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In this year of world-wide Dickens Celebrations, we too at
Special Collections, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, are
participating. On 21 September begins our “Celebrating
Charles Dickens, 1812-1870: A Man of His Age”, which runs through to 13
December 2012.
Not only will the first and second edition works be on
display, including those memorable images by artists who collaborated closely
with Dickens, but in order to contextualise his life and works, a select number
of themes that figure so strongly during the reign of Queen Victoria will be on
display. They include the City of London; the poor and dispossessed; Punch;
the Great Exhibition; and the Crimean War. Dickens’s enduring legacy will also
feature, including those ‘down-under’ Dickens Societies.
The physical exhibition will start in the de Beer Gallery,
Special Collections, 1st floor, Central University Library, on 21
September. Hours: 8.30 to 5.00 Monday to Friday. As usual, an on-line
exhibition will follow.
For any further details, please contact Dr Donald Kerr,
Special Collections Librarian Donald.kerr@otago.ac.nz ; phone (03) 479-8330
