No contemporary gave a more truthful representation of the vibrant contradictions of 19th century London than Charles Dickens. The diversity of his own life experiences, his indignation at injustice and his awareness of the infuriating yet comedic hypocrisy of society penetrated all of his novels, as did his compassion. In "Charles Dickens' London: Life" (2008), Dr. Tony Williams travels the streets of the contemporary metropolis in search of the locations Dickens so often wrote about, shedding further light on the man and his imagination.
No contemporary gave a more truthful representation of the vibrant contradictions of 19th century London than Charles Dickens. The diversity of his own life experiences, his indignation at injustice and his awareness of the infuriating yet comedic hypocrisy of society penetrated all of his novels, as did his compassion. In "Charles Dickens' London: Life" (2008), Dr. Tony Williams travels the streets of the contemporary metropolis in search of the locations Dickens so often wrote about, shedding further light on the man and his imagination.