“There are many people in this village of Higham, probably, who do not receive or dispatch in a year, as many letters as I usually receive and dispatch in a day,” Charles Dickens wrote in an 1866 ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- "A Christmas Carol" is a holiday classic that was written nearly 200 years ago, but did you know it inspired some traditions we still have today? Author Charles Dickens has a ...

LONDON — Handwritten letters by one of Britain’s most famous authors, Charles Dickens, will go on public display for the first time this week, giving a fresh insight into the Victorian writer’s life ...

British author Charles Dickens died while working on the novel “The Mystery of Edwin Drood.” Wikimedia Commons Charles Dickens had writer’s block in the worst way. It had been years since he’d laid ...

THE purely literary character of a greatly popular writer is apt to be neglected ; or at least to remain a matter of lax or irresponsible opinion. His admirers have one reason, his detractors another, ...

"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.

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Looking for your next holiday read? Look no further than this edition of Chapter Chat where Chris Warren, Director of the Dothan Houston County Library Systems, brought by a ...

Book lovers have a rare opportunity to buy a travel writing desk and silverware set once owned by the British writer Charles Dickens. Both items are up for grabs at a sale organized by RR Auctions, ...