On the occasion of Charles Dickens’ birth bicentenary in 2012 our school located at 9, Escalante Street,
Valencia, prepared an ambitious exhibition about his historical time, the roots of his creative energy,
his work, his extensive public life, his literary style and a detailed analysis of five of his novels, all of it
illustrated with graphs, pictures, paintings and engravings from the original works.
Mainly in English and Spanish, it also includes a section in Valencian, French and Latin, promoting in
this way multilingualism in our school.
Don’t miss this interesting exhibition if you want to discover the “Dickensian Universe” and to learn
about:
- the difficult circumstances of his childhood influenced by an educated and affectionate father who spent
his small salary on clothes and wine and ended up in prison together with his family, except for Charles,
who was put to work in a rat-infested factory,
- his love of reading and his longing to go back to school to learn without limits,
- how learning shorthand led him to work as a reporter in the Courts of Justice and the British Parliament
and follow politicians around the country to report about their ideas.
We offer 50 minute guided tours in English or Spanish later accompanied by exercises for students of
ESO and Bachillerato on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 12 o’clock.
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