A novel by Charles Dickens first published in serial form 1855 and 1857. The title character is the daughter of a man imprisioned in Marshalsea prison for debt.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Little Dorrit
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George Inn - Historic Southwark
In the courtyard at the rear of this building is The George - London's only g...
Little Dorrit gate
The quoted text comes at the end of Chapter 13 of 'Little Dorrit' by Charles ...
Marshalsea 2 - steel
The plaque refers to 'wall mounted artworks' but we did not see any on our vi...
Marshalsea 3 - stone - Little Dorrit
The heroine of Dickens' novel Little Dorrit was one resident who was not a pr...
Other Subjects
Captain Frederick Marryat
Novelist and officer in Royal Navy where he was a bit of a hero, rescuing men from drowning, etc. Born Catherine Court, Tower Hill or Great George Street, Westminster, depending on source. Entere...
3 memorials
George MacDonald
Poet, novelist and Christian minister. Born Aberdeenshire. Works include: 'At the Back of the North Wind', 'Lilith'. Influenced: C. S. Lewis, G. K. Chesterton, W. H. Auden, Tolkien. Died at Ashtead...
2 memorials
Scouting for Boys
A book on boy scout training written by Robert Baden-Powell. It was originally published in six fortnightly instalments and contained information on 'self-survival', based on his boyhood experience...
2 memorials
Eric Newton
Artist, writer, broadcaster and art critic. He produced several books in addition to his newspaper and radio work. His radio broadcasts made him well known to the British public in the 1930s. Art c...
2 memorials
James Hanley
Novelist and playwright. The ODNB says he was born Dublin 1901. Wikipedia says that's wrong; it was Liverpool in 1897. Left school aged 12 and educated himself thereafter. In WW1 he served in t...
1 memorial
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