Charles Dickens had a secret door in his house

His home had a secret door in his study in the form of a fake bookcase. The bookshelf had fake book titles that were all made up by Dickens himself. The secret door led to the most preserved room in his house and inside it was a Batman costume from the Victorian era. His residence was in Kent's Gad's Hill.


Other fictitious book titles on the bookshelf were King Henry the Eighth's Evidence of Christianity, Socrates on Wedlock, and 47 volumes of the History of a Short Chancery Suit, and the series The Wisdom of Our Ancestors: I Ignorance, II Superstition, III The Block, IV The Stake, V The Rack, VI Dirt, and VII Disease. The fake door led to a room that is the most preserved in his house, inside the room was a Batman costume from the Victorian era. These book titles were all made up by Dickens himself.

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