Did English Writer Charles Dickens Live in the Bulgarian Coastal City of Bourgas?

Flagman - In 2012, the group of municipal councilors of NFSB in Bourgas submitted a report requesting that the English writer Charles Dickens be declared an honorary citizen. The reason - they had historical data that he lived and worked in Burgas for two years. What the patriots referred to was that they were using the study of the local historian Stoyan Raichevski. Their proposal in 2012 was rejected, but in the next two years, until the end of the last parliamentary term, this report ran between the office and the meeting room without any success in its passing. But the famous name of Charles Dickens was great for the media that still added something to the top and reported the news several times.

At one point the two-year stay of Dickens near the Burgas shore even appeared in the respected state BTA.

According to the authoritative news agency, "Dickens is the first Western journalist to write about the seaside city and is the author of a travel book titled "Information about Bourgas by Charles Dickens".

There is very little known about this part of the writer's life. Only Stoyan Raichevski wrote in his book "Old Burgas". In England, there are also very sources of the writer's life and experiences in Burgas. "

How true are these statements? We ask because enthusiasts came up with an idea to name a Dickens street, put a memorial plaque on an older building by the harbor, and make the city more attractive to the people interested of culture and history.

One of the main streets in Bourgas, late 1870s

Here is the opinion of Mitko Ivanov, historian:

Charles Dickens came to Burgas and lived here. Is that correct?

The text of my respected colleague, co-author and researcher...