The Dickens Library

In which we wander through the tangled emotions and uneasy suspicions that envelop Mr Clennam as he contemplates Mr Pancks’s mysterious inquiries into the Dorrit family, while the passionate and proud...

1 Mar 34min

In which we observe the gentle and industrious Little Dorrit step into new circles of acquaintance, finding herself under the watchful and curious eye of a mysterious fortune-teller, Pancks, whose odd...

1 Mar 40min

In which we are introduced to the imposing Mr Merdle and his wife, whose grand establishment in Harley Street is a beacon for society's most distinguished yet unvarying figures, where wealth and influ...

1 Mar 23min

In which we find Mr Meagles diligently negotiating a partnership for Arthur Clennam with the unorthodox yet earnest Daniel Doyce, leading to a promising new venture amidst the bustling workshops of Bl...

1 Mar 39min

In which we observe Mr Clennam's earnest attentions to the family of the Marshalsea, encountering the quiet sorrows and delicate entanglements that mark their humble lives, whilst reflecting on the co...

1 Mar 25min

In which we encounter the intricate lives of a family marked by pride and hardship, as Little Dorrit’s sister Fanny leads her to a dim and bewildering theatre world where societal distinctions are sha...

1 Mar 37min

In which we follow the contrasting figures of the Dorrit brothers, the dignified and the broken, as they navigate the melancholy confines of the Marshalsea prison grounds on a Sunday evening, their di...

1 Mar 32min

In which we find Mr Clennam taking a solitary morning walk that leads to a chance encounter with the somewhat elusive and complex Henry Gowan, whose presence stirs unease among the gentle circle he in...

1 Mar 25min