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Charles Dickens Episodes

Jan. 25, 2026

THE WRECK OF THE GOLDEN MARY (PT 1) CHARLES DICKENS

"The Wreck of the Golden Mary" is a collaborative novella published by Charles Dickens in the 1856 Christmas issue of his periodical, Household Words. The story is a dramatic, suspenseful narrative focusing on the sinking of ...

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Dec. 10, 2023

WHAT CHRISTMAS IS AS WE GROW OLDER and HOW THE CAPTAIN MADE CHRISTMAS

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales Christmas Stories

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Feb. 6, 2017

THE WRECK OF THE ROYAL CHARTER" by CHARLES DICKENS

Charles Dickens had heard the news of the wreck of the Royal Charter in Wales in October of 1859 and traveled to that area during Christmas. The salvage operation was still in progress, and the small village and the churches were still suffering the...

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