In 1925, Charles Dickens’ home in London was saved from ... letters to friends and family and rare first editions of his most ...

In his preface to the first edition, Dickens modestly writes that he offers his writing as a "pilot balloon, trusting it may catch favourable current," and acknowledges that this is the "first voyage ...

Charles Dickens first visited the United States and Canada for six months in 1842, arriving in New York City with his first wife Catherine on January 31, 1842. He was only 30 years old, but had ...

The iconic first words -- "It was ... A one-volume edition, also published in 1859, was advertised in volume two of All the Year Round. All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal. Conducted by Charles ...