The Manuscript at Staplehurst: with Leon Litvack Artwork

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Actor Dominic Gerrard hosts an exciting new series that explores the Life and Times of Charles Dickens: his extraordinary novels, who he was as a person, his career as a performer, and his activism.
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Charles Dickens: A Brain on Fire! 🔥

The Manuscript at Staplehurst: with Leon Litvack

August 13, 2025 • Dominic Gerrard

Bonus Episode!

In which Dr. Leon Litvack recounts Dickens' dramatic retrieval of Part 16 of the Manuscript of Our Mutual Friend from the swaying carriage at Staplehurst; and reveals, here for the first time, a key discovery he has made; plus the cut sections he has restored in his new Oxford University Press Edition of the novel ...

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Host: Dominic Gerrard
Series Artwork: Léna Gibert
Original Music: Dominic Gerrard

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