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FIRST LADY ISSUES STATEMENT DURING VISIT TO CHARLES DICKENS HOUSE AND MUSEUM

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From: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
Date: 20080616
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The White House's Office of the First Lady issued the following transcript:

Charles Dickens House and Museum10:08 A.M. (Local)

MRS. BUSH: One of the reasons I really wanted to come to the Charles Dickens house is because I think it's so important for us as English-speaking people to be aware of what our literature is, and certainly Charles Dickens is very well known and very popular and studied in the United States.

"A Tale of Two Cities" is one of the books that high school students in the United States read and study. And then obviously "A Christmas Carol" is one of the favorites of all ...

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