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“TooHundredYearsandStillYoung”
Makinghimthemostfamousjubilarian,thebicentennialof
CharlesDickens’sbirthhasconfirmedhisstatusasatruelite-
rarysuperstarwiththefollowingofmillionsoffanstheworld
overlEditorsandscholars,publishersandcritics,entertainers
ofallsortsandreadersfromvariouswalksoflife-allhave
joinedforcestodemonstratethattheInimitablewas,indeed
is,aniconofworldculture,theEnglishnationaltreasure,and,
theunquestionableBardoftheEnglishnovell
Countlessexhibitions,readingsessions,conferences,com-
memorativearticles,neweditions,commentariesandadapta-
tionsofDickens’sworks,reassessmentsofhislifeandsignif-
icance,re-inventionsofDickensianLondon,themeparksand
touristtrails-alloftheseconstitutebutafewexamplesofthe
concentratedefforttoorganizeandenjoywhatmayaswell
evolveintothelongestyetcelebratoryeventheldinhonourof
apersonofmeritl
Moreimportantly,withmanyuniversitiesstillworking
onreleasingtheirHbicentennialDickens”publications,the
Hparty”isbynomeansoverlItwasonthewaveofthisenthu-
siasmandappreciationfortheuniqueachievementofCharles
Dickens-onceevendescribedasHaFatherofPolishletters”
(sic!:Nekanda74)-thattheideaofthepresentcollectionof
essayswasconceivedlCelebratingDickensoffersachanceto
zoominonvariousdimensionsofDickens’swriting,hopeful-
lyfillinganimportantnicheinDickensscholarshipl
