Charles Dickens

Great Britain is known for its complex class system, convoluted social etiquette and confounding variance of accent and culture. Elizabeth Gaskell’s novel North and South sums this up almost perfectly - though admittedly from a…

If you were a fan of the recent BBC One drama Dickensian and you wanted ‘some more’, then like Oliver Twist himself you will be disappointed. The big budget drama, which was inspired by Charles Dickens’s novels, has been axed after just one…

For as long as I can remember, I've loved books. From my parents reading books to me, to struggling with Crime and Punishment (I gave up halfway through), I've read constantly. In primary school, I even used to get in trouble for reading…

When I was in reception, my school report said something like "Rosie tends to choose the library corner in her spare time." Fourteen years later and that love of books and reading hasn’t disappeared, to the point where I hope to go on next…