’ BOZ Colonial Connections IN OZ Dickens Fellowship 112th Annual International Conference

25–30 October 2018 Sydney, Australia

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NSW Dickens Society. Dickens Fellowship 112th BOZ Annual International Conference 25–30 October 2018 IN OZ Sydney, Australia Charles Dickens’ Colonial Connections About

A range of exceptional talks, visits and entertainments celebrating the life of one of the world’s most famous writers of all time, Charles Dickens. Based at The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park the program includes talks by Booker Prize winning author Tom Keneally AO, Jacqui Newling from the Sydney Living Museums, the well-known writers’ walk along Circular Quay led by Susannah Fullerton OAM, FRSN, a display of Dickens-related materials at the State Library of New South Wales and a talk from State Librarian John Vallance as well as many other talks celebrating the life and works of Charles Dickens and his links with Australia. The Festival banquet at Vaucluse House is based on a menu from a book by . The conference is hosted by the NSW Dickens Society and the Dickens Fellowship. Venue

The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park 36 College St, Sydney NSW 2010 Phone: +61 (02) 9361 8400 www.pullmansydneyhydepark.com.au

The NSW Dickens Society is honoured to be hosting the 112th International Dickens Fellowship Conference at the stunning The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park Hotel.

Conveniently located in the city of Sydney and overlooking Hyde Park, The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park is a three minute walk from the Museum train station, which is linked to both domestic and international airports. Most talks will be in the Ibis Room, which offers free wi- fi, and lunches will be held here as well as optional dinners and accommodation in the hotel for those who require it. The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park is within walking distance to other hotels at a range of prices, bus and train transport, and our coaches for our visits can pull up at the front door. We will have our own floor with areas for pop-up stores and merchandise to enhance the conference.

All transfers to afternoon and evening events will depart from the hotel lobby. bozinoz.com "Charles Dickens as he appears when reading." Wood engraving from a sketch by Charles A. Barry (1830-1892). Illustration in Harper's Weekly, v. 11, no. 571, 7 December 1867, p. 777. 2018 Program

Day 1: Thursday, 25th October

From 2pm Registration – Outside the Ibis Room, The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

7pm Lord Mayor’s Reception – Lord Mayor’s Reception Room, Town Hall

Day 2: Friday, 26th October

8:30 - 9.00am Conference Daily Brief - Coffee and Tea available

9.00 - 10.00am Colonial Dickens: What Australians Made of the World’s Favourite Writer Professor Susan Martin and Dr Kylie Mirmohamadi

10.00 - 11.00am Charles Dickens’ sons in Australia Tom Keneally AO

11.00 - 11.30am Morning Tea at The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

11.30 - 12.30pm Fallen Women Dr Olivia Murphy

12.30 - 1.30pm Lunch at The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

2.00 - 3.30pm State Library of NSW Opening of the Conference Charles Dickens Display Dr John Vallance, State Librarian

4 - 5pm; 5 - 6pm Writers’ Walk at Circular Quay Susannah Fullerton OAM, FRSN

5.30 - 7.00pm Free Time

7.00 – 10.00pm Dickens Trivia Night at The State Library of NSW 2018 Program

Day 3: Saturday, 27th October

8.00 - 9.00am Conference Daily Brief - Coffee and Tea available Dickens Fellowship AGM at The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

9.00 - 10.00am Was Fagin modeled on my great-great-great uncle, Ikey Solomon? Scott Whitmont

10.00 - 11.00am What shall we have for dinner? Advice from Mrs Charles Dickens Jacqui Newling

11.00 - 11.30am Morning Tea at The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

