The Bristol & Clifton Dickens Society, founded on the 4th of April 1902, is the oldest Dickensian organisation in the world. Membership is open to anyone interested in Charles Dickens and his works. The Society is an autonomous branch of the Dickens Fellowship, and, as a precursor of the Fellowship, is the only branch to be called a Society.
The following pages provide information on our meetings programmes and on how you can become a member of our Society. There is also information about how we function and how we relate to The Dickens Fellowship, its membership throughout the world and its annual Dickens Conferences.
Our supported charity is Barton Camp, run by The Bristol Children's Help Society.
The Camp is near Winscombe, in North Somerset.
About Our Society
"I remember how I thought of all the solitary places under the night sky where I had slept, and how I prayed that I never might be houseless any more, and might never forget the houseless."
David Copperfield Chapter 13