Charles Dickens

THE SHELF / Six of my favourite winter reads

Be it for their nostalgic pull or the promise of escaping into a rich, evocative world, these tales have been consistent go-to’s for me over the years.

Dickens' desk saved for public display thanks to grant

The desk used by Charles Dickens to write Great Expectations is now finally on public display after a £780,000 grant, which has been used to purchase the desk from private ownership.

December 18, 2022
December 18, 2022

Six of my favourite winter reads

Be it for their nostalgic pull or the promise of escaping into a rich, evocative world, these tales have been consistent go-to’s for me over the years.

March 29, 2015
March 29, 2015

Dickens' desk saved for public display thanks to grant

The desk used by Charles Dickens to write Great Expectations is now finally on public display after a £780,000 grant, which has been used to purchase the desk from private ownership.