Out of the Blacking Factory: Charles Dickens at The New York Public Library

Friday, December 18, 2009
2:15 PM

Classrooms, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, 5th Avenue and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788 (directions)

Aside from Shakespeare, no writer has more thoroughly engaged the public’s imagination than Charles Dickens; no gallery of characters is more varied or memorable. This presentation covers various aspects of Dickens’s life and reputation, and the various illustrators who added a crucial visual element to Dickens's verbal design. Some notable editions of his work will be on display.

Cost:  FREE

Program Information:
Celeste Bartos Education Center
These programs are free and open to the public, and are presented in the Library's South Court (enter from Astor Hall). Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Rooms will be opened 10 minutes prior to the class beginning. For questions, send an e-mail to SouthCourt@nypl.org or call (212) 930-9284.