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Apparently, (according to my Dad at least, but he is know for embelishing stories!), my great-great-Grandfather was a gardner for Dickens in Kent, so I assume this was Gads Hill Place.
Now, I have no idea how to check the story given how long ago that was, but it fits in with possible family timescales . Grandad was born 1898, great-Grandad died in the late 1950, aged in his late 90s, so must have been born in the 1860s, so great-great-Granddad would have been a contempory of Dickens at the very least! |
So even Dickens confuses "vehemently opposed" and "violently opposed" - unless he really was a person who was willing to commit violent acts.
If he can't get this right what hope is there for the rest of us. |
Lovely post. There is a tiny word missing: 'most *of* The Mystery of Edwin Drood'. Seems rather churlish to point it out, however, but I'm sure Mr D would approve. |
Well, if we're going to be like that, there's also a "county" in place of what I think was supposed to be the second occurrence of "fine walking country".
Is that tunnel still accessible by anyone? Even the school? |
Yes, we're going to be like that.
Thanks for the grammar/spelling-spots. |
A nicely written post and good photos. I have just done a walk in the footsteps of Dickens around the Higham area. I wrote it up on my blog and posted quite a few pics.
Best regards Glen |
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