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The definitive tale of redemption and the holiday spirit, Charles Dickens’ classic novel remains one of the most beloved stories in English literat...

`When I was at primary school, my teacher asked if any of us had heard of Charles Dickens. I was amazed she knew his name, because, until that mome...

'Christmas is the perfect time to share the magic of reading with your family and Scrooge's journey to redemption is still as thrilling, moving and...

Marcia Williams first introduced a generation of children to the works of Charles Dickens through her masterful comic-strip retellings in Oliver Tw...

Marcia Williams first introduced a generation of children to the works of Charles Dickens through her masterful comic-strip retellings in Oliver Tw...

Celebrated children's writer Hans Christian Andersen arrives, unannounced, for a stay at Gad's Hill Place in the Kent marshes - home to Charles Dic...

'Roald Dahl by way of Charles Dickens' - Vox.com 'Dark and wildly original urban fantasy tale' - The New York Times 'Delightful, eccentric, heartf...

A lavishly illustrated book to accompany the New York Public Library's exhibition of the priceless treasures in its archives Inside the walls of it...

Product Description This authoritative survey examines how the Victorian middle-classes perceived themselves, through analyses of the literatu...

"Some people leave a deeper footprint in the sands of time than others. In these pages we have access to their particular stories and identities." ...

Life Lessons from Literature is a must for all bibliophiles, providing a concise and highly accessible bucket list of must-read books that teaches ...

An era, beginning in the 1830s and ending with the death of Queen Victoria in 1901, that saw the British Empire - the largest ever seen - dominate ...

`Exquisite' Veronica Henry Before A Christmas Carol there was... Miss Marley A seasonal tale of kindness and goodwill ...

The ideas and people who inspired and shaped the great Victorian cities, with all their energy, achievements and pride This is a history of the ide...

Product Description The last members of the secret society known as the Oversight still patrol the border between the natural and supernatural, h...

Product Description Winner: Best Trade Illustrated Book, British Book Design & Production Awards 2017 ‘As to the arsenic scare a greater foll...

A delicious literary anthology all about food. With extracts from over 200 authors, it embraces fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and even a smattering...