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Infectious diseases killed Victorian children at alarming rates; their novels highlight the fragility of public health today ...

By Lindsay Middleton A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens was published in 1843. Over the course of the 19th century, his ...

Understanding of literary texts can be greatly enhanced by an appreciation of the context within which their authors lived and worked. Each of these volumes focuses on an individual writer, offering ...

Today when politicians are retreating from helping the poor and growth offers no panacea, we need another Dickens to inspire ...

Hasitha Fernando on the story b Sherlock Holmes… British writer and physician Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle would ...

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The printed Christmas card dates to the Industrial Revolution. Even at its birth, the greeting card used modernity to evoke ...

Strolling through the Irvine Park Historic District is like taking a walk through a life-sized dollhouse neighborhood. This ...

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"All the books were adapted for the stage immediately," said Robert L ... that he comes to believe it would be irresponsible to let his daughter marry. "That's a real issue in the Victorian period," ...

Bromley Little Theatre in south-east London is giving guidance alongside its adaptation of the author's novel Nicholas ...