Tag: charles-dickens
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10 Best Christmas Quotes by Dickens!
Portrait of Charles Dickens at the Dickens Museum, London. Charles Dickens is often credited as the man who invented modern Christmas. His immortal novella, ‘A Christmas Carol,’ is one of the most famous works of English literature. Indeed, even in his lifetime, Dickens was so powerfully connected with the festive season, as news broke in…
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Dickens, Grief and Christmas.
Christmas remains one of the most cherished times of the year. We all eagerly await a season of twinkling lights, colourful presents and mouth-watering roast turkey. It is a time of goodwill, when we make a conscious effort to be that little bit nicer, kinder or caring to those around us. But there is another…
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Dickensian London – 10 Things you never knew!
Charles Dickens practically invented the way in which we imagine Victorian London. His novels such as Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol and Bleak House are filled with wonderful descriptions of life in the city. In fact, one of the reasons Dickens’s work seems to stay relevant through the ages, is because he very often wrote…
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A Millennial’s Guide to Reading Dickens
For some people, reading a great classic novel such as Oliver Twist or Great Expectations comes easily. The writing style of Charles Dickens is amazing. His stories are vivid and descriptive, often sassy and sarcastic. There is certainly a reason why the work of Dickens continues to be enjoyed almost 200 years after it was…
