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Thanks to Andrew Lycett for reminding us about Dickens and his neighbor. I don't mean this sentimentally, but Kipling is in some ways Dickens' heir--in the number of voices and characters he observed and created in his writing, in the sheer volume of his writing, in his support for some of society's overlooked members. Not to mention the Dickensian childhood experiences in the house of desolation. Etc. Apt that they should be neighbors. Harriet Rafter, a Kiplingite and Dickensian in San Francisco -----Original Message----- From: To exchange information and views on the life and work of Rudyard Kipling [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andrew Lycett Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 8:04 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Dickens @ 200 One thing I noticed at yesterday's bicentenary celebrations in Westminster Abbey is that Kipling's tomb stands right next to Dickens's. You can see it in this short newsreel clip http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/charles-dickens/9066495/Charles-Dickens-Prince-Charles-leads-tributes.html Andrew