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The Mystery of Charles Dickens

This one-man play is a tour de force that interweaves Dickens' turbulent life story with some of his most memorable fictional characters brought to life by Simon Callow's breathtaking performance.

Other Authors: Infobase,, Heritage Theatre (Firm)
Format: Video
Language: English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Heritage Theatre, [2002]
Distributed by Infobase,
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 29 min., 42 sec)) : sound, color.
Subjects:
British literature -- Appreciation.
Irish literature -- Appreciation.
Language arts.
Summary: This one-man play is a tour de force that interweaves Dickens' turbulent life story with some of his most memorable fictional characters brought to life by Simon Callow's breathtaking performance.
Item Description: Originally released by Heritage Theatre, 2002.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on December 08, 2017.
"The Mystery of Charles Dickens": Play Introduction (1:36); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": Child Entertainer (2:59); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": End of Childhood (2:33); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": Keeping Hope Alive (3:32); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": Reversal of Fortune (2:23); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": "Pickwick Papers" (5:04); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": Fame and Marriage (3:26); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": "Oliver Twist" (3:16); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": Nicholas Nickleby (4:15); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": Social Criticism (33:11); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": American Tour (2:26); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": "A Christmas Carol" (2:54); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": "David Copperfield" (4:27); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": "Bleak House" (2:07); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": Midlife Crisis and Scandal (5:42); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": "Great Expectations" (2:29); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": National Reading Tour (9:21); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": "Mugby Junction" (4:48); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": "A Tale of Two Cities" (2:00); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": Staplehurst Rail Crash (2:02); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": Victorian Horror (7:00); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": "Our Mutual Friend" (3:38); "The Mystery of Charles Dickens": Death (6:35); Credits: The Mystery of Charles Dickens (0:55);
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This one-man play is a tour de force that interweaves Dickens' turbulent life story with some of his most memorable fictional characters brought to life by Simon Callow's breathtaking performance.
9 - 12.
Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Closed-captioned.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 29 min., 42 sec)) : sound, color.
Format: Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience: 9 - 12.
Access: Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.

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