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Caroline M, publisher of our Cambridge Library Collection, unwraps some of our Christmas titles, and puts Charles Dickens in his place.
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There’s nothing like turning 200 to get people to sit up and notice you again. Such is the fortune of Charles Dickens, England’s most popular novelist for generations, whose bicentennial celebration has merited attention far and wide (well, at least in English teacher circles) and inspired a slew of new books, biographies, journal articles, and celebrations.
Read More‘A man of genius, simple, warm, sincere’, wrote the American poet James Russell Lowell (1819-91) about Charles Dickens: ‘He left a world grown kindlier than he came’. We know that Dickens was anything but simple; we know he could be less than warm.
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Oliver Twisted Sister! Nicholas Nickelback! Bleak House of Pain! Head on over to Twitter to wrap up Dicken’s birthday week with some #musicaldickens
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Happy birthday, Charles Dickens! The beloved novelist, social commentator, and travel writer (among his many hats) would have turned 200 today, and his fans are celebrating all year long with events around the world!
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Head to the Wisbech and Fenland Museum in Wisbech, England, and you can see the original autograph manuscript for Great Expectations, often considered one of Charles Dickens’ finest works. A gift from Dickens to his friend Chauncey Hare Townsend, the manuscript is an amazing window into Dickens’ brain, with clues to his creative process and […]
Read MoreWhy do we still care so much about Charles Dickens? That he is a cherished figure around the world is clear from the scale of international preparations for the Dickens bi-centenary of 2012.
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Charles Dickens, born February 7th, 1812, was an English novelist many of us will recall reading at some point in our high school or college years, and his work continues to inspire generations of writers and readers alike.
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