The Programme in 2019-20
Meetings were held in the Gatsby Room, Wolfson College until March 2020. From April to June there were some discussions of presentations and the month’s chapters via email.
9 September 2019 Michael Slater, Dombey and Son: New Directions Textual Discussion: Dombey and Son , Parts I and II
14 October 2019 John Bowen, Zombie and Son Textual Discussion: Dombey and Son, Parts III and IV
11 November 2019 Rick Allen, Dickens and the railways Textual Discussion: Dombey and Son, Parts V and VI
9 December 2019 Peter and Samya Cook, A Dramatised Reading of The Chimes Textual Discussion: The Chimes
13 January 2020 Vyvyen Brendon, Dickens and the Sea Textual Discussion: Dombey and Son, Parts VII and VIII
10 February 2020 Val Purton, ‘Sacred Tears’: Sentimentalism in Dombey and Son Textual Discussion: Dombey and Son, Parts IX-XI
9 March 2020 Felicia Gordon, Miss Tox: an archetype of the old maid and an unsung heroine Textual Discussion: Dombey and Son, Parts XII and XIII
13 April 2020 Christine L. Corton, Divorce and Separation in Dombey and Son Textual Discussion: Dombey and Son, Parts XIV and XV
11 May 2020 Martin Garrett, Dombey and Son and Vanity Fair Textual Discussion: Dombey and Son, Parts XVI and XVII
8 June 2020 John Tyler, Dickens and the Victorian Way of Death Textual Discussion: Dombey and Son, Parts XVIII-XX