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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...

"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." ...

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 ...

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

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...

'You cannot pretend to read a book. Your eyes will give you away. So will your breathing. A person entranced by a book simply forgets to breathe. T...

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

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

Verity Holloway's nineteenth-century cousin Thomas Holloway's patent medicine empire was so ubiquitous, Charles Dickens commented that if you'd mur...

Review Humorous, moving and fascinating -- Clare Mackintosh I envy anyone yet to discover the joy of Monica Dickens. She's beady eyed, big hearte...