"night Walks"

Resource for Teaching and Study

Contents

"Night Walks" (25 pages)

An annotated edition of Charles Dickens short story, with introduction by John O. Jordan, annotations by Tara N. Thomas.

"Paseos Nocturnos" (27 pages)

An annotated Spanish edition of Charles Dickens short story, with introduction by John O. Jordan, annotations by Tara N. Thomas. Spanish translation by Jose Antonio Villarán.

"Night Walks" / "Paseos Nocturnos" (53 Pages)

The combined bilingual booklet with both English and Spanish editions.

"Night Walks" Lesson Plans (9 Pages)

For 11th and 12th Grade Secondary School Teachers

'The Houseless Shadow' (film)

The essay “Night Walks” gives voice to the film; using the text to explore continuities between London’s nocturnal life as it is today, compared with how it was observed 150 years ago. Commissioned by the Museum of London for Dickens and London Exhibition (9 December 2011 – 10 June 2012). Click to request access to the film.

Santa Cruz Pickwick Club Discussion (Zoom Recording)

Watch a discussion led by John O. Jordan, Co-Director and Co-Founder of the Dickens Project, about Dickens’s essay “Night Walks” with the Santa Cruz Pickwick Club/Santa Cruz Dickens Fellowship. Recorded on 3/27/22.

"Night Walks" booklet cover, with a photo of the Santa Cruz clock tower at night

Dickens, Charles. Night Walks / Paseos Nocturnos. Introduction by John O. Jordan, annotations by Tara N. Thomas. Translated by Jose Antonio Villarán, The Dickens Project, 2023.

Charles Dickens
John O. Jordan, Introduction
Tara N. Thomas, Annotations
Jose Antonio Villarán, Translation