Seventy years ago, in 1954, the late critic Eleanor Farjeon wrote an introduction to “Christmas Books by Charles Dickens” in which she stated of the five books, “The Cricket on the Hearth” (written in ...

Bleak House is a novel by English author Dickens, which was first published as a 20-episode serial between 12 March 1852 and ...

"A Christmas Carol," a globally celebrated timeless tale of heartwarming human redemption crafted as a haunting holiday ghost story, was published in London on this day in history, Dec. 19, 1843.

CHARLES DICKENS—Stephen Leacock— Doubleday, Doran ($3). Dyed-in-the-wool Dickensians may enjoy reading this new version of an old and favorite subject, but even they will not grant full marks to the ...

Gabfest Reads is a monthly series from the hosts of Slate’s Political Gabfest podcast. Recently, Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson spoke with author Barbara Kingsolver about how Charles ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee -- In 1842, Charles Dickens, the famed English writer soon to publish classics such as “A Christmas Carol” and “A Tale of Two Cities,” arrived along the golden shores of ...

Charles Dickens’ famous A Tale of Two Cities novel will be a live-action miniseries soon, with Kit Harington as its leading man. According to Deadline, MGM+ and BBC picked up this adaptation, which ...

As a personal aide to General Douglas MacArthur during the Second World War, the Filipino journalist Carlos Romulo had unparalleled access to the Japanese invasion of the Philippines and MacArthur’s ...

Hulu’s Australian series “The Artful Dodger” is an energetic, fast paced period piece – it’s not going to knock your socks off, but it’s entertaining enough. Now streaming and based on the Charles ...