Charles Dickens, 1812-2012
Charles Dickens was born 200 years ago on Tuesday, and in addition to the online tributes one is accustomed to – a Google doodle, becoming a trending topic on Twitter – the British Council is organizing a read-a-thon across the world.
As a body of work, Dickens' novels are as rich in incident and character (the very meat and drink of movie narrative) as those of any other half-dozen authors in English — and there are hundreds of screen adaptations to prove it.
Charles Dickens was born 200 years ago on Tuesday, and in addition to the online tributes one is accustomed to – a Google doodle, becoming a trending topic on Twitter – the British Council is organizing a read-a-thon across the world.
There has been plenty of commentary about concerning Charles Dickens, as it is the 200th year of his birth. Here is an entry, written back in 2006 at The Freeman, about him, which looks pretty interesting, and some of the
Google's latest Doodle marks the 200th Birthday of british novelist Charles Dickens but also marks the first time that the company has used their logo change to specifically promote a product or service.
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