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Dickens, Charles (1812–1870)

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Charles Dickens, G. W. Wilson & Co., 1870s

Charles Dickens, G. W. Wilson & Co., 1870s

National Library of Australia, 24393283

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Charles Dickens, G. W. Wilson & Co., 1870s

Charles Dickens, G. W. Wilson & Co., 1870s

National Library of Australia, 24393283

Life Summary [details]

Birth

7 February, 1812
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Death

9 June, 1870 (aged 58)
Higham, Kent, England

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