In her sharp and intellectual first novel, the author finds tragic comedy in socialism, inequality and the flawed ways we connect as the world burns
In her fiction debut, The Ruiners, Ellena Savage pr…
You are not logged in so some information on this page has been withheld. To see more, please log in or sign up.
Charles Dickens
since
auto-detected in 28 stories
6 days ago
14 days ago
How Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury cartoons captured America: ‘One of our nation’s greatest journalists’ ⊕⊕
A new book looks back at the work of artist and journalist Garry Trudeau and how he told the story of a country’s highs and lows through a comic strip
In The Simpsons, Bart is always 10, Lisa eight an…
22 days ago
Offseason by Avigayl Sharp review – wry comedy of a frazzled teacher ⊖
Sharp’s deadpan debut reads like a gen Z update on The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, playfully skewering modern literary tropes
The unnamed 28-year-old narrator of Avigayl Sharp’s debut novel teaches lit…
42 days ago
Mission accomplished as king’s speech to Congress goes down a storm ⊕
Charles quoted Wilde and Dickens in measured masterclass – and no tirade as yet from mad monarch in White House
A flick of Oscar Wilde here, a nod to Henry Kissinger there, a sprinkling of Charles Dic…
58 days ago
Miriam Margolyes' wildest scandals from being told off by the Queen to wishing Boris Johnson dead and calling Charles Dickens' Fagin 'Jewish and vile' ⊖
found
a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Since shooting to fame in the early nineties, Miriam Margoyles has gone on to make a big name for herself.
62 days ago
Overnight by Dan Richards audiobook review – an immersive journey into the night worker’s world ⊕
From bakers in London to night ferry operatives in Aberdeen, the author narrates atmospheric behind-the-scenes stories of the people who work while the world sleeps
‘To stay out late, to remain awake …
3 months ago
Rare items of Charles Dickens’ clothing to go on display in London ⊖
found
a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Exhibition includes linen shirt collar from when author suffered a fatal stroke along with other personal items
Rare surviving items of Charles Dickens’ clothing, including the linen shirt collar worn…
‘A temple of food’: London’s grande dame Simpson’s in the Strand rises again ⊕
As the storied London dining room reopens on its bicentenary, restaurateur Jeremy King honours its heritage while restoring a faded icon
Simpson’s in the Strand was the sort of London institution wher…
4 months ago
Fury at plans to build 150 homes next to village which inspired Charles Dickens' 'The Pickwick Papers' ○
found
a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Fury has erupted over plans to build 150 new homes next to a sleepy English village in Wiltshire which inspired Charles Dickens' first novel The Pickwick Papers.
5 months ago
Fury at Reform council's plan to rip out city's historic cast-iron lampposts and put in 'grotesque' modern alternatives ○
found
a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
It is the cathedral city so beloved of Charles Dickens he set David Copperfield there. But a lasting fragment of Canterbury's Victorian heritage is set to be ripped out and replaced.