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Stroke at Gads Hill Place

When
8-9 June 1870
Where
Higham, Kent
Part of
Death of Charles Dickens at Gads Hill Place

Dickens suffered a stroke on 8 June 1870 at his home after working on Edwin Drood. He died the next day at Gads Hill Place in Kent.

On 8 June 1870, Dickens had another stroke at his home after a full day's work on Edwin Drood. He died on 9 June 1870, aged 58, at his residence in Higham, near Rochester, Kent. He died on a couch in the dining room at Gads Hill Place.

Sources

  1. Charles Dickens Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02
  2. Gads Hill Place Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-23

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