Revered for his ability to craft intimate windows into life in London during the Victorian period in all its desperate squalor and utter glory, Charles Dickens’ novels remain some of the most ...

CHARLES DICKENS—Stephen Leacock— Doubleday ... Almost universally appreciative when he is writing of Dickens’ books, Biographer Leacock is also sympathetic when it comes to his hero ...

The show will also exhibit love poems from the author’s early years. Portrait of Charles Dickens, Margaret Gillies, 1843 Fine Art Images / Heritage Images via Getty Images “Some of [the poetry ...

Ever wished you could travel back to the mean streets of Victorian London, the one described by the era’s most beloved writer, Charles Dickens ... which he wrote three books, including Oliver ...

Oliver Twist was the first of Dickens' novels published as a "three-decker." Notice that the title page identifies Charles Dickens as "Author of 'The Pickwick Papers,' " a work for which he was ...

In a special festive Songs of Praise for the Advent season, Aled Jones is in Kent to discover more about Charles Dickens whose novels help perpetuate the image of a very traditional Christmas.

The Mortimer Rare Book Room has a notable Charles Dickens collection, including a number of his novels in “original parts.” The bulk of the Dickens material was a gift to the library in January 1965 ...

Almost 200 years ago, Charles Dickens ... When he grew up, Dickens became a journalist and wrote for newspapers. He also wrote stories from his own imagination, called novels.

DEVENTER, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch city of Deventer transformed Saturday into a pocket of 19th-century England, with 950 people in costumes bringing characters from Charles Dickens’ books ...