Charles Dickens
Person Born 7/2/1812 Died 9/6/1870
Categories: Literature, Seriously Famous
Born No. 1 Mile End Terrace, Landport, Portsmouth (where there is a museum). For all his London addresses see the Londonist.
From Wikipedia : "Contrary to his wish to be buried in Rochester Cathedral, he was laid to rest in the Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. The inscription on his tomb reads: "He was a sympathiser to the poor, the suffering, and the oppressed; and by his death, one of England's greatest writers is lost to the world." Dickens's will stipulated that no memorial be erected to honour him. In his will Dickens wrote "I conjure to my friends on no account to make me the subject of any monument, memorial or testimonial whatsoever." Despite this stipulation there is a statue in Sydney and a life-size 1891 bronze by Francis Edwin Elwell in Philadelphia and, for the 2012 celebrations, a statue is planned for Portsmouth. Digital Journal in 2011 has more to say about Dickens statues. What would Dickens have said about all the plaques?
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