If you come to the town of Medway, Rochester in England between May 28 and June 6, you will find you are back to the Victorian days. The town is crowded with people as so many people come to the town from all over Britain. They all wear clothes of those days: men with tall hats and women in long skirts. They are celebrating the yearly Dickens Festival because it was here that Charles Dickens spent his childhood, held his wedding, and died not far from.
A special train called "Mr. Pickwick" sends people from London to Rochester. Then at the railway station there, people will see all the characters from Dickens" novels "come alive" and walk through the town. A lot of scenes from Dickens" novels are performed, not only on stages, but in the streets and bars. The most interesting place is, of course, the Dickens Center, where people can see replicas of the 19th century: how Charles Dickens lived. The climax of the Dickens Festival is in the church where people hold service to commemorate the great writer. Who is Mr. Pickwick