Stanfords Travel Writers Festival: Charles Dickens, The First Modern Travel Writer

Date: 18 January 2025
Time: 1pm UK Time
Location: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival

Lucinda Hawksley in conversation with Andrew Dickens

About the Talk:
From childhood, Charles Dickens was fascinated by tales from other countries and other cultures and he longed to see the world. Lucinda Hawksley talks to Andrew Dickens about the journeys made by her great great great grandfather in Europe, long before the arrival of high-speed rail, toured America (twice) and Canada and, before his untimely death, was planning a tour of Australia.