What’s the most common street name in Britain? Which insect appears in the title of Charles Dickens’s 1845 Christmas book? Pinehurst in North Carolina, Los Angeles in California and Brookline ...

"The words of Charles Dickens come to mind, 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope.' "These words capture the highs and lows ...

After 22 years of marriage and 10 children, Charles Dickens famously dumped his wife, Catherine Dickens, in 1858. Wielding the power of his pen, he alleged that Catherine was mentally unbalanced and ...

Snapped Ankles have announced their new album ‘Hard Times Furious Dancing’ alongside a new single ‘Raoul’. Find further details below. The album, which will be the experimental dance-punk ...

A collection of rarely-seen items connected to 19th century writer Charles Dickens are to go on show at the London museum dedicated to his life and work. The new exhibit marks 100 years since ...

It is stated, and on the very best authority, that within the 12 years that have passed since Dickens's death no less than 4,239,000 volumes of his works have teen sold in England alone!

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I read well over 4 million words of Dickens which, to put it into absurd solipsistic context, is like reading this article 1,700 times, in quantity if not quality. It was the best of times ...

Macaulay complained that Dickens did not understand the Manchester school of utilitarian economics which he criticizes in Hard Times. But Dickens’ criticism does not pretend to be theoretical ...

Nick Mohammed brings his hilarious take on Dickens back to Soho. 2024 sees a welcome return for this riotous — and at times utterly bewildering — riff on A Christmas Carol, led by the utterly ...

A pharmacy in London is dispensing a different kind of medicine to help people get through difficult times. Customers who walk into the Poetry Pharmacy can find a poem or words of comfort to make ...

As always, we grow in the wind and rain, and we get stronger through hard times. We must be confident," Xi said. Reviewing China's footprint in 2024, Xi said the economy has rebounded and is on an ...