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1850
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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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1852
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Bleak House by Charles Dickens
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1854
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Hard Times by Charles Dickens
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1855
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Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens
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Apr 1858
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Charles Dickens begins performing paid readings of his works, especially A Christmas Carol. An enthusiastic and skilled performer, he will give some 470 such readings over the next decade.
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1859
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Publication of On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
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1859
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A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
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1860
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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
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1864
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Charles Dickens publishes Our Mutual Friend.
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1866
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Blue Plaque scheme created
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1867
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Charles Dickens brings reading tour to America
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1867
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Restoration of Gloucester Cathedral under Sir George Gilbert Scott
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1869
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Thomas Huxley coins the term "agnostic."
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9 Jun 1870
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Death of Charles Dickens in Kent, England
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1874
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Charles Darwin and George Eliot attend a seance; Darwin not impressed
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19 Apr 1882
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Death of Charles Darwin
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26 Apr 1882
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Burial of Charles Darwin in Westminster Abbey
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1889
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Major restorations of Thame Church by J.O. Scott.
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3 Jan 1892
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Birth of J.R.R. Tolkien
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1898
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Christopher Whall creates stained glass windows for Gloucester Cathedral
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24 May 1899
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The state apartments at Kensington Palace in London open to the public.
