Dickens Data

A fine Web resource for readers interested in Charles Dickens is Gad's Hill Place. You'll find rich details concerning Dickens life and works, as well as what reputedly is the largest collection of his quotations (more than 500) available on the Internet.

Of particular interest to me is the account of the Staplehurst railway accident of 1865. Dickens narrowly escaped a horrible death; 10 were killed, 50 injured.