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Why Dickens Endures

John Gray gives his own theory for the cultural longevity of Charles Dickens, celebrating his view of life as a theatre of the absurd. "Dickens enjoyed human beings as he found them: unregenerate, peculiar and incorrigibly themselves."

Producer: Sheila Cook.

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Sun 15 Dec 2013 08:48

A Point Of View: Why Charles Dickens endures

A Point Of View: Why Charles Dickens endures

Charles Dickens was a close observer of human nature who found endless interest in the theatre of ordinary life, says John Gray.

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Role Contributor
Presenter John Gray
Producer Sheila Cook

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  • Fri 13 Dec 2013 20:50
  • Sun 15 Dec 2013 08:48

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