At Mr. John Chivery's Tea-table. An illustration from Charles Dickens' Little Dorrit, originally published in serial form between 1855 and 1857. Universal History Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Universal History Archive/Getty Images The Salt Coffee Or Tea: In Dickens' World, It Might Be A Choice Between Good And Evil February 7, 2018 • The author of a new book, Dinner with Dickens, has an insightful — though far from scientific — observation: The Victorian writer's good characters prefer tea while dodgier ones lean toward coffee.
