A public inquiry into the handling of a missing person case in the city of Cloisterham. #dickens https://teapaw.org/t.co/PAwZ40uOd8 Run by @DrPeteOrford
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To mark the 150th anniversary of Dickens's death this month - and 150 years of trying to solve The Mystery of Edwin Drood - we have released free school materials to encourage your child to try their detective (and creative) skills. See droodinquiry.com/for-schools
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Yesterday I spent a brilliant hour with The Drood Dudes, a collective from years 8, 9, 10 & 11 @spiresacademy who have taken on solving The Mystery of Edwin Drood. And the murderer is..... @ Spires Academy instagram.com/p/CbewphvoWc_/…
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🖼️ #1: Charles Collins (to be continued by Luke Fildes)
#2 & 3: Alys Jones (see @Drood_Inquiry and Dr Orford's most marvelous book!)
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(🧵#1) #DickensDecember and it is "Christmas Eve in Cloisterham. A few strange faces in the streets [...] To these, the striking of the cathedral clock, and the cawing of the rooks from the cathedral tower, are like voices of their nursery-time."
Yet all is not well...
A short introduction to The Drood Inquiry is available to view at dickensma.wordpress.com/2020… - learn more about the aims of the project and what's available on the website.
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Currently on the blog, you can watch a short video from John Drew introducing Dickens Journals Online @Dickens_DJO - a massive research archive of Journals edited by Dickens, which is now online (I wonder how they ever thought of the name?). dickensma.wordpress.com/2020…
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Missing the @dickensmuseum? You can see a series of three short videos from inside the museum, showcasing some of their treasures, led by curator Louisa Price on our blog now. First up: the portrait of Catherine Dickens: dickensma.wordpress.com/2020… 1/
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Just a reminder that I'll be online tomorrow from 3pm BST to answer questions about the Dickens MA, but just to address quickly address some FAQs now:
1. It's awesome
2: You should totally do it.
Interested in studying Dickens? Join us online this Saturday from 3pm BST to learn about the Dickens MA. We have options for full or part-time to suit you. We'll be releasing posts on the day of staff and students' work, and answering questions at dickensma.wordpress.com/
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Today's accidental #CharlesDickens find - photos from a 1908 production of "Edwin Drood" from "The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News"
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Today's accidental #CharlesDickens find - photos from a 1908 production of "Edwin Drood" from "The Sketch"
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Today's accidental #CharlesDickens find - photos from a 1908 production of "Edwin Drood" from "The Tattler"
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Today's accidental #CharlesDickens find - photos from a 1908 production of "Edwin Drood" from "The Sketch"
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Today's accidental #CharlesDickens find - photos from a 1908 production of "Edwin Drood" from "The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News"
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The City of Rochester Society is running 2 'Mystery of Edwin Drood' tours on Wednesday 9th June at 10:45 am & 4 pm, starting from the Visitor Information Centre. Limited to 8 on each tour. Book via [email protected]. Donations to the conservation of the Dickens chalet.
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If you, or anyone you know, is interested in studying Dickens (full or part-time) this September, I'll be taking part in a Virtual Open Day on 5 May at 7pm to talk about the MA in Charles Dickens Studies. You can register here: bit.ly/3ufQlbL
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New! This month marks 150 years since Dickens died, leaving The Mystery of Edwin Drood unsolved. @Drood_Inquiry now has free school resources to help your little one become a master sleuth! See droodinquiry.com/for-schools and let me know what solutions they discover!
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Gorgeous cartoons of scenes from the 1908 production of #CharlesDicken's "Edwin Drood" from The Bystander #theatrehistory
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Any Dickens fans out there? Thought so. Edwin Drood walk has been updated with some lovely new photos - thanks to Benjamin Morley, currently on placement with us. kent-maps.online/dickens/edw… @DrPeteOrford @Dickens_Society @DickensFellowHQ
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We chatted to the lovely @tamzinmerchant for this weeks novel ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood’ all about her experience filming the BBC film and we even get to ask her about her exciting new novel ‘The Hatmakers’ Link below:
open.spotify.com/episode/0W2…
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Robert Douglas-Fairhurst recommends the best books on Dickens and Christmas fivebooks.com/best-books/dic… via @five_books