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Charles Dickens – The Stories of His Life – A Review
This review is contributed by Mads Golding, a playwright, writer, and independent scholar who focuses on Charles Dickens and the long 19th century. She is a staff writer for The Dickens Society. Jesper Soerensen’s new book, Charles Dickens: The Stories of His Life (2023), offers...
From Bleak House to Birmingham: New Perspectives on Dickens at the 29th Annual Symposium
This post was contributed by Dean J. Hill, recipient of the Robert J. Partlow, Jr. Prize at the 2024 Dickens Society Symposium and a postgraduate research student at the University of Birmingham. The Best of Times: A Dickensian Gathering in Birmingham As scholars and literary...
After Dickens: His Influences in Fiction 1879-1914
This piece is contributed by Tom Hubbard, a former Lynn Wood Neag Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Connecticut and Professeur invité at the University of Grenoble. He has been an Honorary Fellow at the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow. Hubbard’s article Heart and...
London Tide – A Review
This post is contributed by Deborah Siddoway, a PhD candidate at Durham University and a novelist, whose debut novel Dark Waters, is published on 12 September 2024 by Bloodhound Books. This review is based on my visit to the National Theatre for the evening performance...
Literary Explorations are Just a CLiC Away! Dr Michaela Mahlberg on the CLiC Dickens Project
This review is contributed by Mads Golding, a playwright, writer, and independent scholar who focuses on Charles Dickens and the long 19th century. She is a staff writer for The Dickens Society. Dr. Michaela Mahlberg spoke at the 28th annual Dickens Society Conference to announce...
The Tale of a Jug
This post is contributed by David Clement Davies, an author, sculptor, and visual artist. As a writer, he has won the Family Award and 76 Selections in the US. His website is dcdsculpture.com, where you can contact him directly about sales or commissions. If you...
Dickens isn’t dead. At least, not to begin with. Thoughts on Zadie Smith’s “The Fraud”; A Book Review
This review is contributed by Mads Golding, a playwright, writer, and independent scholar who focuses on Charles Dickens and the long 19th century. She is a staff writer for The Dickens Society. Zadie Smith’s “The Fraud” can be purchased at The Seminary Co-op, Barnes and...
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