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'''Charles John Huffam Dickens''' (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an [[United Kingdom|English]] writer and social critic, regarded as the greatest novelist of the [[Victorian era]]. | '''Charles John Huffam Dickens''' (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an [[United Kingdom|English]] writer and social critic, regarded as the greatest novelist of the [[Victorian era]]. | ||
At some point in 1868, he bumped into the [[Assassins]] [[Jacob Frye]], [[Evie Frye]], and [[Henry Green]] in [[Whitechapel]]. Later, Dickens | == Biography == | ||
At some point in 1868, he bumped into the [[Assassins]] [[Jacob Frye]], [[Evie Frye]], and [[Henry Green]] in [[Whitechapel]]. Later, Dickens welcomed the Frye twins as members of the "[[Ghost Club]]", and together they investigated local mysterious with supposed paranormal causes. On such investigation involved examining a broken carriage in the junkyard, in which he spoke of haunted stories regarding the object. Jacob suspiciously got drowsy and slept beside the carriage, only to dream of love letters and a woman named Elizabeth. Though Dickens was curious of what happened, the Assassin did not speak of it. | |||
Their investigation continued on 50 Berkeley Square as Dickens retold the horror tales of a weeping small girl's specter, a spirit of a screaming young woman, and the owners [[James Jasper]] and his nephew Edward's sudden disappearance. The pair was greeted with running children whom they chased and questioned. The children revealed a secret passage leading to a treasure in the house, giving Evie a key. There, they discovered levers for scaring people and killed James Jasper, now a madman and the one responsible for the scaring. Dickens found the truth interesting and decided to adapt it for a novel. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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- "Should you ever be in the mood for a tale or two, you can always find me where the ale is warm and tempers are hot!"
- ―Charles Dickens, 1868.[src]
Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic, regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.
Biography
At some point in 1868, he bumped into the Assassins Jacob Frye, Evie Frye, and Henry Green in Whitechapel. Later, Dickens welcomed the Frye twins as members of the "Ghost Club", and together they investigated local mysterious with supposed paranormal causes. On such investigation involved examining a broken carriage in the junkyard, in which he spoke of haunted stories regarding the object. Jacob suspiciously got drowsy and slept beside the carriage, only to dream of love letters and a woman named Elizabeth. Though Dickens was curious of what happened, the Assassin did not speak of it.
Their investigation continued on 50 Berkeley Square as Dickens retold the horror tales of a weeping small girl's specter, a spirit of a screaming young woman, and the owners James Jasper and his nephew Edward's sudden disappearance. The pair was greeted with running children whom they chased and questioned. The children revealed a secret passage leading to a treasure in the house, giving Evie a key. There, they discovered levers for scaring people and killed James Jasper, now a madman and the one responsible for the scaring. Dickens found the truth interesting and decided to adapt it for a novel.
Gallery
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Promotional art of Dickens -
Dickens speaking with Jacob
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