11.30 - 12.30pm Dickens’ Early Sketches Dr Paul Schlicke

12.30 - 1.30pm Collecting Dickens Downunder Professor Chris Browne

1.30 - 2.45pm Travel by coach to Centennial Parklands and a picnic lunch

2.45 - 3.45pm The Dickens Statue at Centennial Parklands Sandra Faulkner

3.45 - 5.00pm Return to The Pullman Hyde Park and Free Time

5.00 - 10.30pm Travel by coach to the Evening Banquet at Vaucluse House

Day 4: Sunday, 28th October

8.30 - 9.00am Conference Daily Brief - Coffee and Tea available

9.00 - 10.00am The Mesmerising Dickens Walter Mason

10.00 – 11.00am The : literary shrine or cabinet of curiosities? Dr Cindy Sughrue OBE

11.00 - 11.30am Morning Tea at The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

11.30 – 12.30pm Dickens in Australia through the Eyes of Trollope Susannah Fullerton OAM, FRSN

12.30 – 1.30pm Lunch at The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

2.00 - 3.00pm Eliza Donnithorne and her Dickensian Connections Emeritus Professor Margaret Harris

4.00 - 5.00pm Church Service at St. James’ Church

5.00 - 7.00pm Free Time

7.00 - 8.30pm Film screening of ‘The First Fagin’ and dinner at The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park 2018 Program

Day 5: Monday, 29th October

8.30 - 9.00am Conference Daily Brief - Coffee and Tea available

9.00 – 10.00am The Gad’s Hill Gazette: An experiment in print culture by Dickens’ sons Emeritus Scientia Professor Christine Alexander

10.00 – 11.00am Why read and teach Dickens today? Dame Marie Bashir, David Hunt, Kate Forsyth, David Dyer

11.00 - 11.30am Morning Tea at The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

11.30 – 12.30pm Dickens, crime and the rise of police detective: Changes in policing in England and Australia Dr Rachel Franks

12.30 – 1.30pm Lunch at The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

2.00 - 3.00pm Hyde Park Barracks Tour

3.30 - 4.30pm Dickens and the Art Gallery of NSW

6.00pm Farewell Drinks in The Bar, The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

Optional Day: Tuesday, 30th October

The optional day is designed to give an opportunity for our international and interstate visitors to explore more of Sydney. Please note that the optional day is an additional cost of $140.

Morning Sydney Opera House Tour

The Sydney Opera House is one of the world’s most recognisable landmarks and this is your chance to truly get up close. You can run your hands over the world-famous shell tiles and marvel at the vaulted ceilings. The tour will cover the stories behind architect Jørn Utzon’s revolutionary designs for this masterpiece and how he solved the engineering challenges. We will visit off-limit areas to the public and we will be able to capture photographs from rare vantage points. Explore theatres and foyers where more than 1600 concerts, operas, dramas and ballets take place each year, then look at the Opera House from the water and explore Sydney harbour over lunch.

12.30 - 2.30pm Sydney Harbour Cruise and Lunch

The buffet lunch cruise with commentary explores the most beautiful and fascinating coves of the harbour. Sights include the stunning Opera House of course, fascinating Shark Island, Taronga Zoo, historic Fort Denison. The cruise goes under the Sydney Harbour Bridge, views Darling Harbour and the newest harbour foreshore playground at Barangaroo. Please note that there are stairs to the buffet and no lift on this cruise. Events Dickens in the colonies: Australian responses to the world’s favourite writer How was Dickens received in Australia? Did Australians queue on the docks to hear the fate of his characters, as they did in America? How did they interpret Dickens’ stories in the context of Australian life? Which of Dickens’ characters spoke to Australians most and why? Dr Kylie Mirmohamadi and Professor Susan Martin are the authors of Colonial Dickens; What Australians Made of the World’s Favourite Writer. From the streets of nineteenth-century Melbourne to crowded colonial theatres, they will trace the ways in which Dickens and his works were read, re-read and reinterpreted in distinctly Australian ways.

When: 9.00 – 10.00am, Friday, 26th October, Where: Ibis Room, The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

Charles Dickens’ sons in Australia Two of the sons of Catherine and Charles Dickens migrated to Australia. Alfred D’Orsay Tennyson Dickens arrived here in 1865, followed by his brother Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens three years later. Why did they decide to come so far from home or was the decision made by Dickens? How did their make their way in Australia? Booker Prize winner, prolific writer and a lover of Dickens’ work, Tom Keneally, will explore the fate of Alfred and Edward in Australia.

