Dickens' HouseNot such a bleak house
48 Doughty Street
London, London
WC1N 2LX
Neighborhood: Bloomsbury/Fitzrovia/Euston
Nearest Train: Russell SquarePhone: +44 20 7405 2127
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Charles Dickens' novels famously chronicled the lives and dramas of a 19th century London in the throes of the industrial revolution, and his portrayal of slums and workhouses drew on his own family's experiences of poverty and debt. During his adult life, Dickens was to move address in London 15 times. This Regency house in genteel Bloomsbury, where he wrote two of his best loved novels - Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby - is the only one to have been preserved. The drawing room where he held literary salons has been lovingly restored, and elsewhere you can view all manner of Dickens paraphernalia including personal letters and notes as well as manuscripts and first editions of his books.Colorado Vacation GiveawayEnter for your chance to win a Colorado Vacation! www.ColoradoTourism.com
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The house/museum is pretty much as it must have been in Dicken's time. It was the first home he...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Aug 04 2008

I had been looking forward to exploring the Dickens Museum, however it was a good example of how not...
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jul 18 2007