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Charles Dickens Bicentenary: Why We Should Care

OLD CURIOSITY

Apart from a silly 200th birthday, a clue to why Boz matters is how well he fleshes out our capitalist world. Plus, TV auteurs on how Dickens shaped television storytelling.

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