Sports Illustrated:
Charles Dickens, an avid walker, logged 20 miles a day
Dickens was from childhood an avid, even compulsive, walker. …
Scarcely a day went by that Dickens didn’t flee his desk and take to the streets of London and its suburbs. …
(his) passion for walking did not diminish with age. He was 55 when he began the second of his tours of America, in 1867, and despite a dizzying schedule of 76 readings in about 150 days ranging from Washington to Buffalo to Portland, Maine, he still made time to walk daily. …
Frisky As The Dickens (1988)
Come and follow his follow his trails to discover the locations of Great Expectations, David Copperfield en de Pickwick Papers. Tour 1 will take place 10-15 June 2012 Including one day of the Medway Dickens Festival Price: € 295
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