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Dickens' stories and characters imprint themselves upon our brains, in the collective memory of the world. But one of the most dramatic, fascinating stories of them all is one that he never fully told: his own. His semi-autobiographical accounts of his childhood, romances, and despairs, all lie just under the surface of his novels and stories. But a good deal of his life was never brought to light, and at times he seemed determined to keep it that way.
This three-part series combines an exciting mixture of documentary and dramatic sequences to present the innermost parts of the author's life and mind to the world. With award-winning author and Dickens biographer Peter Ackroyd as host, PBS' DICKENS brings the complex genius to life.
For more on the program, visit the companion Web site at:
http://www.pbs.org/dickens.
Local Resources
To find out more about Dickens in America and literary resources in your area, check out these Web sites:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
http://www.nyc-arts.org/nyc-arts/name/name_by_borough/manhattan/upper/artsltrs.html
Academy of American Poets
http://www.poets.org/
The New York Public Library - The Theatre of Charles Dickens
http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/dickens/Resources.html
New York State Writers Institute
http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/
Historic Houses: Highwood in Weehawken
http://www.getnj.com/historichouses/highwoodweehawkin.shtml
The Edgar Allan Poe Cottage
http://www.museumregister.com/US/NewYork/Bronx/Fordham/PoeatFordham.html
Walt Whitman: Long Island's Great Grey Poet
http://www.liglobal.com/walt/
Walt Whitman, New York City, and the World/Whorled of Print in the 1850s
http://www.cla.sc.edu/engl/faculty/ezrag/walt.htm
The Walt Whitman House
http://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/historic/whitman/index.html
The Friends of Dickens
http://www.thefriendsofdickens.org/
The Dixon Place
http://www.dixonplace.org
Dramatists Guild
http://www.dramaguild.com
The Atlantic, October 1870: Four Months with Charles Dickens
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/1870oct/putnam1.htm
Dickens in America
http://www.fidnet.com/~dap1955/dickens/america.html
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