Charles Dickens (1812-70) giving his last public reading at St James's Hall, London, 5 March 1870. Artist: Unknown

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Charles Dickens (1812-70) giving his last public reading at St James's Hall, London, 5 March 1870. He read extracts from A Christmas Carol and the trial scene from Pickwick Papers. His first reading was in 1858.

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