‘”A fragment flung on life’s retreating sea’: writing Dickens into the local’.

Carolyn Oulton

‘”A fragment flung on life’s retreating sea’: writing Dickens into the local’.

Carolyn Oulton

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Abstract

‘A fragment flung on life’s retreating sea’: Writing Dickens into the Local’: the title reflects a tribute paid to Dickens's unfinished 'Mystery of Edwin Drood' by Canterbury antiquarian & poet John Brent. The talk explores this & other examples of Dickens’s diverse influence on the people, businesses and social institutions of his adopted home county.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	Dickens Fellowship, Canterbury Branch. - Duration: 1 Jan 2023 → …

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Conference	Dickens Fellowship, Canterbury Branch.
Period	1/01/23 → …

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Charles Dickens
Kent

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‘”A fragment flung on life’s retreating sea’: writing Dickens into the local’.

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