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What was charles dickens famous forA Very Dickens Birthday by Emily Smith
150 years ago, Charles Dickens celebrated his 56th birthday. This birthday was like no other as it fell during his American Reading Tour.
Charles Dickens was born on the 7th of February 1812.
His birthday remained a special occasion throughout his adult life. He wrote in a humorous letter to young master W H Hughes (who was five years old at the time) ‘I always go to bed at eight o'clock except when it is my birthday, and then I sit up to supper.’
An image of young Wilkie Collins, who was often invited to walk and dine with Dickens on his birthday.
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Dickens’s annual celebration usually consisted of an intimate dinner surrounded by his closest friends. His letters frequently detail who was lucky enough to be invited to the ‘Inimitable's Birthday.’ The most frequent guests included John Forster, Thomas Beard, Peter Cunningham and Wilkie Collins.
The dinner was often held at home, or one of Dickens's favourite restaurants. Sometimes the day also included one of Dickens’s favourite past times, a long walk. He quite frequently asked some
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