Eddie Dickens is the lead character in (currently) six books by British author Philip Ardagh:
- Awful End (US: A House called Awful End)
- Dreadful Acts,
- Terrible Times,
- Dubious Deeds,
- Horrendous Habits,
- Final Curtain.
The character first appeared in print in the UK in 2000, but originally as a character in letters to Philip Ardagh’s nephew Ben.
Eddie
The son of Laudanum and Florinda Dickens (referred to as Mr and Mrs Dickens throughout), Eddie is usually a victim of circumstances in a Victorian world populated by absurd relatives, including Mad Uncle Jack, Even Madder Aunt Maud and her stuffed stoat named Malcolm (or is it Sally?). He also has an identical cousin named Fabian, but is unaware of his existence until the fifth book, Horrendous Habits. Eddie’s father is the only one to know that they are simply characters in Mr Ardagh’s books. Eddie's adventures are currently in thirty languages and being developed for a series of movies by Warner Bros.. The original director, Francis Lawrence, left the project and has since been replaced by Canadian director Brad Peyton.
