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Course description: Come along and read and look together at some of Dickens’s masterpieces. We’ll look at the author, four of his works from the Victorian era and the times they were written in. If, time, we will see how TV and film portrays them. Week 1 – The Pickwick Papers Week 2 – The Old Curiosity Shop Week 3 – A Tale of Two Cities Week 4 – A Christmas Carol (There will be mince pies, Scrooge!) As Dickens said, “There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best part”. Hopefully not!! We will find out!! Teaching and Learning Approaches: Tutor-led readings and discussion

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