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Vox Pop: What does Charles Dickens mean to you?

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From: The Independent on Sunday
Date: 20051023
Author:INTERVIEWS Tom Anderson

He's still regarded as our greatest novelist. A new film version of Oliver Twist is out, and next week there's a groundbreaking TV adaptation of Bleak House. So we went to the Dickens city of Rochester, Kent, and asked: 'What does Dickens mean to you?'

Chris Mimmo

21, PUB MANAGER

I think Dickens is good for Rochester, and probably good for my pub. Mind you, they're building a pounds 16m Dickens theme park in Chatham, complete with rollercoaster rides. That's taking it a bit far.

Rachel Searos

19, FASHION STUDENT

He's not an easy read. His stuff seems really dark and gothic. Nightmarish. ...

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