“I've been trying to garden all my life - it just happens that I haven't had a big garden...until the past few years.” TryingYearsBigsHappensPastHavensGarden Author:Claire Tomalin
“As he approached his 28th birthday in February 1840, Dickens knew himself to be famous, successful and tired. He needed a rest, and he made up his mind to keep the year free of the pressure of producing monthly installments of yet another long novel.” YearsMindLongMadeNovelSuccessfulNeededPressureTiredFebruaryDickens Author:Claire Tomalin
