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Cleveland Dickens Fellowship of Cleveland, Ohio, Branch No. 177, established in 1984, meets monthly from September through June to study and enjoy the works of Charles Dickens, his life and times. Join us at the Mayfield Regional County Library, 6080 Wilson Mills Road, a few blocks west of Interstate 271. All meetings begin at 7:00 pm and are free and open to the public.
The International Dickens Fellowship was founded in 1902. Its objectives were "to knit together in a common bond of friendship lovers of the great master of humor and pathos, Charles Dickens," to spread the love of humanity, to campaign against those "social evils" that most concerned Dickens, and " to assist in the preservation and purchase of buildings and objects associated with his name or mentioned in his works." One of those special buildings is The Dickens House Museum, 48 Doughty Street, London.
Branches of the Fellowship now exist around the world, from Japan to Argentina and from India to Australia.
Members of the Fellowship pay yearly dues and may pay an additional amount to receive the journal The Dickensian three times a year. Edited by Malcolm Andrews, The Dickensian, combining contributions from academic as well as lay enthusiasts, leads Dickensian criticism around the world. Its headquarters, along with headquarters for the Fellowship, is in the Dickens House Museum, 48 Doughty Street, London, the home of Charles Dickens from 1837 to 1839.
Each summer the Fellowship gets together for study, entertainment and fun. In 2008 the North East England Branch hosts the 102st International Dickens Fellowship Conference in Durham, July 30-August 3.
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