Charles John Huffam Dickens Collection (#2)

The Old Curiosity Shop, London, England, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
The Old Curiosity Shop, London, England, c1930s. The Old Curiosity Shop built in 1567 on Portsmouth Street, Holborn was inspiration for Charles Dickenss novel of the same name

J. L. Toole as Caleb Plummer in Dot, mid-late 19th century, (1901). Creator
J.L. Toole as Caleb Plummer in " Dot", mid-late 19th century, (1901). English actor, actor-manager and theatrical producer John Lawrence Toole (1830-1906)

The Death of Harold, 1902. Death of King Harold, Battle of Hastings, 1066 (1864). Harold II (c1022-1066) was nominated as his successor as King of Angles and Saxons by Edward the Confessor

Hereward The Wake At Ely, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson
Hereward The Wake At Ely, 1902. Hereward the Wake, Anglo-Saxon rebel, attacking Peterborough Abbey, 1070 (early 20th century)

Uriah Heap, 1939. Uriah Heap is a character from the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (1812-1870). From the Dickens Character Series produced by Copes Cigarettes, 1939

The great bespeak for Miss Snevellicci. Illustration from the Charles Dickens novel Nicholas Nickleby by H. K
3123837 The great bespeak for Miss Snevellicci. Illustration from the Charles Dickens novel Nicholas Nickleby by H.K. Browne known as Phiz; Private Collection

Title page to manuscript of Dombey and Son in Charles DIckens own hand writing
709568 Title page to manuscript of Dombey and Son in Charles DIckens own hand writing. Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812 -1870. English writer and social critic

From the manuscript of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, showing that Mr. Bill Sikes first had his name spelled with a
709562 From the manuscript of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, showing that Mr. Bill Sikes first had his name spelled with a y, and including passages not in the published book

One of the title pages written by Charles Dickens when he was working on his novel Martin Chuzzlewit
709566 One of the title pages written by Charles Dickens when he was working on his novel Martin Chuzzlewit. Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812 -1870. English writer and social critic

Part of Charles Dicken's manuscript notes re the plot of The Old Curiosity Shop
709564 Part of Charles Dicken's manuscript notes re the plot of The Old Curiosity Shop. Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812 -1870. English writer and social critic

Page proof from Great Expectations, showing Charles Dickens's hand written corrections
709570 Page proof from Great Expectations, showing Charles Dickens's hand written corrections. Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1812 -1870. English writer and social critic

Fragment (Furnishing Fabric), England, After 1874. Creator: Unknown
Fragment (Furnishing Fabric), England, After 1874. Floral print with vignette scenes from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens. After works by Hablot Knight Brown ( Phiz )

St. Jamess Theatre - The Amateurs - Capt. Bobadil, (Mr. Charles Dickens), 1845. London stage production starring amateur actors in Ben Jonsons " Every Man in his Humour"

Scene from "The Cricket on the Hearth", at the Lyceum Theatre, 1845
Scene from " The Cricket on the Hearth", at the Lyceum Theatre, 1845. London stage production of... Mr. [Charles] Dickenss new Christmas book, " The Cricket on the Hearth

St. Jamess Theatre - The Amateurs - Brainworm, (Mr. Mark Lemon), 1845. Creator: Unknown
St. Jamess Theatre - The Amateurs - Brainworm, (Mr. Mark Lemon), 1845. London production by Charles Dickens, an...amateur performance of Ben Jonsons " Every Man in his Humour"

St. Jamess Theatre - The Amateurs - Knowell, (Mr. H. Mayhew), 1845. Creator: Unknown
St. Jamess Theatre - The Amateurs - Knowell, (Mr. H. Mayhew), 1845. London production by Charles Dickens, an amateur performance of Ben Jonsons " Every Man in his Humour"

Scene from the new drama of "Martin Chuzzlewit"at the Lyceum Theatre, 1844
Scene from the new drama of " Martin Chuzzlewit" at the Lyceum Theatre, 1844. Production of Charles Dickens novel " Martin Chuzzlewit" on the London stage

