Dickens' 200th anniversary

Our whole county is abuzz with Dickens - as Kent
helps mark the 200th anniversary of the world-famous author's
birth.
Here reporter Jess Banham looks
at the wordsmith's life... and his many connections to Kent.

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Dickens' great legacy
Will the future be bleak house or great expectations for Charles
Dickens' works?
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A celluloid legacy - two centuries after his
birth
He may not be alive to appreciate it, but Dickens' tales
have become TV and film legends - with many shot in Kent.
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View our interactive map with video reports on the places in
Kent that inspired and influenced the Victorian author.
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Kent is expecting a £4m tourism boost this year from literary
travellers - thanks to our greatest ever author.
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Charles Dickens has had the ultimate seal of approval -
characters from his novels on a set of stamps.
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Dickens' works might have been filled with intrigue,
scandal and hardship - but his life was no open book either...
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Actor Simon Callow tells us how
he knows more about Dickens than most after writing a
biography of the literary icon.
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Find out what famous faces from across Kent think of
Dickens as they list their favourite novels.
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He packed a lot into his 58 years - so we've pulled
together a biography of Charles Dickens' life.
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There's lots going on to celebrate Dickens' bicentenary, as our
diary of events shows.
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