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Augustus Newnham Dickens (10 November 1827 – 4 October 1866) was the youngest brother of English novelist Charles Dickens, and the inspiration for Charles's pen name 'Boz'. Augustus emigrated to America and pursued various careers including as a land agent in Chicago.
24 giu 2004 · Charles Dickens’s worldwide fame gave his brother Augustus a name that opened doors even in the rough-hewn Illinois of the 1850s. But the author cut off all contact with his younger brother...
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On Tuesday, January 26, at 1 p.m. Eastern, Lucinda Hawksley will give an online talk about Charles Dickens's brother Augustus (her own "great x4 uncle"), based on her own research conducted in his town of Chicago.
Dickens approfittò di questa inarrestabile ascesa per sensibilizzare il suo vasto pubblico di lettori su tematiche sociali co-me quella del lavoro minorile e di un’infanzia ormai abbandonata alle logiche dello sfruttamento econo-mico, temi presenti fin dal romanzo Oliver Twist.
23 dic 2011 · Tribune editor Horace White published a lengthy correction in 1869, calling Augustus Dickens a "brilliant scapegrace" and defending Chicago against charges of its eternal Second City complex:
10 gen 2021 · The Life and Lies of Augustus Dickens. 10 January 2021. In the 1850s, Augustus, the youngest brother of Charles Dickens, abandoned his wife in London and ran away to America with his pregnant girlfriend.
24 dic 2006 · Augustus Dickens was 15 years younger than Charles, but close to him in his youth. Charles got Augustus a job with his publishing house and threw him a wedding breakfast when he married Harriet...
