The Dickens Library

In which we are introduced to the infamous Circumlocution Office, that bureaucratic labyrinth where the art of government seemingly consists in the noble pursuit of How not to do it, and where letters...

1 Mars 51min

In which we are introduced to a tender and plaintive child born and bred within the narrow confines of the Marshalsea prison, whose gentle spirit and steadfast devotion sustain her family amidst their...

1 Mars 29min

In which we witness a sombre morning visit between Arthur Clennam and his austere mother, Mrs Clennam, where matters of family business, suspicion, and unspoken grievances hang heavily in the air, fra...

1 Mars 31min

In which we are kindly introduced to a meek and gentle debtor who finds an unexpected and somewhat sombre refuge within the confines of the Marshalsea Prison, where a curious community flourishes desp...

1 Mars 28min

In which we witness the peculiar nocturnal vigil of Mr Flintwinch, who confronts a strange doppelgänger of himself in the silent hours, whilst his devoted wife, Mrs Flintwinch, navigates a tremulous a...

1 Mars 8min

In which we are drawn into the sombre and dingy streets of London on a dismal Sunday evening, where Mr Arthur Clennam returns to his childhood home, confronting the gloomy confines of his mother’s cha...

1 Mars 38min

In which we are introduced to a sweltering day in Marseilles, where the oppressive heat and unyielding sun cast a burning glare even upon a grim prison holding two very different men, whose conversati...

1 Mars 38min

In which we find a disparate party of travellers, newly liberated from the vexations of quarantine in Marseilles, sharing a moment of convivial breakfast and bittersweet farewell, whilst their varied ...

1 Mars 36min