Almost universally appreciative when he is writing of Dickens’ books, Biographer Leacock is also sympathetic when it comes to his hero’s private life. But he considers that Dickens never ...

Dickens lived at Doughty Street with his wife and son. He wrote parts of many of his famous novels while living there, including The Pickwick Papers, Nicholas Nickleby and Oliver Twist.

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 ...

according to Dickens bibliographer John Eckel, "nearly the entire first edition [of 1000 copies] was bought up by the libraries." These were lending libraries, which charged a fee for those who wished ...

A classical novel in which Dickens depicts as flawlessly as possible the lowest, meanest and worst of the populace during the revolution. | Berbasis di ...

How such “education” might best be carried out is the subject of “Dear Mr. Dickens,” a new picture book written by Nancy Churnin and illustrated by Bethany Stancliffe. This true story of ...

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These observations would later find their way into novels such as "Dombey and Son" and "Great Expectations," where the sea and maritime themes play a prominent role. Dickens's visits to ...