UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 6, Page 2
October 7, 1993
London digs tied to Dickens

     The University has new headquarters for its London Program-a
four-story, 18th-century Georgian town house at 49 Doughty St. in London's
Bloombury section, leased from the Trustees of the Dickens House Museum,
according to Bill McNabb, director of overseas studies in International
Programs and Special Sessions.
     The museum, which is located next door and is identical structurally
to the University's new headquarters, served as Dickens' home during the
late 1830s, where he completed Pickwick Papers, wrote Oliver Twist and
Nicholas Nickleby and began Barnaby Rudge.
     The University's building still has many of its original features,
such as cast-iron fireplaces and folding window shutters, but it has been
renovated to function as a modern office and teaching facility. It contains
a lecture room, two seminar rooms, a computer lab and a student lounge, as
well as administrative and academic offices, McNabb said.
     According to Martin Postle, who is in charge of the London facility,
the location is ideal, with the British Museum and the University of London
a short walk away. Delaware students already have access to the University
of London library and Students' Union, with its social and sporting
activities.
     The London Program has always tried to link courses with city life,
including the study of London's building tradition, its theatre and its
art. Economics, liberal arts and education courses are among those
available during Winter Session. A sampling of the spring courses that are
offered, include "Modern Architecture I: 1750-1900," "Studies in the Drama"
and "Problems of Western European Politics by Country."
     With the move, Postle said, "We aim to make even more of the rich and
varied cultural associations to be found in our new environment."
                                             -Sue Swyers Moncure