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
- Tagged:
- Dickens | Literature | Biography
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.
Views: 9 | Enquiries: 0About 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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