Charles Dickens, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Charles Dickens, 1844. British author Dickens: It was in this the heyday of his rising reputation that we had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Dickens for the first time

Pictures from Italy, 1846. Creator: Samuel Palmer
Pictures from Italy, 1846. [The Villa d Este at Tivoli from the Cypress Avenue]

Charles Dickens Reading To His Daughters, 1865, (1910). Creators: Mason & Co
Charles Dickens Reading To His Daughters, 1865, (1910). British novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870) with his daughters Mary and Kate in the garden of his home, Gads Hill, in Kent

An Unpublished Photograph of Dickens, 1869, (1910). Creator: Robert White Thrupp
An Unpublished Photograph of Dickens, 1869, (1910). This most interesting and characteristic portrait is reproduced from a photograph taken at Birmingham by Thrupp during the novelists last reading

An Early Dickens Portrait, 1841, (1910). Creator: Unknown
An Early Dickens Portrait, 1841, (1910). The author Charles Dickens (1812-1870), from a drawing by Count d Orsay. From " The Strand Magazine, an illustrated monthly"

Charles Dickenss last reading at St. Jamess Hall, March 15, 1870, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Charles Dickenss last reading at St. Jamess Hall, March 15, 1870, (1901). British novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870) at his reading table during the Farewell Season at St Jamess Hall near Regent

Jack Straws Castle, c1876. Creator: Unknown
Jack Straws Castle, c1876. Grade II listed building and former public house in Hampstead, named after rebel leader Jack Straw, who led the Peasants Revolt in 1381

John Elwes. The Remarkable Miser, 1821. Creator: R Page
John Elwes. The Remarkable Miser, 1821. Portrait of English MP John Elwes (also John Meggot or Meggott, 1714-1789). " Elwes the Miser" was a noted eccentric

The George, Southwark, London, 1936. Creator: Unknown
The George, Southwark, London, 1936. The George Inn, a medieval public house on Borough High Street, visited by Charles Dickens. Grade I listed. From " Old Inns - A Series of 40", 1936. [W

Charles Dickens, 1867. Creator: London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co
Charles Dickens, 1867. Portrait of British novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870). Postcard

Charles Dickens Reading to his Daughters, 1865. Creators: Mason & Co, Robert Hindry Mason
Charles Dickens Reading to his Daughters, 1865. British novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870) with his daughters Mary and Kate in the garden of his home, Gads Hill, in Kent. Postcard

Charles Dickens, 1927. Creator: Unknown
Charles Dickens, 1927. Charles Dickens (1812-1870), British novelist, author, writer, artist and draughtsman of the Victorian era

Charles Dickens, 1850s, (1902). Creator: Unknown
Charles Dickens, 1850s, (1902). Portrait of British novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870) who began his career as a journalist before becoming one of the greatest English writers

Woman watering plants, c1951. Creator: Shirley Markham
Woman watering plants, c1951. Illustration for " The Boarding-House" by Charles Dickens. Shirley Markham (1931-1999)

Christmas Eve At Mr. Wardle s. Illustration From The Charles Dickens Novel The Pickwick Papers By H. K
Christmas Eve At Mr.Wardle s. Illustration From The Charles Dickens Novel The Pickwick Papers By H.K. Browne Known As Phiz

The Marshalsea Prison, in the Eighteenth Century, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
The Marshalsea Prison, in the Eighteenth Century, (c1878). Marshalsea Prison on Borough High Street, Southwark, London. Marshalsea was particularly known as a debtors prison

Gads Hill, Higham, Kent, 1894. Creator: Unknown
Gads Hill, Higham, Kent, 1894. Author Charles Dickens lived at Gads Hill Place from 1845 until his death in 1870. He had first seen the house as a nine year-old boy

Monmouth Street, Soho, an illustration by G. Cruikshank for Dickens Sketches by Boz. (1938). Scene in Victorian London, with children playing in the gutter

