Barnaby Rudge Senior is the father of young Barnaby Rudge. It was thought that he was murdered along with his employer, Reuben Haredale. In a huge plot twist, it's revealed that Barnaby Rudge Senior was not murdered all those years ago. Instead, he himself was the murderer of Rueben Haredale and the gardener.
Dolly Varden is a fictional character in Charles Dickens' novel, Barnaby Rudge. She is portrayed as a young, flirtatious, well-dressed woman who ends up marrying Joe Willett, another character in Barnaby Rudge.
In chapter 11 of Barnaby Rudge Dickens introduces the reader to the "slumbering form" of the hostler Hugh who he describes initially as being "muscular and handsome." There is a clear indication of his roguish behaviour, his wild and unkempt look: "a young man of a hale athletic figure, and a giant's strength, whose ...
Sir John Chester, now a member of parliament, turns out to be the father of Hugh (Sir John had never revealed to his own son Edward that Hugh was his brother) and is killed in a duel by Geoffrey Haredale. Haredale escapes to the continent where he ends his days in a monastery.
Grip was a talking raven kept as a pet by Charles Dickens. She was the basis for a character of the same name in Dickens's 1841 novel Barnaby Rudge and is generally considered to have inspired the eponymous bird from Edgar Allan Poe's 1845 poem "The Raven".
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What is the maiden name of the raven?
Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore." Quoth the Raven "Nevermore." "Get thee back into the tempest and the Night's Plutonian shore!
He also had one of his favourite illustrators Daniel Maclise do a portrait of the bird, which Dickens took with him to America in 1842. It was during this visit that Dickens met the poet Edgar Allan Poe. Poe at the time was an advocate of Dickens work and, following the visit, the two authors wrote to each other often.
The greed of his family has led wealthy old Martin Chuzzlewit to become suspicious and misanthropic, leaving his grandson and namesake to make his own way in the world. And so young Martin sets out from the Wiltshire home of his supposed champion, the scheming architect Pecksniff, to seek his fortune in America.
Inspector Bucket, fictional character, the detective who solves the mystery of the novel Bleak House (1852–53) by Charles Dickens. For Dickens's 19th-century readers, Inspector Bucket's colourless but skillful and decent methods became the standards by which to judge all policemen.
Bonneville married Lucinda Williams in 1998. They lived with their son in West Sussex. In September 2023, the couple separated after 25 years together.
The name Dolly Varden actually refers to a colorful cloth of “pink pattern of good looks” that was milled for dressmaking in the late 19th century. The cloth itself was named after Dolly Varden, the character who wore brightly colored dresses in the Charles Dicken's 1841 novel, Barnaby Rudge.
"Barnaby Rudge," a novel by Charles Dickens published in 1841, is set against the backdrop of the Gordon Riots in 1780, exploring themes of fanaticism, social justice, and the impact of violence on communities.
But before it began publishing, Poe died in Baltimore in 1849, aged 40, under mysterious circumstances. The cause of his death remains unknown and has been attributed to many causes, including disease, alcoholism, substance abuse, and suicide.
In 1867, the young Thomas Hardy encountered the great English novelist quite by accident. It ought to rank as one of the most significant meetings in 19th century literary history, but, as on most such occasions, it was nothing of the sort.
"Annabel Lee" is the last complete poem composed by American author Edgar Allan Poe. Like many of Poe's poems, it explores the theme of the death of a beautiful woman. The narrator, who fell in love with Annabel Lee when they were young, has a love for her so strong that even angels are envious.
Raven /ˈreɪvən/ is a given name in the English language. While it may be given to boys and girls, it is more frequently a feminine name. In the United States of America the name has ranked among the top 1,000 names given to baby girls since 1977.
Dickens did, of course, grow up to be a learned and distinguished man, and he told no one except his friend and future biographer, John Forster, about his brush with poverty.
Oliver Twist is the title character and protagonist of the 1838 novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. He was the first child protagonist in a British novel. "Please, sir, I want some more."
Uriah Heep is a fictional character created by Charles Dickens in his 1850 novel David Copperfield. Heep is the primary antagonist during the second part of the novel. His character is notable for his sycophancy.
The Gordon Riots broke out in London on 2 June 1780 triggered by resistance to the Catholic Relief Act of 1778. The act granted certain civil rights to Catholics.