When: 10.00 – 11.00am, Friday, 26th October, Where: Ibis Room, The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

Fallen Women The fate of the ‘fallen’ woman is a preoccupation of eighteenth and nineteenth century literature. From Oliver’s mother and Nancy in , to Little Emily and Martha in , there are many ‘fallen’ women in the works of Dickens, and Dickens himself worked to rehabilitate real-life fallen women with the aim of preparing them for life in the British colonies, including Australia, South Africa and Canada. This talk by Dr Olivia Murphy looks at how such women are represented in literature in order to explore the ideas Dickens inherited and those that he helped propagate.

When: 11.30am - 12.30pm, Friday, 26th October, Where: Ibis Room, The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

State Library of New South Wales Opening of the Conference Charles Dickens display The Librarians of the State Library of NSW have searched their collections and created a display of for Dickens- related items for the Conference. These include Dickens-related original manuscript of Dickens’ Emigration (c. 1852) sent by Dickens to Miss Coutts, a letter (1865) from Dickens to Archibald Michie written from Gad’s Hill Place, thanking him for his interest in his son Alfred and also for his invitation to visit Australia, a complete set of the pirated Launceston editions of (August – December, 1838) and a copy of the dramatization of by Charles Selby notated by the prompter of the production. An archivist will talk about these items after an address by Dr John Vallance, NSW State Librarian.

When: 2.00 - 3.30pm, Friday, 26th October, Where: State Library of NSW

Writers’ Walk: Circular Quay: A guided tour by Susannah Fullerton By glorious Sydney harbour there is a Writers’ Walk, with brass plaques set into the pavement commemorating writers’ visits to the shores of Sydney harbour. Some came from other parts of Australia, but other writers made the arduous voyage from Britain, Europe or the United States in order to see Australia for themselves. Plaques include Trollope, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Joseph Conrad, Kipling, R.L. Stevenson, Mark Twain, D.H. Lawrence, and Umberto Eco, but also local authors Patrick White, May Gibbs, Banjo Patterson and Henry Lawson. Susannah Fullerton will lead a guided walk along the Writers’ Walk. Learn about the many fascinating writers who came to Sydney, discover which of their comments about this city were immortalised in quotes, and enjoy the stunning scenery near Sydney’s Circular Quay. (Note: Susannah will conduct two tours of one hour each.)

When: 4.00 - 5.00pm; 5.00-6.00pm, Friday, 26th October, Where: Circular Quay

Dickens Trivia Night at The State Library of NSW Do you know your Pumblechook from your Pecksniff? The State Library of NSW has created a Dickens Trivia night to test our knowledge of Dickens and his life and times at the Library. We will be joined by other Dickens lovers from Sydney. Teams can be a maximum of eight members so start revising your Dickens trivia now.

Please note that dinner is not included in this event. A cash bar for drinks and nibbles will be available.

When: 7pm – 10pm, Friday, 26th October, Where: State Library of NSW Events

Was Fagin modeled on my great-great-great uncle, Ikey Solomon? Fagin is one of the most vivid characters in Oliver Twist, one of Dickens’ most popular books. He is widely believed to be based on Ikey Solomon, a receiver and fencer of stolen goods, who was transported to Tasmania in 1831 and died in Hobart in 1850. Sydney bookseller and book collector Scott Whitmont is directly related to Solomon. He will talk about what made Ikey so fascinating to Dickens, drawing on the book, The First Fagin: The True Story of Ikey Solomon by Judith Sackville-O’Donnell.

