The eldest son of Elizabeth and John Dickens was born in February 1812 on Portsea Island in the British city of Portsmouth, and moved around with his family in his younger years to Yorkshire and ...

He wrote in his will "that my name be inscribed in plain English letters on my tomb... I rest my claims to the remembrance of my country upon my published works...". Dickens died at his house, Gad's ...

To celebrate its 100th anniversary, the Charles Dickens Museum in London is staging an exhibition of historic objects that shed light on the writer’s life and legacy Julia Binswanger Daily ...

When the novelist Thomas Hardy died, his widow Florence burned all his letters and notebooks in the grounds behind their ...

A new exhibition celebrates 100 years of the Charles Dickens Museum. Behold! Dickens with a moustache! What do we reckon? "A hideous disfigurement," was the verdict of the author's friend and ...

And yet Louise’s signature bunny ear hat is exactly what I think of every time I see yet another person rocking a winter bonnet, the latest and greatest must-have winter accessory.

Page from the catalogue of the 1850 Royal Academy exhibition, with drawings, 1850 ...

This historic pub-British restaurant in Mayfair isn't just a magnet for Charles Tyrwhitt devotees and tourists. The Guinea ...

Don your most elaborate chapeaux for the Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival in NYC. Easter in New York means springtime weather, pastel colors, egg hunts, and the start of that lovely time of year ...

From the cobbled streets of London to the sweeping Kentish Coast, Dickens’s meticulously crafted locations and settings have been intricately woven throughout his works, playing a vital role in ...

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