| Charles Dickens - his life and works |
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| We've included these webpages about Charles Dickens for two reasons. First of all we like his books - and as this is essentially a site which indulges our personal whims, that surely is reason enough. But in the early years of the 20th Century, Dickens was probably the most popular author in the Western World. My grandfather loved to read his books and introduced me to them at a very early age. The years from 1900 to about 1920 were the heyday of the picture postcard - a time when a card mailed in London would be delivered within a few hours, a service which was a precursor to the telephone - not quite an instant message but in a period when life was not quite so hectic an adequate means of quick communication. Because of the demand, thousands of postcards were produced and many millions of copies printed, among them a large number of cards depicting characters from Dickens' works. We hope to be able to bring together sufficient images to give you a flavour of what was available. If you have some cards and would like to help, please get in touch - or you may email scans of your cards to us. Whatever you do, we will of course be grateful, and will be happy to acknowledge your contribution. |
| 393 Commercial Road, Portsmouth, where Charles Dickens was born on February 7th 1812. |
| postcards of the past |
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| A couple of postcards of Charles Dickens, both undated. |