Highlights from our latest Audio Anthology production ... The Essential Dickens Christmas features 'A Christmas Carol' and eight other festive tales with traditional music arranged and produced by Kelvin Towse
https://t.co/7YiWp4vB4I

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Poe was the unfortunate subject of an 1848 doggerel rhyme by James Russell Lowell that pointed out the similarities between novel and the poem: “Here comes Poe with his Raven, like Barnaby Rudge, / Three fifths of him genius, two fifths sheer fudge.” Quite unfair!

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Such was Dickens's love of the raven that he immortalized him as "Grip the Raven" in "Barnaby Rudge" (1841) who spouts encouraging and still-relevant sentiments such as "Never say die!" and "Keep up your spirits!"

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Chance is spotted by a young Parliamentary reporter working for The Morning Chronicle. Name: Charles Dickens. The famous firedog is later immortalised in Boz’s ‘A Parliamentary Sketch’, and the account of a great fire in Oliver Twist (1837) may be inspired by the scenes in 1834.

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We are honoured to present a limited edition of First Day Cover, signed by Simon Callow CBE.

Simon recently visited the Charles Dickens Museum in London and signed the covers while inspecting the engravings and portraits used to create our stamps.

Visit https://t.co/yk91lDUvqC

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Hey I'm Autumn Dickens and I'm a canadian Builds artist and illustrator working in animation.

I'm open to freelance work and I have a passion for bold colours and spooky content.

https://t.co/vLN8xjMZcp
💌Autumndickens.com

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I love all things tarot and would love to be a part of this project! My email is Autumndickens.com and my favorite colors to work with are royal blue and magenta.

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Inspired by thread, here's what my Dickens & Narrative Theory course would look like if I'd nominated Sheba + Blake as my preferred edition. I can only apologise to my students for the visual deprivation resulting from my decision to go with World's Classics.

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Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching,
And has taught me to understand what ..
.. your heart used to be.
I have been bent and broken, but I hope ..
.. into a better shape.

Charles Dickens / Great Expectations

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It was an accident of fate that Charles became a novelist rather than an actor. Famously, he missed an 1832 Covent Garden audition due to a head cold. But, over the years, his love of inspired a few plays of his own and led him to act on multiple occasions

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It's What poetry did Dickens read? Explore a new digital resource showing what was in his personal library including Keats (1 vol), Elizabeth Barrett Browning (3 vols), Robert Browning (8 vols), Wordsworth (2 vols) and Coleridge (1 vol) https://t.co/zypusqxvOV

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Adopts $5 paypal (I can lower the price if ya want,,)
Mimi the cat- traded
Garth the dog- mine sorry 💔
Ztingy Kangaroo- available
Crayon the dog- available
Dickens the duck- available

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Walk in the footsteps of in this information-packed pocket-sized walking guidebook! Signed copies now available to order!
https://t.co/0g1KzvuEBc

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I’ve been feeling in the Christmas spirit lately (GET IT) so I painted Scrooge and Marley 🎄

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Day 184 is from the Limited Editions Club edition of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

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September 19, 1867: English book illustrator Arthur Rackham is born.

In his lifetime, Rackham illustrated more than 60 books, ranging from Grimm's Fairy Tales to Shakespeare, Dickens, Milton, and Edgar Allan Poe.

🎨 "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" 🐻🐻🐻

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I found a buried door-knocker in my garden - so created a new neighbour - How do you like it Sam?

"There; now we look compact and comfortable, as the father said ven he cut his little boy's head off, to cure him o' squintin."

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Poor Elijah Wood was chastised for his bad cockney accent explained. Alright Cockney London, keep your secrets.

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