Tuesday, September 23

Dickens, Victorian Railways and Darlington: A Talk by Glynn Wales

By Darlington Libraries

A talk by Glynn Wales about Dickens and aspects of Victorian social and economic life which his writing revealed.

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Darlington Library

Crown Street Darlington DL1 1ND United Kingdom

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1 hour
In person

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Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

Dickens, Victorian Railways and Darlington

Join us for a talk by Glynn Wales about Dickens and aspects of Victorian social and economic life which his writing revealed.

Dickens was one of a few contemporary authors to recognise the importance of railways as Britain's major contribution to civilisation, although his own relationship with the phenomenon was ambiguous.

Tuesday 23rd of September

2.30pm - 3.30pm

Centre for Local Studies, Darlington Library

£3, Booking required.

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Darlington Libraries

Darlington Libraries have two libraries serving the Borough of Darlington; one central library; Darlington Library DL1 1ND, and a smaller branch library; Cockerton Library DL3 9AA.

Darlington Library houses a Lending Library, Junior Lending Library, Reference Library, e-Library computer suite, Darlington's Centre for Local Studies and the Crown Street Art Gallery.

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