Who was Charles Dickens?

Peter Whitehead


Regions:
Kent, London
Notice Period:
Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
Type:
Hobby
Fee:
Free
Category:
Humanities
Updated:
8th July 2025

One of our best known novelists, Dickens was also a social campaigner, journalist, actor and many other things. But who was the real Charles Dickens? This talk looks at the many aspects of Dickens' life and career - a man who kept elements of his childhood secret, who behaved badly towards his wife but is celebrated as the Man who invented Christmas. Organisations/Venues should have appropriate IT and projection facilities to allow a PowerPoint presentation to be shown. This talk lasts about 45 minutes to an hour.

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About Peter Whitehead

After a 40 year career in the Civil Service, Peter now volunteers at a range of institutions. In the past these have included the Charles Dickens Museum, the Old Royal Naval College Greenwich and the Royal Academy. He now is a volunteer at The Charterhouse and The Guards Museum and gives talks to help fundraise for these institutions.


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