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Thursday, May 24 2012

Dickens' 200th anniversary

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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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Ray Winstone as Abel Magwitch, in Great ExpectationsA 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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Charles Dickens Kent: Dickens' dream county

View our interactive map with video reports on the places in Kent that inspired and influenced the Victorian author.

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Sandra Matthews-MarshGreat expectations of a £4m boost

Kent is expecting a £4m tourism boost this year from literary travellers - thanks to our greatest ever author.

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Nicholas Nickleby Stamp, issued to mark Dickens' 200th birthday.Stamp of approval for Dickens

Charles Dickens has had the ultimate seal of approval - characters from his novels on a set of stamps.

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Ellen 'Nelly' TernanDickens' dark side

Dickens' works might have been filled with intrigue, scandal and hardship - but his life was no open book either...

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A literary icon made humanCallow: 'Dickens fascinates me'

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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Greg WallaceWhat's your favourite?

Find out what famous faces from across Kent think of Dickens as they list their favourite novels.

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The life of Dickens...

He packed a lot into his 58 years - so we've pulled together a biography of Charles Dickens' life.

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Eastgate House What the Dickens is going on?

There's lots going on to celebrate Dickens' bicentenary, as our diary of events shows.

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