These two Victorian giants who, despite moving in different social and intellectual circles, shared a profound concern for the “soul” of England during the Industrial Revolution. Newman (1801-1890) and Dickens (1812-1870) represent two responses to the onset of the Machine Age. Dickens fought the machine with sentiment and satire; Newman fought it with theology andContinue reading “Newman & Charles Dickens”
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