John Forster and Charles Dickens watching "Coriolanus" from Box C. Patron Coriolanus Royal Opera House, Covent Garden London
1840/07/06 Henry Burnett, Charles Dickens, Fred Dickens and Daniel MacLise arrive outside of Newgate prison (razed) in anticipation of the hanging of Francois Courvoisier. Witness St Sepulchre-without-Newgate London
1841/00/00 Charles Dickens stays at the Ship Hotel. Visitor Old Ship Assembly Rooms Brighton
1842/00/00 Returning to Lebanon that night, we lay at the little inn at which we had halted in the afternoon. In point of cleanliness and comfort it would have suffered by no comparison with any English alehouse, of a homely kind, in England. - CD Visitor American Notes Mermaid House Hotel Lebanon, IL Charles Dickens' 1842 Tour of America
1842/00/00 Charles Dickens spends a night the Exchange Hotel Visitor Exchange Hotel Sandusky Charles Dickens' 1842 Tour of America
1842/00/00 Charles Dickens visits Perkins during a lecture tour of America and writes about Dr Howe's work with deaf-blind student Laura Bridgman. Visitor American Notes Perkins School for the Blind Watertown Charles Dickens' 1842 Tour of America
1842/00/00 We halted once more at a village called Lebanon to inflate the horses again, and give them some corn besides: of which they stood much in need. Pending this ceremony, I walked into the village, - CD Visitor American Notes Lebanon, Illinois, Historic District Lebanon, IL Charles Dickens' 1842 Tour of America
1842/00/00 Charles Dickens visits the Fairmount Water Works Visitor American Notes Fairmount Water Works Philadelphia, PA Charles Dickens' 1842 Tour of America
1842/03/06 Charles Dickens writes to Edgar Poe from the United States Hotel, Philadelphia (423 Chestnut St, razed 1856) thanking Poe for sending him "Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque". Visitor Second Bank of the United States Philadelphia, PA Charles Dickens' 1842 Tour of America
1842/03/08 Charles Dickens witnesses solitary confinement and visits several prisoners at Eastern State Penitentiary outside Philadelphia. Visitor American Notes Eastern State Penitentiary Philadelphia, PA Charles Dickens' 1842 Tour of America
1842/03/12 Charles Dickens writes an epitaph for Charles Irving Thornton Author Charles Irving Thornton Tombstone Cumberland Charles Dickens' 1842 Tour of America
1842/10/19 American Notes is published Author American Notes Charles Dickens' 1842 Tour of America
1843/12/17 Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol" is published by Chapman and Hall. Priced at 5 shillings (23 pounds in 2018), the first run of 6,000 copies sells out by Christmas Eve. Author A Christmas Carol (book) Old English Punch
1844/06/20 I shall be at the Athenaeum... - CD Member The Athenaeum London
1844/12/02 My Dear Miss Ely. I shall be delighted to dine in Russell Square on Saturday, and beg my sincerest regards to all belonging there. - CD to Marion Elizabeth Ely at 56 Russell Square Guest Numbers 52-60 And Attached Railings Russell Square
1850/00/00 There was early coffee to be got about Covent-garden Market, and that was more company - warm company, too, which was better.... Into one of these establishments (among the earliest) near Bow-street ... I sat over my houseless cup, - CD, Night Walks, 1860 Life Covent Garden Market Building London
1850/00/00 David Copperfield - published Author David Copperfield (book)
1851/10/22 Charles Dickens sends Thomas Eeles a list of fictitious titles to be used on fake books Eeles is making. "If you should want more titles, and will let me know how many, I will send them to you." - CD Life
1852/03/31 I beg to acknowledge the safe receipt of your draft for L100 sterling, namely L50 on account of Household Words, and L50 on account of Bleak House. - CD to publisher Christian Tauchnitz Author Bleak House (book)
1856/03/00 Charles Dickens buys Gads Hill Place for 1,790 Pounding Sterling from author Eliza Lynn. Home Gadshill Place Higham
1857/06/00 The Dickens family begin using Gads Hill Place as their country seat. Home Gadshill Place Higham
1857/09/07 Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins depart London by train for Carlisle, travel another 14 miles to the village of Hesketh Newmarket, and stay at the Queen's Head (private residence called Dickens House). Visitor Caldbeck Cumbria The Lazy Tour of Two Authors
1857/09/08 Despite bad weather, Dickens persuades a reluctant Collins to climb Carrock Fell, 8 mi (13 km) NE of Keswick. Carrying a broken compass, the lazy authors become lost in heavy mist on the descent where Wilkie badly sprains his ankle. Visitor Lake District The Lazy Tour of Two Authors
1857/09/09 Dickens and Collins make it to Allonby in time for lunch. They stay for two nights at The Ship, described by Dickens as 'a capital little homely inn looking out upon the sea ... a clean nice place in a rough wild country'. Visitor Ship Hotel Allonby The Lazy Tour of Two Authors
1859/00/00 St Mary's becomes Charles Dickens' parish church when he moves into Gads' Hill Place, on the Gravesend-Rochester road. Faith Church Of St Mary, Higham Higham
1859/00/00 "A Tale of Two Cities", a novel by Charles Dickens, is published. Author A Tale of Two Cities (book)
1860/00/00 With Dickens as a consultant, Tom Taylor's adaptation of "A Tale of Two Cities" runs at Lyceum Theatre, London. Work A Tale of Two Cities (book) Lyceum Theatre London
1860/00/00 Catherine Dickens marries artist and author Charles Allston Collins, younger brother of Wilkie Collins, at St Mary's in Higham. Father of the Bride Church Of St Mary, Higham Higham Marriage of Kate Dickens and Charles Allston Collins
1861/00/00 Great Expectations - published Author Great Expectations (book)
1863/11/09 Please send Cheap Edition of Bleak House and Little Dorrit (only) to Mrs Alfred Dickens, 4 Grafton Terrace, Haverstock Hill. - CD to publisher Bradbury and Evans on sending books to his sister-in-law. CD rented the house (lost) for Helen and her children. Family Bleak House (book)
1863/11/09 I send you ... an order ... for 12 Little Dorrits. Will you, with all convenient dispatch, half-bind 9 in my favorite red with gilt leaves, and bind the remaining 3 in any elegant and substantial way you like. - CD to Thomas Eeles, 22 Cursitor St (lost) Author Gadshill Place Higham
1863/11/09 I purpose being in town on Sunday the Eighteenth, and will immediately write to you, proposing an appointment. As your eyes are bad, do not take the trouble to reply to this, unless you have any objection to urge. - CD to Madame Sala at 3 John Street Life Numbers 2 To 9 And Attached Railings London
1865/00/00 A gift from Charles Fetcher, the actor, Dickens Chalet is erected on the grounds of Gadshill Place. Life Dickens Chalet Rochester, Kent
1866/12/00 "Mugby Junction" by Charles Dickens, Charles Collins, Amelia Edwards, Andrew Halliday and Hesba Stretton is published as a Christmas extra from All the year round. Author Mugby Junction (short story collection)
1866/12/10 "The Signal-Man" by Charles Dickens appears in Mugby Junction, a short story collection published by All the Year Round as a Christmas extra. Author The Signal-Man (short story)
1866/12/10 "The Boy at Mugby" by Charles Dickens appears in 'Mugby Junction', a short story collection published by 'All the Year Round' as a Christmas extra. Author The Boy at Mugby (short story)
1867/12/00 Dickens gives a special reading of "A Christmas Carol" at the Parker House to the Saturday Club. Parker House has the door to Dickens' room and the mirror used by him for rehearsals. Performer A Christmas Carol (book) Parker House Boston Charles Dickens' 1867 Tour of America
1867/12/03 Charles Dickens begins the first of four sold out readings with a performance of "A Christmas Carol". Author A Christmas Carol (book) Tremont Temple Baptist Church Boston
1867/12/26 "No Thoroughfare: A Drama: In Five Acts" by Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins opens at the Adelphi Theatre starring Benjamin Webster, Mrs Alfred Mellon, Henry G Neville, Charles Albert Fechter, Carlotta Leclercq, John Billington and George G Belmore. Playwright The Adelphi Theatre London
1868/00/00 The Magic Fishbone - published Author The Magic Fishbone
1870/04/00 Illustrated by Luke Fildes, the first installment of "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" is serialized in Dickens own weekly "All the Year Round" at a purchase price of one shilling. In it, Rosa goes to a Lumps-of-Delight shop. Author The Mystery of Edwin Drood Turkish Delight
1870/06/08 Charles Dickens dies of a stroke on a couch in the dining room of Gad's Hill Place, Higham, Kent. Died Gadshill Place Higham
1870/06/14 Charles Dickens is laid to rest in the Poets' Corner, Westminster Abbey Memorium Westminster Abbey, London London

