Going hand in hand with culture and art, Ipswich has a strong commitment to literature. Geoffrey Chaucer, VS Pritchett, Jean Inglelow and Carl Giles are just some of the famous authors and illustrators who were born or worked in Ipswich. Charles Dickens based the setting for the Pickwick Papers on Ipswich following his visit to the town.

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