Charles Dickens
Arts & Culture
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Why children’s stories are full of orphans, evil stepmothers and boarding schools
While ideas of family are changing, from Charles Dickens to Harry Potter, absent parents endure in children’s literature
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Did Charles Dickens invent Christmas?
While the Victorian author didn’t actually invent Christmas, he did renew – and redefine – its generous spirit
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I’m dreaming of a...
Christmas songs and films are ripe with a festive nostalgia. In this edited extract of her book, Analyzing Christmas in Film: Santa to the Supernatural, Dr Lauren Rosewarne looks at some of the reasons for our hankering for yesteryear, real or