Topic: Charles Dickens
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11 quotes from people who made a difference
Ever wonder how you can help create positive change? Here is advice from 10 outstanding people whose lives made a difference in the world.
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Charles Dickens: 10 quotes on his birthday
To mark the 201st birthday of Charles Dickens, here are 10 quotes from the great novelist.
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15 strange comments from 'Weird Things Customers Say in Bookstores'
Here are 15 strange remarks from bookstore customers, compiled by writer and bookstore staff member Jen Campbell.
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3 perfect summer books for Anglophiles
Calling all Anglophiles: Here are 3 new summer titles that will take you to London without requiring you to leave your armchair.
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The 100 best books of all time
How many of these "100 best books of all time" have you read?
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Review: 'Ghosts of Girlfriends Past'
Matthew McConaughey's latest romantic comedy hauls out all the clichés and dumb dialogue for a predictable end.
05/01/2009 01:00 am -
Chapter & Verse What are the 'classics' of children's lit?
04/29/2009 01:00 am -
Chapter & Verse A degree in writing ... computer games?
04/01/2009 01:00 am -
Chapter & Verse Fighting "second-novel syndrome"
03/24/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog A lesson from Charles Dickens
03/22/2009 01:00 am -
The Last Dickens
An intriguing meld of mystery and literary history centered on Dickens’s last novel.
03/14/2009 01:00 am -
Obama gives lawmakers a budget plateful
GOP says the White House plan means more taxes on all Americans
02/27/2009 12:00 am -
Drood
Charles Dickens stars in a thriller.
02/23/2009 12:00 am -
Poe: A Life Cut Short.
A concise new biography marks the 200th birthday of Edgar Allen Poe.
01/21/2009 12:00 am -
Global News Blog In Britain, gruel glorious gruel
01/13/2009 12:00 am -
Thames: The Biography
The story of the 215-mile waterway that predates human civilization.
12/30/2008 12:00 am -
Chapter & Verse The brave new book world
12/26/2008 12:00 am -
The Man Who Invented Christmas
'A Christmas Carol' was not just a book but rather a Victorian-era Christmas miracle.
12/23/2008 12:00 am -
A tiny house for every story
Each of the 32 buildings in this village represents a time in my life.
12/16/2008 12:00 am -
Great Expectations
12/13/2008 12:00 am -
Europe's Christmas markets
European holiday markets, which date back centuries, are enjoying renewed popularity.
12/08/2008 12:00 am -
Chapter & Verse Books as holiday gifts
12/06/2008 12:00 am -
The Monitor's View A Dickens of a Thanksgiving
After his father was jailed for debt, Dickens wrote: Reflect on your blessings.
11/24/2008 12:00 am -
Chapter & Verse Does 'Catcher' still belong on the list?
08/27/2008 01:00 am -
The Lace Reader
The complications and unexpected twists of this Salem mystery are part of its charm.
08/13/2008 01:00 am -
A summer of Charles Dickens
DVDs at the library have ignited my son's interest in the novelist's stories.
07/18/2008 01:00 am -
Reporters on the Job
06/02/2008 01:00 am -
A story told with help from literature's giants
Margot Livesey enlists the help of Keats, Carroll, Bronte, and Dickens in her latest novel.
05/30/2008 01:00 am -
In literature, too, an Israeli-Palestinian split
Two first-time literary festivals – one Israeli, one Palestinian – coincided without a nod to the other, creating one more divide in a troubled land.
05/15/2008 01:00 am -
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