Kent in the Industrial Revolution

The atlas holds 3 people and 6 moments here, from 1766 to 1840. The most recorded lives are Charles Dickens, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Jane Austen.

Notable people

1. Charles Dickens

   from 1837 to 1840

   2 moments here

   English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

2. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

   from 1766 to 1767

   2 moments here

   Genevan philosopher, writer, composer, and a major figure of the European Enlightenment. Rousseau’s documented movements ranged across Geneva, Savoy,…

3. Jane Austen

   from 1794 to 1796

   2 moments here

   English novelist Jane Austen spent her life in southern England, principally in Hampshire, Bath, Southampton, Chawton, and Winchester.…

Moments

1. 1766 Channel crossing to Dover Jean-Jacques Rousseau
2. 1767 Departure from Dover for France Jean-Jacques Rousseau
3. 1794 Visit to Rowling House Jane Austen
4. 1796 Visit to Rowling Jane Austen
5. 1837 Holidays at Broadstairs Charles Dickens
6. 1840 Resides for a summer at Broadstairs Charles Dickens

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