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Food Glorious Food: Dinner with Dickens

Posted on 2018-12-09 by Judith Schrut

The Charles Dickens Museum is set in the only remaining home of the beloved Victorian writer and social activist. In this renovated Georgian terraced house on a Bloomsbury back street, you can experience the sights, sounds and living spirit of the man, explore the family home of the writer, his wife Catherine and several of their 10 children, the furnished rooms where Dickens dined and entertained many famous guests and the working rooms where he wrote Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby. From more than 100,000 treasures in the Museum’s collection, you can view original ma Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books, Christmas, Food, London, Museums, Uncategorized | Tagged Art, bloomsbury, books, charles dickens, christmas, christmas in london, Doughty Street, Food, Food Glorious Food, galleries, Judith Schrut, museum, museums, WC1, WC1N 2LX | Leave a comment

Getting to Know Lady Unknown Playwright Lauren Johnson

Posted on 2015-11-25 by tikichris

Lady Unknown is the third production from ensemble group Theatre Untold. As with its two previous productions, the aim of Lady Unknown is to shine a light on a “forgotten historical figure.” This time round that disremembered person is 19th century philanthropist and chum of Charles Dickens, Angela Burdett Coutts. Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, interview, London, Theatre | Tagged Angela Burdett Coutts, charles dickens, charles dickens museum, Entertainment, interview, Lady Unknown, Lauren Johnson, live theatre, London, museums, play, theatre, theatre untold, Untold Theatre, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

Having a Dickens of a Happy Christmas with Attractiontix

Posted on 2013-12-13 by tikichris

Attractiontix got in touch with “seven of London’s most influential bloggers” to come together and create a special Festive Tube Map “highlighting the most fabulous feasts, seasonal shops and glorious grottos” in London. One-seventh of the map was my own Christmassy creation, the Dickens Express Line. Continue reading →

Posted in Attractiontix, Books, Christmas, London, Shopping, Travel | Tagged a christmas carol, charles dickens, christmas, christmas in london, dickens, festive season, festive tube map, London, London blog, london blogger, tube map, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

20 reasons why Londoners love Christmas (Time Out)

Posted on 2013-12-12 by tikichris

As an American expat living in London, Christmas time makes me think of “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. I reckon Spitalfields has the most Dickensian feel for London these days, and I love … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, London, Time Out | Tagged charles dickens, dennis severs' house, dickensian, east london, London, old spitalfields market, spitalfields, spitalfields market, time out, time out london, Victorian London, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦 | Leave a comment

London Daily Photo: Street Food Tour Guide Emma Parker

Posted on 2013-11-18 by tikichris

Photo taken near the site of the White Hart Inn during a tour of London’s Secret History of Street Food hosted by Presidential Apartments and led by Emma Parker of Coutours. Continue reading →