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Project
Dickens 2012
- Location:
- Worldwide
- When:
- 2011/2012
- Partner(s):
The British Council is working with over 50 countries worldwide to coordinate an exciting range of educational and cultural events celebrating the bicentenary of the UK's most prolific and influential novelists: Charles Dickens.
Writer
Updated: John Burnside
- Born
- Dunfermline, Scotland
- Genres
- Short Stories, Poetry, Fiction
Poet and novelist John Burnside was born on 19 March 1955 in Dunfermline, Scotland, and now lives in Fife. He studied English and European Languages at Cambridge College of Arts and Technology. A former computer...
Project
Hay Festivals
- Location:
- Hay-on-Wye, Xalapa, Segovia, Nairobi, Kerala, Dhaka and Cartagena
- When:
- Throughout the year
- Partner(s):
As a global partner of the Hay festival, we work together to bring some of the UK's best writers to audiences around the world.
Click on 'Read more' to view a slideshow of photos from Hay Segovia 2011.
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@Tracy_Chevalier - thank you, glad you enjoyed! #Dickens2012
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Gearing up for still more Dickens fun tonight with our @TeachingEnglish colleagues + Jeremy Harmer et al #Dickens2012 http://t.co/IXXTSNwX
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A member of our team in Iraq concludes with Hard Times #Dickens2012 http://t.co/kxRBp51L
