Scholar of Charles Dickens who wrote a definitive biography and shone a light on the writer’s more neglected works Michael Slater, who has died aged 88, was an expert on the life and writings of ...

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Dickens would stay at the Continental Hotel and give readings at the Concert Hall on Chestnut Street to sold-out audiences.

An exhibition at a former home of Charles Dickens explores how the writer's work has been brought to life on stage and screen, and how a twist of fate could have led to an alternative life as an actor ...

A Christmas Carol, Dickens' most filmed work, is celebrated as part of a museum exhibition An exhibition at a former home of Charles Dickens explores how the writer's work has been brought to life on ...

WPI has a rare first edition of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." The book is part of WPI's world-class Dickens Collection. Charles Dickens visited Worcester twice in 1842 and 1868. WORCESTER — ...

An actor at the Dickens Museum in London is delivering dramatic performances of the classic holiday tale, just like the writer himself once did for sold-out crowds. An actor at the Dickens Museum in ...

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