John Dickens he died. The death certificate listed the cause of death as: "Rupture of the urethra from old standing stricture and consequent mortification of the scrotum from infiltration of urine." Dickens depicted his father in the character of Wilkins Micawber in his semi-autobiographical novel "David Copperfield". John Dickens was buried in Highgate Cemetery, where in 1863 his remains were joined by those of his wife Elizabeth. John Dickens John Dickens (21 August 1785 – 31 March 1851) was the father of English novelist Charles Dickens and was the model for Mr Micawber in his son's semi-autobiographical novel "David Copperfield". The son
Dickens in America diary with entries written in shorthand that might be referring to Ellen Ternan and a reference to "George Silverman’s Explanation." There is also an inkwell, still containing some dried ink, and Dr. Gewirtz allows Miriam to hold Dickens’s very small pen in her hand. Miriam gets tears in eyes at the thought that she is holding something in her hand that Dickens often held. Part Five - Philadelphia At the start of the episode, Miriam comments that Philadelphia is “Dickens Mad.” We start in West Philadelphia’s Clark Park, where the only statue of Dickens in the world at the time