Competition launched to find real-life Dickens characters
(The Guardian Books News)

Journalists´ Charity founded by Victorian author seeks pen portraits of modern-day Micawbers and Uriah HeepsA charity founded by Charles Dickens has launched a competition to find real modern-day characters who could have provided the basis for one of the author´s classic creations.Dickens helped to found the Journalists´ Charity in 1864. To mark the 150th anniversary of his death, the charity is asking for written portraits of a modern-day Dickensian character. The subject could be someone in public life, including a politician or and celebrity, or an NHS worker helping to stem the spread of the coronavirus. Continue reading...