Digitization work is making it possible to read Charles Dickens as his earliest fans did
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 - 17:14
in Earth & Climate
Charles Dickens is widely regarded as one of the greatest English novelists of all time, and his books continue to be enjoyed by millions of readers today, nearly 140 years after his death. But few modern readers get to experience Dickens's novels the way his original Victorian audience did: in serial installments. Thanks to a project currently under way at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), that joy will soon be available to readers worldwide.
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