When: 9.00 - 10.00am, Saturday, 27th October, Where: Ibis Room, The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

What shall we have for dinner? Advice from Mrs Charles Dickens In 1851, Catherine Dickens published a diminutive book of menus or ‘Bills of Fare’ under the pseudonym Lady Maria Clutterbuck. Several more editions followed, with recipes included. This kind of work fulfilled a need for a burgeoning middle class in the UK, but even more so in the Australian colonies, with readers hungry to learn how to dine and entertain in a manner expected of their newly acquired (or aspired) status. Sarah Wentworth, a ‘currency lass’, and wife of William Charles Wentworth of Vaucluse, is typical of many aspirational Australians who may have looked to Lady Clutterbuck for advice to impress highly judgmental colonial society. Jacqui Newling presents.

When: 10.00am - 11.00am, Saturday, 27th October, Where: Ibis Room, The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

Dickens’s Early Sketches Dickens’s early imaginative work, the sketches of 1833–1840, first published in newspapers and magazines, attracted much attention and launched his career. Collected in two series as in 1836 they attracted a wildly enthusiastic reception. Although Dickens was initially proud of them, he quickly became dissatisfied, revising them heavily on at least five separate occasions over nearly two decades, and dismissed them as crude juvenilia. Since then the critical consensus has also been to disparage them as apprentice work. This talk, presented by Dr Paul Schlicke, will disagree with that assessment and look at these early works as ‘the first sprightly runnings of [Dickens’] genius’ in the words of Forster and look at the single most important evidence available of Dickens’s development as a writer, documented in exhaustive, meticulous detail in his revisions.

When: 11.30am - 12.30pm, Saturday, 27th October; Where: Ibis Room, The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

Collecting Dickens Downunder The owner of a personal library of more than 12,000 books, focusing on English literature from 1750-1950, with a particular interest in the Victorian era, Professor Chris Browne acquired his first Charles Dickens first edition in 1973, just before he left the UK to migrate to Australia. The talk, illustrated by examples from his own collection, will suggest some different approaches to constructing a Charles Dickens collection.

When: 12.30pm - 1.30pm, Saturday, 27th October; Where: Ibis Room, The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

The story of Sydney’s statue of Charles Dickens: Sandra Faulkner During the Conference’s excursion to Centennial Parklands Sandra Faulkner will tell the story of Sydney’s statue of Dickens. She will relate the statue’s history, its disappearance and her subsequent discovery of its whereabouts. She will talk about the restoration work carried out on the statue prior to returning to its original home on Dickens Drive in the Parklands on 7th February 2011. One of only three known statues of Dickens in the world, the statue in Sydney is not only of great significance to Dickensians, but can also be enjoyed by all who visit the Parklands.

When: 2.45pm - 3.45pm, Saturday, 27th October, Where: Dickens Drive, Centennial Parklands Events

Banquet Evening Vaucluse House is a beautiful example of colonial gothic architecture, built in Charles Dickens’ era. The estate is unusual in that it retains over ten hectares (29 acres) of its original land, extending right down to the harbour foreshore. Home to influential William Charles Wentworth and his family, colonials with an intriguing convict past, the house retains many original features, including bathrooms and 1830s kitchen, and furnishings owned by the Wentworth family. The Conference has been granted special access to Vaucluse House. At twilight our guests will wander through the Vaucluse House pleasure garden and enjoy canapés and drinks on the verandah followed by a unique private viewing of the house, which will be lit by candlelight. An original copy of will be displayed in situ. After viewing the house, guests will walk a few metres to the Vaucluse House Tearooms located on the estate, where Jacqui Newling, resident gastronomer at Sydney Living Museums (and speaker at another session at the conference), will discuss the relevance of the menu she has created; a modern twist on dishes taken from ‘Bills of Fare’ in Catherine Dickens’ book What Shall We Have for Dinner? including roast saddle of lamb and Cabinet pudding. (There will be options for vegetarians.) A souvenir menu annotated with tasting notes will be available for each guest.

