Charles Dickens

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A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens (1843)

Posted by Carmen Lobo✔ ⋅ December 25, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

“There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited, I dare say,” returned the nephew. “Christmas among the rest. But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round – apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, … Continue reading →

The Invisible Woman: The Story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens

Posted by Carmen Lobo✔ ⋅ December 23, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

The Invisible Woman She is the shadowy figure in Dickens’s life, the woman who shared the last thirteen years before his early death. His biographers tried to erase her, their letters to each other were burned, but still the story of Charles Dickens and Ellen Ternan could not be obliterated from history. Ellen Lawless Ternan … Continue reading →