Dickens Dagen in Deventer
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Binnenkant van The Old Furnival Inn in Dickens's dagen
There is greater sentiment, however, attached to the house from the fact that
Dickens locates David Copperfield in the selfsame rooms he occupied
himself with Mrs. Crupp as the landlady. The rooms were at the top of the
house, says david in describing his temporary abode, and consisted of "a
little half-blind entry where you could see hardly anything, a little stone-
blind pantry where you could see nothing at all, a sitting room, and a bed
room. The furniture was rather faded, but good enough for me; and sure
enough, the river was outside the window."
Op 18 en 19 december zullen wederom de Dickens dagen in Deventer
gehouden worden. Om te voorkomen dat het geheel wordt overgenomen
door commercie en warme kastanje verkopers, overigens zijn gepofte
kastanjes erg lekker, zal Ton Vroom op zondag 19 december om 12.00 en
13.00 twee korte voordrachten houden over de werkelijkheid achter de
huidige kerst traditie en hoe Charles Dickens de viering van het kerstfeest
beïnvloed heeft.
