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Kent landscape that inspired Dickens declared nature reserve - Natural England announced the creation of the North Kent Woods ...
A recent American study, called ‘They Don’t Read Very Well’, analyses the reading comprehension abilities of English ...
Lauren Dates lives in Victory and is a veteran of the Vietnam War. Aside from minor edits for style and grammar, this column ...
Three in ten children in the UK today are living below the poverty line, an appalling statistic that is at the heart of this ...
Charles Dickens was a terrific walker. Many nights he roved the streets of London with such insomniac vigor that he might still be striding along as dawn broke in the great skies overhead.
The designer and Walk Like a Girl author takes our literary survey.
Book lovers have a rare opportunity to buy a travel writing desk and silverware set once owned by the British writer Charles Dickens. Both items are up for grabs at a sale organized by RR Auctions ...
Charles Dickens' literary legacy endures ... But to determine which of his books are the most popular today, we take a look at their ranking on Goodreads, a literature reviewing website.
The Charles Dickens Museum is celebrating its anniversary by displaying rare books, artworks, letters, artifacts and other unique historical objects connected to the 19th-century author.
Dickens's festive ... explanation of the book's physical appearance, noting that it's "a pretty little book to look at" thanks to its gilt-edged pages, and crimson cotton cover.
The town's link to Dickens is Emmy Strik, who started the weekend-long festival to protest rules against keeping her antique shop open on Sunday. Strik and other shopowners dressed up in the 19th ...
DEVENTER – 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 to life.