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Born: 1812
Died: 1870
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One of England’s most famous novelists, Charles Dickens spent a great deal of time in Exeter (his parents living on the city’s outskirts) and used his experiences in the city for his novels. He often frequented the Turks Head pub, still standing in the High Street and the pub is reputed to own the chair that Dickens is said to have sat in when he wrote the scene in “Pickwick Papers” that features the pub. He also commenced work on the novel “Nicholas Nickleby” during one of his visits.
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