Arts: Charles Dickens spent his later years on public reading…

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Did you know? Charles Dickens spent his later years on public reading tours, sometimes 100+ nights a year — often playing different characters with different voices. It was England's first true celebrity tour. He died in 1870 of strain, partly caused by these physical marathons.

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Charles Dickens spent his later years on public reading tours, sometimes 100+ nights a year — often playing different characters with different voices. It was England's first true celebrity tour. He died in 1870 of strain, partly caused by these physical marathons.

Charles Dickens deed in zijn latere jaren openbare voorlees-tournees, soms 100+ avonden per jaar — vaak speelde hij verschillende personages met verschillende stemmen. Het was Engelands eerste echte celebrity-tour. Hij stierf in 1870 aan overspanning, deels veroorzaakt door deze fysieke marathons.

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