In which Dickens novel do 'Lord George Gordon', 'Simon Tappertit'and 'Dolly Varden' appear?
Dolly Varden (yacht) Following a change of management at IBTC the restoration Dolly Varden was moved to Weymouth. Dolly Varden has been registered with National Historic Ships as an historic vessel of national importance. Its original racing pennant is housed in the Cowes Maritime Museum.. The boat is believed to have been named for “Dolly Varden”, a character in Charles Dickens' 1880 novel "Barnaby Rudge". Dolly Varden’s original tiller arm is hanging in Ratsey and Lapthorne’s offices . It is estimated that the cost of restoring Dolly Varden will be in the order of £300,000 and a fundraising exercise is under way to
Dolly Varden (costume) mimic the chintz of the fashion. Dolly Varden (costume) A Dolly Varden, in this sense, is a woman's outfit fashionable from about 1869 to 1875 in Britain and the United States. It is named after a character in Charles Dickens, and the items of clothing referred to are usually a hat or dress. Dolly Varden is a character from Charles Dickens's 1839 historical novel "" set in 1780. The "Dolly Varden" costume was an 1870s version of fashions of the 1770s and 1780s. The term "Dolly Varden" in dress is generally understood to mean a brightly patterned, usually flowered, dress