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Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens (13 March 1852 – 23 January 1902) was the youngest son of English novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine. He emigrated to Australia at the age of 16, and eventually entered politics, serving as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1889 to 1894.
Dec 30, 2017 · History Stories - Literary Legends. Edward Dickens. December 30, 2017 - By gbarron. Not many people know that the youngest son of one of the great English novelists, Charles Dickens, lies at rest in the cemetery of an Australian outback town.
Apr 17, 2020 · Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens – known to everyone as Plorn, short for the magnificent nickname his father gave him, Plornishmaroontigoonter – fetched up on a sheep station owned by Frederic Bonney and his brother, Edward.
The Dickens boy of the title is the youngest of Charles Dickens’ 10 children: Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens, better known as Plorn.
The Dickens Boy follows the life of the author’s youngest son Edward, known as “Plorn”, who emigrated to Australia in 1868 at the age of 16. He was not a good student — Keneally has said in...
Jul 5, 2012 · Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens (1852-1902) – Edward was nicknamed Plorn. He was named after the author Edward Bulwer-Lytton. As an interesting aside, the quote “it was a dark and stormy night” comes from Bulwer-Lytton’s novel Paul Clifford. Edward left England to join his brother Alfred in Australia.
Portrait of Plorn (Edward Bulwer Lytton) Dickens, 1868 Edward, nicknamed Plorn, followed his brother in 1869 and also struggled at times in his new country. He worked for some years at Momba station near Wilcannia and later bought a share in Yanda station near Bourke with his inheritance.
