The Old Curiosity Shop – Page 4

September 10, 2009

An unfathomable mystery

OVER dinner once an American friend quizzed Charles Dickens about the workings of his imagination. Where…

July 21, 2009

Nice article here by Luanne Austin, who nearly ditched Dickens for good after reading The Old…

June 30, 2009

David Gates has a lovely essay in Newsweek about why he enjoys rereading books — and…

May 11, 2009

BBC Video has released a new "Special Edition" of the Bleak House miniseries on both DVD…

May 10, 2009

"It is not a slight thing when those so fresh from God love us." Charles Dickens…

May 3, 2009

“Little” Nell is taller and less delicate-looking than one would expect. She’s even a redhead! Well,…

May 3, 2009

Original air date: 2007 on ITV Starring Derek Jacboi (Grandfather), Toby Jones (Daniel Quilp), Sophie Vavasseur…

May 2, 2009

The Old Curiosity Shop airs tomorrow . . . all ninety minutes of it. I've been…

April 25, 2009

As we gear up for the fifth and last installment of Little Dorrit, I suspect that…

February 12, 2009

Just a taste of what's kicking off this Sunday . . .