When: 5.00pm - 10.30pm, Saturday, 27th October, Where: Vaucluse House

The Mesmerising Dickens: Madame de la Rue, animal magnetism and the 19th century colonisation of the mind Dickens was introduced to mesmerism by his friend, surgeon John Elliotson in the 1830s and rapidly became fascinated by it, to the extent that he learned mesmerism himself and practised it on friends and family. The English- Swiss actress Madame de la Rue, who suffered from anxiety-based ailments, was one of Dickens’ most successful ‘patients’. In this fascinating talk, Walter Mason will introduce us to an aspect of Dickens’ activities which will be new to many Dickens readers, in the context of the 19th century interest in the workings of the mind.

When: 9.00am – 10.00am, Sunday, 28th October, Where: Ibis Room, The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

The Charles Dickens Museum: literary shrine or cabinet of curiosities? The family home where Charles Dickens began married life, became established as a writer and rose rapidly to international fame, is now the Charles Dickens Museum, for the study, appreciation and enjoyment of the life and work of Dickens. A Grade I listed building, the Museum holds the world’s most comprehensive collection of material relating to Charles Dickens – over 100,000 items including furniture, personal effects, paintings, prints, photographs, letters, manuscripts, and rare editions. Dr Cindy Sughrue will talk about the Museum and its collection, including Dickens’ links with Australia.

When: 10.00am – 11.00am, Sunday, 28th October, Where: Ibis Room, The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

Dickens in Australia through the Eyes of Trollope Sadly, Charles Dickens never made a trip to Australia, although two of his sons lived here. However, in 1871 and in 1875 his contemporary Anthony Trollope visited Australia. What did he see and do here? How did he come to meet one of Charles Dickens’ sons? Would Dickens have agreed with Trollope’s conclusions about this country, and how might he have responded to the Australian landscape and people? Susannah Fullerton, author of Brief Encounters: Literary Travellers in Australia discusses Trollope’s antipodean journey through the eyes of Charles Dickens.

When: 11.30am – 12.30pm, Sunday, 28th October, Where: Ibis Room, The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

Eliza Donnithorne and her Dickensian Connections Miss Havisham in is one of Dickens’ most memorable characters. The question of the extent to which she was a product of his imagination has been debated by literary critics, Dickens enthusiasts and local historians for a century and a half. This talk will examine the substance of the claims that Eliza Emily Donnithorne (1826-86), buried in St Stephen’s Anglican churchyard, Newtown (an inner suburb of Sydney) was a model for Miss Havisham. The talk will take place at the cemetery. Emeritus Professor Margaret Harris presents.

When: 2.00pm – 3.00pm, Sunday, 28th October, Where: St Stephen’s Anglican Church Events

Church Service at St. James A traditional service in Victorian style with music of the era and social gospels to mark the conference and celebrate the life and work of Dickens. St James’ Church, with its Georgian town church exterior, was constructed between 1819 – 1824 and is the oldest church building in the City of Sydney. The church was an important element of Governor Lachlan Macquarie’s town planning and was completely designed by Francis Greenaway and built by convict labour. Greenway was an English born architect who was transported to Australia as a convict for forgery. After arriving in Australia, he was responsible for design and construction of the Macquarie Lighthouse after which he was emancipated and made Acting Civil Architect for Governor Lachlan Macquarie.

When: 4.00pm - 5.00pm, Sunday, 28th October, Where: St James’ Church Sydney

Film Screening: ‘The First Fagin’ THE FIRST FAGIN recreates the life of Ikey Solomon, the possible inspiration for Fagin in Oliver Twist and follows the twists and turns of his extraordinary life from underworld of Victorian London, the criminal justice system of 19th century England to the penal colony of Port Arthur. The film which is part narrative and part historical documentary is narrated by Miriam Margolyes, our patron. The evocative score is by Guy Gross, one of Australia’s most prolific and honoured film and television composers.

This is an optional event at no charge.

