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Walter Savage Landor Dickens (8 February 1841 – 31 December 1863) was the fourth child and second son of English novelist Charles Dickens and his wife Catherine. He became an officer cadet in the East India Company's Presidency armies just before the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
31. Dez. 2019 · Walter Landor Dickens, called Wally by some and “Young Skull” by his father due to his high cheekbones (Pilgrim Letters 3:331) was born on 8 February 1841.
On 7 February 1864, Charles Dickens received the news that his son Walter had passed away in Calcutta at the age of 22. Walter had been a cadet in the East India Company's army, but his health failed and he vomited blood before his death.
Landor greatly admired Dickens's works, and was especially moved by the character of Nell Trent (from The Old Curiosity Shop). Landor was affectionately adapted by Dickens as Lawrence Boythorn in Bleak House. He was the godfather of Dickens's son Walter Landor Dickens.
Walter Savage Landor (1775-1864) was another of those eminent Victorians whom Dickens attempted to absorb into his family's orbit by naming one of his children after him. A fervid supporter of liberal causes such as Giuseppe Garibaldi's campaigns for the reunification of Italy, Landor was imbued with the young Dickens's passion for liberal and ...
Imaginary Conversations is Walter Savage Landor's most celebrated prose work. Begun in 1823, sections were constantly revised and were ultimately published in a series of five volumes.
The Children of Charles & Catherine Dickens, 1838-52: Daughters of Home, Sons of Empire. Philip V. Allingham, Contributing Editor, Victorian Web; Professor Emeritus, Lakehead University. [ Victorian Web Home —> Authors —> Charles Dickens —> Works —> Biographical Materials]
