Charles Dickens

Deadly London smog incident recalled on 60th anniversary

Some 60 years ago, London was enveloped by an extraordinary fog, even by that soupy city's standards. And it wasn't just fog, it was smog, from coal furnaces and factories. It was also deadly, killing as many as 4,000 people over a four-day period.

Deadly London smog incident recalled on 60th anniversary
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London's 'Great Smog of 1952"²

London's 'Great Smog of 1952"²

The Blank Slate of American Identity in Emma Donoghue's 'Astray'

The Blank Slate of American Identity in Emma Donoghue's 'Astray'
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D'Banj: Nigeria's Latest Music Sensation

D'Banj: Nigeria's Latest Music Sensation

200th Birthday of Charles Dickens

200th Birthday of Charles Dickens
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Charles Dickens' American Tour

We are looking for an industrial town near Boston where Charles Dickens traveled in his maiden America trip to see the conditions of women mill workers.

Charles Dickens' American Tour
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London's Dickens Museum Closed During Bicentennial

London's Dickens Museum Closed During Bicentennial

Charles Dickens at 200

Charles Dickens at 200

Looking Back at Charles Dickens as He Approaches 200

Looking Back at Charles Dickens as He Approaches 200

Summer Book Club: Jonathan Safran Foer's 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close'

Summer Book Club: Jonathan Safran Foer's 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close'

Charles Dickens teaches us about financial crises

For those of you looking for hope in times of economic woe, look no further than the man who brought you "Oliver Twist."

Charles Dickens teaches us about financial crises
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It was the worst of times: Dickens teaches us about financial crises

University of Oxford English professor Robert Douglas-Fairhurst says no other author can encapsulate the anxiety of our current economy better than Charles Dickens.

It was the worst of times: Dickens teaches us about financial crises