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Article: Dickensian London: A character in itself; Dickens wrote so evocatively of the city's sites - many of which can still be found.(FEATURES)(TRAVEL)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- January 28, 2004
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Byline: Elaine Saunders Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
LONDON -- London is as much a character in Charles Dickens's novels as Nicholas Nickleby or David Copperfield is. To Dickens, London was a living, breathing entity for which he had an enduring fascination. He loved its diversity yet hated its inequalities, and his descriptions of the sights, sounds, and smells of the city are among the most evocative passages in English literature.
Despite urban renewal and the German blitz of World War II, much of Dickens's London survives in alleyways and narrow streets away from the usual tourist trail.
Life in Dickensian London centered ...