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108th Annual Dickens International Conference at Loyola University - Lake Shore Campus
International Conference at Loyola University of Chicago's Lake Shore
Campus, July 16 – July 21, 2014.
Detailed information on the many events and activities and the booking
forms for individuals and couples can be found at http://www.dickensfellowship.org.
Speakers include Dr.
Malcolm Andrews, Emeritus Professor, University of Kent; Dr. Jennifer Conary,
Assistant Professor, DePaul University;
Lucinda Dickens Hawksley, Dickens biographer and direct descendant; and Joel Walsh, Maine West High School, Chicago IL
Conference
performances include: “David Copperfield, and one-man play adapted and performed
by Dr. Peter Baker and Charles Dickens’ “Is She His Wife?” at the City Lit
Theatre (CityLit.org).
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Tours and events
include:
Chicago-architecture river cruise; Guided tours of the Chicago downtown “Loop”;
Grant Park Music Festival at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion downtown; Visit to
Augustus Dickens’s grave at Graceland Cemetery; Chicago Temple Building
(world’s tallest spire) religious service & tour; Willis Tower Skydeck
tour.
Contact: Jim Walsh, at brynach1234@yahoo.com, or