When: 7.00 - 8.30pm, Sunday, 28th October, Where: Ibis Room, The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

The Gad’s Hill Gazette: An experiment in print culture by Dickens’ sons Despite Dickens’ imaginative involvement with children in his novels, there are few instances of bonding with his own children. However, father and sons were united in a creative enterprise in The Gad’s Hill Gazette (c.1861–1866), a weekly family newspaper named after Dickens’ family home in Kent. Professor Christine Alexander has traced down twenty-one of the few surviving issues of the Gazette in libraries in the United States and the UK.

This illustrated talk will suggest that not only is the Gazette a valuable source of biographical material on Dickens himself, but that this family ‘journal’ was both a theatrical gesture and a determined effort by Dickens’ sons to imitate the print culture of their father’s publishing world.

When: 9.00am – 10.00am, Monday, 29th October, Where: Ibis Room, The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

Why read Dickens today? Dame Marie Bashir, David Hunt, Kate Forsyth, David Dyer A panel of lovers of Dickens including the former State Governor Dame Marie Bashir, novelist and teacher David Dyer, novelist Kate Forsyth and historian David Hunt discuss their love of Dickens and why his writing remains both relevant and enjoyable in the 21st century.

When: 10.00am – 11.00am, Monday, 29th October, Where: Ibis Room, The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park

Dickens, crime and the rise of police detective: Changes in policing in England and Australia Dickens greatly admired the men of the emerging detective force, as seen in several pieces in Household Words strongly supporting those who were making London’s streets safer. What were the major changes in English policing in Dickens’ time and why did he offer such open support when so many were resisting innovation? What was going on in policing in Australia at the time? In a question and answer session, Dr Rachel Franks will discuss Dickens and the detective.

When: 11.30am - 12.30pm, Monday, 29th October, Where: Ibis Room, The Pullman Sydney Hyde Park Events

Hyde Park Barracks Tour In groups of 26, we will be touring the UNESCO Word Heritage Listed, Hyde Park Barracks. The Barracks are recognized for their global importance, along with 10 other convict sites around Australia, Designed by the convict architect, Francis Greenway and hand-built by convicts between 1817-1819 for convicts to live in, the Hyde Park Barracks is unique. Between 1788 and 1868, approximately 166,000 people were forcibly migrated across the globe to the then Australian colonies. Operating as a convict barracks for men between 1819 and 1848, the Hyde Park Barracks saw pick-pockets and pirates, confidence tricksters and conspirators, ebelsr and rascals within its walls.

When: 2.00pm – 3.00pm, Monday 29th October, Where: Hyde Park Barracks

Dickens and the Art Gallery of NSW Can we see Dickens in the Art Gallery of New South Wales? Indeed we can. Steven Miller will show us one of the earliest gifts to the gallery, a portrait of Dickens by J. S. Bowman, as part of a talk on the Dickens-related material in their collection. He will also discuss the work of other Victorian painters in the collection like William Powell Frith, Frank Holl, Hubert von Herkomer and Luke Fildes, who were inspired by the social issues of their day, just as Dickens was. The talk will also highlight Australian artists inspired by Dickens, including Christopher Coveny, whose book ‘Twenty scenes from the works of Dickens’, was published in 1883.

When: 3.30pm - 4.30pm Monday 29th October, Where: Art Gallery of NSW BOZ IN OZ Ticket Options

GENERAL - FULL Package AUD$1,500.00

The GENERAL - Full Conference Package conference ticket includes all talks, morning teas, lunches and banquet dinner. This ticket also includes access to the Trivia Night evening (Friday, 26th October) and the Sunday night movie and dinner (Sunday, 28th October).

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The NSW Dickens Society Exclusive FULL Package NSW Dickens Society Members only conference ticket includes all talks, morning teas, lunches and banquet dinner. This ticket also includes access to the Trivia Night evening (Friday, 26th October) and the Sunday night movie and dinner (Sunday, 28th October).

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The NSW Dickens Society Exclusive BASIC Package - NSW Dickens Society Members only conference ticket includes access all conference talks, morning teas, lunches and the banquet dinner.

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