Dickens works such as the Christmas stories were regularly turned into stage plays during his life, while today most people ...

Charles Dickens trained many to hate capitalism, but he never understood the difference between envious hatred of wealth and charitable concern for the poor.

And a new biography of Dickens is getting prominent reviews, including front-page billing in The Washington Post Book World. But what’s been missing from the articles I’ve read about these works is ...

Christmas wasn't always a national shopping spree — or even a day off work. But when Charles Dickens published A Christmas Carol in 19th-century London, the holiday went viral.Guests:Leon ...

The cash-strapped Dickens crafted ‘A Christmas Carol’ in only six weeks in 1843, changing the holiday season forever.

As we grow older, the world seems to divide more easily and, yes, more violently. Differences harden. Words become weapons.

Why, every Christmas, do so many people endure the mess of dried pine needles, the risk of a fire hazard and impossibly tangled strings of lights?

Marley was dead to begin with. There is no doubt whatsoever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it, and ...

An actor at the Dickens Museum in London is delivering dramatic performances of the classic holiday tale, just like the ...

A Christmas Carol is usually read as a Victorian morality tale about capitalism and compassion. Yet an autographed script ...

This article originally published at CT Culture Corner: The story behind 'A Christmas Carol' and an angel at the Wadsworth.

Here are the NYC holiday art shows to see, from Derrick Adams's huggable Christmas trees to the Museum of the City of New ...