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Walter Savage Landor Dickens (8 February 1841 – 31 December 1863) was the fourth child and second son of English novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine. He became an officer cadet in the East India Company's Presidency armies just before the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Dec 31, 2019 · On his 52 birthday (7 February, 1864) Charles Dickens received word that his son, Walter Landor, had died in India on 31 December 1863. A few days later Dickens described the circumstances of Walter’s death in a long letter to Angela Burdett Coutts (12 February 1864).
Walter Landor Dickens, the fourth child of Charles Dickens and Catherine Hogarth Dickens, was born on 8th February, 1841, at the family home of 48 Doughty Street to 1 Devonshire Terrace, York Gate, close to Regent's Park.
Walter Savage Landor Dickens. (8 February 1841 31 December 1863) The fourth child of Charles and Catherine Dickens was named after Dickens' friend, the author Walter Savage Landor. He was nicknamed "Young Skull" by his father and showed an aptitude for writing from an early age.
Walter Savage Landor (1775-1864) was another of those eminent Victorians whom Dickens attempted to absorb into his family's orbit by naming one of his children after him.
Walter Savage Landor Dickens (1841-1863) served as a cadet in the East India Company , became a lieutenant in the 42nd Highlanders (The Black Watch), and died in Calcutta of an aneurism. 5.
On 7 February 1864 Charles Dickens should have been celebrating his 52nd birthday. However on that day he received the tragic news that his son Walter had died in Calcutta on New Year’s Eve at the age of only 22. Walter Landor Dickens had been serving as a military officer...
Looking for Walter Landor Dickens. Contributed by Christian Lehmann, Bard High School, Early College On his 52 birthday (7 February, 1864) Charles Dickens received word that his son, Walter Landor, had died in India on 31 December 1863.
Readers who see The Pickwick Papers as the gateway to Victorian England often overlook the interval between the deaths of Austen, Byron, and Scott and the publication of the first installment Dickens’s serial on 1 April 1836. Change places with the author of this engaging study and enjoy a diferent perspective.
Who was Walter Landor Dickens? Walter Savage Landor Dickens was the fourth child and second son of English novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine. He became an officer cadet in the East India Company's Presidency armies just before the Indian Mutiny.
