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Charles Dickens

Birth:	Feb. 7, 1812
Death:	Jun. 9, 1870
Victorian author whose works include several masterpieces including 'Oliver Twist', 'A Christmas Carol', 'A Tale of Two Cities' and 'The Pickwick Papers'. He died at Gads Hill Place, his home five miles from Rochester. His wish was to be buried in front of Rochester Cathedral but was buried in Westminster Abbey instead. Family links: Parents: John Dickens (1785 - 1851) Elizabeth Barrow Dickens (1789 - 1863) Spouse: Catherine Thompson Hogarth Dickens (1815 - 1879) Children: Catherine Elizabeth Macready Dickens Perugini (1839 - 1929)* *Calculated relationship Search Amazon for Charles Dickens

Burial: Westminster Abbey Westminster Greater London, England Plot: Poets Corner GPS (lat/lon): 51.50008, -0.12923
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- C
Added: Apr. 9, 2013

Bless you for Pickwick, Nickleby, Old Curiosity House, Rudge, Chuzzlewit, A Christmas Carol, Dombey, Copperfield, Bleak House, Hard Times, Dorritt, Great Expectations, A Tale of Two Cities, Our Mutual Friend, Drood. You were and are a literary titan.
- J.B.
Added: Feb. 25, 2013

- You know my name
Added: Feb. 21, 2013

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