16 Creative Works by Charles Dickens »

Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club Author Book 1836/03/31
Oliver Twist (book) Author Novel 1837/02/00
  • 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
  • 1100 or so Notable Novels and Novellas
American Notes Author Book 1842/10/19
A Christmas Carol (book) Author Mezzobula 1843/12/17
  • 1000 Notable Short Stories, True Tales and Mezzobulas
  • 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
David Copperfield (book) Author Makrystoria 1850/00/00
  • 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
  • 1100 or so Notable Novels and Novellas
Bleak House (book) Author Book 1852/03/31
  • 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
  • 1100 or so Notable Novels and Novellas
A Tale of Two Cities (book) Author Book 1859/00/00
  • 1100 or so Notable Novels and Novellas
Great Expectations (book) Author Novel 1861/00/00
  • 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
  • 1100 or so Notable Novels and Novellas
To be Taken with a Grain of Salt (Short Story) Author Short Story 1865/12/00
Mugby Junction (short story collection) Author Short Story Collection 1866/12/00
Barbox Brothers and Co (short story) Author Short Story 1866/12/10
The Signal-Man (short story) Author Short Story 1866/12/10
  • 1000 Notable Short Stories, True Tales and Mezzobulas
The Boy at Mugby (short story) Author Short Story 1866/12/10
Barbox Brothers (short story) Author Short Story 1866/12/10
The Magic Fishbone Author Book 1868/00/00
  • 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up
The Mystery of Edwin Drood Author Novel 1870/04/00
  • 1100 or so Notable Novels and Novellas
  • The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time

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