The house/museum is pretty much as it must have been in Dicken's time. It was the first home he had as a married man and he was proud of it. Of course, the rooms are very small--except for the drawing room which extends the width of the house on the first floor. There are cases displaying actual handwritten texts of some of his books, and the writing is teeny tiny--but so is the print of the published books. People must have had good eyesight to read these by candle light. It is amazing how the women in their crinolines and petticoats could manage to get up and down the steep and narrow stairs. The kitchen premises in the basement are also as they must have been, and so very difficult to cook and clean in. The house gives a good idea of the discomforts of Victorian living. As I recall there are posters advertising some of Dicken's events, The museum is a bit out of the way, but well worth visiting if you are in London and enjoy a bit of a walk to get there.

I had been looking forward to exploring the Dickens Museum, however it was a good example of how not to do museums. It was fusty, poorly laid out and very little to look at and learn. There seemed to be no common thread to the rooms and certainly no interactivity. There was no explanation for why items were there and what there were. Don't waste your money.