charles dickens
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AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
16 Dec 19
Catherine Hogarth must have been startled at first when her soon-to-be husband, Charles Dickens, jumped through the french windows of her family home, danced a hornpipe jig before leaping out the window again, all while wearing a...
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Sue21
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
30 May 19
That ghostly hand clasp of yours made me shudder
Where was the warmth in your soul
Did it ever exist at all
Black as the house of spades was your soul
You were mean a real mean creep
Such was the heart of you if you ever had one...
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Gary Marsh
@garymarsh6 (24025)
• United Kingdom
25 Mar 19
This weekend we went off to spend the weekend on the coast. It was quite a nostalgic visit for me because many many years ago it was where I spent some of my college days.
We stayed in a seaside resort called Margate which is...
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John Welford
@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
2 Oct 18
The Victorians were an odd lot in a number of respects. For example, they reckoned that the way you placed your bed would have a profound effect on your life.
If the head was towards the north you would have a short life - if it...
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AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
28 Feb 17
I am watching the show that I referred to earlier, Murder Maps, and was intrigued when I found that Charles Dickens gave his opinion on Public Execution to The Times (this would be The London Times).
I did a quick search and...
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189915)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Dec 16
St. Nicolas is the patron saint of Moscow, Greece and Russia. He is the saint of unmarried girls and sailors. What a mixture, huh?
In Italy it is tradition for a witch(or old lady) named Befana to deliver gifts to good children...
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
14 Aug 16
On my way to another pub, I grabbed a snap of this one so I could do some research.
The Olde Wine Shades claims to be the oldest pub in The City of London having been built in 1663 and survived the Great Fire three years later....
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
14 Apr 16
Said to be Charles Dickens' favourite pub Ye olde Cheshire Cheese just off Fleet St. An Inn stood here from the 13th century, owned by a Carmelite monastery, with the first pub built on the site being the Horn Tavern in 1538.
It...
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
13 Apr 16
I can't say, hand on heart, that Charles Dickens ever drank in the Cittie of Yorke pub, on High Holborn. But it wasn't too far away from his home.
This is the pub that David Copperfield visits when looking for his friend Tommy...
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
28 Mar 16
The Lamb & Flag pub, in Covent Garden, is one of the few timber framed buildings to survive in Central London, having been built in 1623 and has been a pub since 1772. It was known as the Bucket of Blood, because of the bare...
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
17 Mar 16
Chatting with the doorman at Rules Restaurant, he told me of a nearby pub that Charles Dickens would visit, the Bull's head.
One problem is that the original Bull's Head is gone having been rebuilt in 1897, nearly 30 years after...
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21497)
• London, England
17 Mar 16
Part of today's exploration was tracking Charles Dickens to one of his favourite restaurants, Rules on Maiden Lane. Opened in 1798, Rules claims to be the oldest restaurant in London, there are others with a longer pedigree, but...
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Victor Sagayaraj
@vickyblogs (341)
• India
26 Dec 15
It's altogether a different and pleasant feeling we get each time when we complete a year and get ready to start a New year. Leaving the excitement of celebrating the New year, we ought to consider the experience we gained out of...
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marie2052
@marie2052 (3691)
• United States
4 Dec 12
I just found out today that for the next three friday evenings from 6pm to 9pm our main historic street is going to give carriage rides, and they are putting up an ice skating rink.
Told my son about it and I think we will stroll...
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