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What Do Prince and Charles Dickens Have in Common?
Esquire via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhat Do Prince and Charles Dickens Have in Common?Sarah Kim Riddle me this: what do Charles Dickens, nineteenth century chronicler of social issues, and...
How Dickens did it: 'A Christmas Carol' debuted 180 years ago, and won hearts instantly
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoNEW YORK — As the Christmas fixture that sold out its initial printing in five days and has since...
The best books to read on a cold winter’s night
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLook out of the window this winter and you’re faced with either bucketing rain or unseasonable sunshine. I suspect that the only way to enjoy a proper...
Can any modern take on Great Expectations stand up to David Lean’s 1946 masterpiece?
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoCOMMENT: ‘Peaky Blinders’ creator Steven Knight’s take on the Charles Dickens classic premieres on...
Patt Morrison: Don't let anybody diss L.A.'s reading habits. This was and is a bookstore boomtown
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoIn bookstores' L.A. heyday, shops were as ubiquitous as a certain coffee chain is today. But we're...
Was 1920s Hollywood Really as Decadent and Debauched as It Looks in ‘Babylon’?
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoDamien Chazelle’s “Babylon” captures 1920s Hollywood in all its decadence, debauchery and excess....
Revealed: The historic sites at risk of being lost to neglect and decay
Sky News via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoThe house where the Gunpowder Plot unravelled and a hotel that inspired Charles Dickens' first novel...
Carl Davis, BAFTA-Winning Composer of ‘The French Lieutenant’s Woman,’ Dies at 86
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 12 months agoCarl Davis, the composer known for his BAFTA-winning score for “The French Lieutenant’s Woman”...
How fast should Beethoven's Ninth Symphony be performed?
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoBenjamin Zander is convinced Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony should sound far different than most people...