View of the Old Curiosity Shop, Portsmouth Street, Westminster, London, 1879. Artist
View of the Old Curiosity Shop, Portsmouth Street, Westminster, London, 1879

Hampstead Road, Hampstead, London, c1850; view of the school house at the corner of Granby Street and Hampstead Road, which Charles Dickens attended

Kensington Gardens, a hint to the ladies, 1838. Two young women in the costume of the period are seen from behind as they sit on a wooden bench; their skirts have been dragged up in sitting

Bill Sikes and his dog, c1894. Artist: Frederick Barnard
Bill Sikes and his dog, c1894. The villain from Oliver Twist. From Charles Dickens: A Gossip about his Life, by Thomas Archer, published c1894

The Leather Bottle, Cobham, Kent, 1939
The Leather Bottle, Cobham, Kent. From Old Inns - Second Series of 40. [W. D. & H. O. Wills, 1939]

Musicians, Dickens Festival, Rochester, Kent. Every year, Rochester stages its Dickens festival, celebrating the citys connection with the author Charles Dickens

Dickens Festival, Rochester, Kent. Every year, Rochester stages its Dickens festival, celebrating the citys connection with the author Charles Dickens

The Sun Hotel. built in 1503, Canterbury, Kent

The Sun Hotel Sign, hotel built in 1503, Canterbury, Kent

Charles Dickens 1812-1870. - Gemalde von Maclise, 1934
Charles Dickens 1812-1870, 1934. Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870), English writer and social critic. He created some of the worlds best-known fictional characters

Elizabeth at Traitors Gate, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson
Elizabeth at Traitors Gate, 1902. Princess Elizabeth later Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) was imprisoned from 18th March to 22nd May 1554 for an alleged plot against her sister Queen Mary I (1516-1558)

The Arrest of Cardinal Wolsey, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson
The Arrest of Cardinal Wolsey, 1902. Wolsey (c1475-1530), was an English statesman and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church

Comyn Stabbed By Bruce, 1902. Artist: Patten Wilson
Comyn Stabbed By Bruce, 1902. John III Red Comyn, Lord of Badenoch and Lord of Lochaber, also known simply as the Red Comyn (died 1306)

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Charles John Huffam Dickens, a renowned English writer and social critic, left an indelible mark on literature with his captivating stories. His works shed light on the harsh realities of Victorian society while also providing moments of hope and redemption. In Folly Ditch and Jacobs Island, Dickens exposed the underbelly of London's slums, revealing the squalor and despair that plagued its inhabitants. Through vivid descriptions, he transported readers to these bleak landscapes where poverty reigned supreme. A Christmas Carol, illustrated by John Leech in 1843, remains one of Dickens' most beloved tales. This heartwarming story follows Ebenezer Scrooge as he undergoes a transformative journey from miserliness to generosity during the festive season. Leech's illustrations beautifully capture the spirit of this timeless classic. David Copperfield holds another special place in Dickens' repertoire. The etching by Hablot Knight Browne depicts a pivotal moment when David makes himself known to his aunt after enduring various trials and tribulations throughout his life, and is a testament to resilience and finding one's voice amidst adversity. The Pickwick Papers introduces us to memorable characters like Captain Cuttle who famously asks "Who are you, you rascal?" Browne's artwork brings these colorful personalities to life as they embark on humorous misadventures across England. Cricket at Gads Hill Place showcases Dickens' love for sports and leisure activities enjoyed at his home in Rochester. This scene captures joyous camaraderie among friends against the backdrop of lush green fields—a respite from the hardships depicted in many of his novels. Bill Sykes represents one of Dickens' darker characters—an embodiment of cruelty and violence—in Oliver Twist (1939). This haunting portrayal serves as a reminder that evil can lurk even within seemingly ordinary individuals. The Parish Engine by George Cruikshank illustrates how institutions like workhouses were used to control society's destitute.