An Introduction to Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens is one of my favorite classical authors and I truly hope that you will enjoy our reading of A Christmas Carol.
Let us start off with a little internet scavenger hunt!
A wealth of information exists and is freely given from the Museum of London:
What was life like in Victorian England?
Charles Dickens' Museum
Britannica Classics: Early Victorian England and Charles Dickens (1962)
Let us start off with a little internet scavenger hunt!
A wealth of information exists and is freely given from the Museum of London:
What was life like in Victorian England?
Charles Dickens' Museum
Britannica Classics: Early Victorian England and Charles Dickens (1962)
All Images from Google Images
Seventh Grade Study of Charles Dickens and The Christmas Carol
I am so excited about this link, I can hardly stand myself!
SURVIVE DICKENS' LONDON are you take a tour of Dickensian London? You could meet Mr Micawber, Mr Pickwick or Fagin. Or you might catch smallpox and end up in jail. If you do well, you'll get to meet Charles Dickens.
From the BBC Website:
Listen to A Christmas Carol on audio courtesy of the BBC (abridged version)
Listen to A Christmas Carol on audio (full version)
Charles Dickens' Animation (BBC)
From the British Library: Origins and Themes of A Christmas Carol
Victorian Child Labour from the BBC's "The Charles Dickens Show"
Victorian Workhouses from BBC's "The Charles Dickens Show"
BBC Schools: Landmarks: Victorian Britain - Town Life
BBC Schools: Landmarks: Victorian Britain - Achievements
SURVIVE DICKENS' LONDON are you take a tour of Dickensian London? You could meet Mr Micawber, Mr Pickwick or Fagin. Or you might catch smallpox and end up in jail. If you do well, you'll get to meet Charles Dickens.
From the BBC Website:
- Dodge through Victorian London, avoiding the gangs and villains and trials and tribulations of Dickensian London in order to seek out Charles Dickens in his chalet hideaway in Rochester.
- You'll face tasks and choices - you might have to pick pockets for Fagin, or rob bodies for Gaffer Hexham. Perform well and you'll be able to wend your way through dark alleyways and winding streets. Make the wrong choice and you could end up in jail, or worse...
- You'll need to keep your health up and you'll need to keep your eyes open in order to make money for your fare to Rochester. Be warned; time is short and the streets of London are not for the faint hearted...
- To play the game you will need to install Macromedia Flash. Visit WebWise for more information.
- Watch the Charles Dickens animation on the BBC Drama website
Listen to A Christmas Carol on audio courtesy of the BBC (abridged version)
Listen to A Christmas Carol on audio (full version)
Charles Dickens' Animation (BBC)
From the British Library: Origins and Themes of A Christmas Carol
Victorian Child Labour from the BBC's "The Charles Dickens Show"
Victorian Workhouses from BBC's "The Charles Dickens Show"
BBC Schools: Landmarks: Victorian Britain - Town Life
BBC Schools: Landmarks: Victorian Britain - Achievements