As the Free Library of Philadelphia continues its celebration of A Year of Dickens, WRTI's Susan Lewis considers the lasting appeal of the 19th-century writer - 200 years after his birth.
The exhibition AT HOME ON THE STAGE: Charles Dickens and Theatre is at the Rare Book Department of the Parkway Central Library through January 3rd, 2013. A variety of Dickens-related programming is also scheduled, including literary salons that are considering a different Dickens novel each month.
