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     • An exuberant and entertaining biography of Charles Dickens that captures the essence of the great novelist. Simon Callow's sparkling biography explores the central importance of the theatre to the life of the greatest storyteller in the English language.
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   Jan 1, 2012 · Biography of Charles Dickens by British actor Simon Callow, focused on Dickens’s love of the theatre. It provides excellent insight into what Dickens was like as a person. It is not a comprehensive discussion of the writing of his books but mentions all fifteen in sequence.

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   Simon Callow’s Dickens biography is so good. He brings Dickens and his genius alive with clarity, wit and sympathy; plus all of those telling details that a good biographer pulls out of the hat.

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   Jan 17, 2012 · Simon Callow is a life-long admirer of Charles Dickens. He has written extensively about Charles Dickens. He has played Charles Dickens on numerous occasions; in the one-man show The Mystery of Charles Dickens by Peter Ackroyd; in the film Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale and on television several times, including An Audience ...

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   Oct 27, 2011 · Flamboyant thespian Simon Callow is talking about his lifelong love affair with the works of Charles Dickens. “It all started when I was 13 and I had chickenpox,” says the hugely acclaimed actor.

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   Feb 6, 2012 · Acclaimed actor and writer Simon Callow has written a biography of Charles Dickens, exploring the importance of the theatre to the author.

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   Jun 22, 2013 · Simon Callow performs his one man show about the life and work of Charles Dickens. It was written by Peter Ackroyd and based on his own biography of the writer.

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    Jun 15, 2024 · Simon Callow recounts the remarkable life of Charles Dickens - with a showcase of the colourful characters in his novels. Including Fagin, Bill Sykes, Micawber and many more.