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A Christmas Story, But Not by Charles Dickens
It’s hardly a coincidence that this tale surfaces just before Christmas. It’s about a new book set in the European skies in 1943. Military historian Adam Makos,...
Counting Down Dickens' Greatest Novels. Number 2: Great Expectations
Great Expectations begins in the place where all expectations come to an end. Little Philip Pirrip, known as Pip, sits shivering in a graveyard, looking at the...
Charles in Charge
In 1812, the year Charles Dickens was born, there were 66 novels published in Britain. People had been writing novels for a century--most critics date the genre...
Top 10 Non-Dickens Books for Dickens Fans
Dickens wrote fourteen and a half novels, which means that any devotee of his work runs the risk of running out. We recommend the titles below to fill the void...
Wednesday Words: From Divas to Dickens and More
The definition of defiance: iconoplasts An iconoclast, as you may remember from European History class, is a person who attacks cherished beliefs; a breaker and...
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Top 10 Ye Olde British Criminal Trials
The records of 1.4 million British criminal trials from the 18th and 19th centuries have gone online for the first time. From the murderous doctor who claimed to...
