Scholar of Charles Dickens who wrote a definitive biography and shone a light on the writer’s more neglected works ...

Charles Dickens trained many to hate capitalism, but he never understood the difference between envious hatred of wealth and ...

And a new biography of Dickens is getting prominent reviews, including front-page billing in The Washington Post Book World. But what’s been missing from the articles I’ve read about these works is ...

The cash-strapped Dickens crafted ‘A Christmas Carol’ in only six weeks in 1843, changing the holiday season forever.

Over the course of 2025, I’ve written quite a bit on changes in my life that I really didn’t notice. One of the most dramatic was how I somehow became a “morning lark” late in life after having been a ...

Christmas 2025 is just around the corner. As the excitement is building among fans, read on to know where to watch 10 Christmas films, which are inspired by real-life events and people.

All unjust claims to taxes, rents, and tribute … nullified … a self-yielding and abundant nature as well as a radically transformed human nature in which greed, envy, and hatred will disappear.” ...

Dickens works such as the Christmas stories were regularly turned into stage plays during his life, while today most people ...

Desperate for money, the author penned the classic holiday tale in unusually fast fashion only for it to sell out within a ...

Marley was dead to begin with. There is no doubt whatsoever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it, and ...

As we grow older, the world seems to divide more easily and, yes, more violently. Differences harden. Words become weapons.

The literary significance of "A Christmas Carol" by no means impedes the fun provided by the tale. As Wilson wrote, "A ...