Artists' Benevolent Society Anniversary Festival 1844
Description
Speech at the Artists' Benevolent Society Anniversary Festival (11 May 1844).
Creator
Dickens, Charles
Date
Bibliographic Citation
Dickens, Charles. 'Speech at the Artists' Benevolent Society Anniversary Festival' (11 May 1844). Dickens Search. Eds. Emily Bell and Lydia Craig. Accessed [date]. https://dickenssearch.com/speeches/1844-05-11_Speech_Artists-Benevolent-Society-Anniversary-Festival.
Summary
Dickens spoke shortly and well enough, but it had a very cut and dried air, and rather pompous and shapely in its construction and delivered in rather a sonorous deep voice. Not a jot of humour in it.