Monday Feb 6th, 2012

Dickens at two hundred

By Jenny Hartley
Dickens loved birthdays and always celebrated his own in style. So, in the face of those who are complaining about being Dickensed-out already, my view is that we can’t party enough. read more »

Wednesday Feb 8th, 2012

Dickens: The Loving Couple vs The Formal Couple

An excerpt from Dickens’ Sketches of Young Gentlemen and Young Couples
Tuesday Feb 7th, 2012

Dickens’ Oliver Twist: an excerpt

Here we see Oliver in a vulnerable state in the workhouse before he is made aware of what his future holds.
Thursday Feb 2nd, 2012

Ulysses: 90 years on…

An excerpt from the 1922 text
Monday Jan 30th, 2012

Solving the Mystery of Sherlock Holmes

Why Holmes has become an icon for an age that enshrines science yet yearns for magic.
Thursday
Jan 19th, 2012

Tibullus’ Elegies: an excerpt

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Wednesday
Jan 18th, 2012

Imagining depression

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Friday
Jan 13th, 2012

The Night Man (Or Why I’m Not a Novelist)

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Friday
Jan 13th, 2012

Zola publishes J’Accuse, exposing Dreyfus affair

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Monday
Jan 2nd, 2012

On the street where Dickens lived

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Friday
Dec 30th, 2011

Murder most foul?

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Thursday
Dec 29th, 2011

1850: David Copperfield and Pendennis

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Monday
Dec 19th, 2011

Our Antonia

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Monday
Dec 19th, 2011

Dickens publishes A Christmas Carol

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