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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 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 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.
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...
Jul 5, 2012 · Walter Landor Dickens (1841-1863) – Walter was named after the writer and poet, Walter Savage Landor. Walter achieved the rank of lieutenant in the East India Company. It looked like he had a bright future, but sadly things started to fall apart for Walter.
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.
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.
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. A few days later Dickens described the circumstances of Walter’s death in...
The period under consideration – narrowly confined to the six-years spanning the works he treats and more broadly to their extended historical context – proves a rich one for analysis. Between the death of George III in 1820 and the succession of Victoria in 1837 significant changes occurred.
