Dirty Dick
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Nathaniel Bentley, commonly known as Dirty Dick, was an English merchant who was known for his filthy and unwashed appearance. He came from a moneyed background and received a good education. As a you
Exterior of the dirty warehouse in 1801
Visitors viewing the dirty warehouse after Bentley moved out
Dirty Dicks pub in Bishopsgate has existed for over 250 years.
Miss Havisham
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Miss Havisham is a character in Charles Dickens's 1861 novel Great Expectations. She is a wealthy spinster, once jilted at the altar, who insists on wearing her wedding dress for the rest of her life.
Dirty Dick
…Lothian, in Scotland. Bentley's story was known by the writer Charles Dickens, and Bentley's locked dining room may have inspired the locked room of Miss Havisham in the 1861 novel Great Expectations. Nathaniel Bentley was born around 1735. There are no details known about his mother. His father, Thomas, was a…
Miss Havisham, by Harry Furniss
"It's a great cake. A bride-cake. Mine!" – Miss Havisham
Miss Havisham with Estella and Pip (H. M. Brock)