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Browse through our Childhood in Dickensian London galleries, featuring rare and beautifully illustrated items from the exhibition.

This section features works by Dickens and items related to his life alongside examples of legislation that affected the lives of Victorian children.

A selection of some of Dickens’s works alongside items that consider the protection and welfare of children.

A collection of works which reflect 19th-century attitudes towards street children.

Featuring some of Charles Dickens’s most popular works depicting child labour and education.