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Radicalism, feminism and family puzzles: why Wilkie Collins is so much more than a mystery writer

Wilkie Collins had the longest writing career of any major mid-19th-century English novelist, writing short stories and novels from 1844 to 1889. Literary criticism, however, has traditionally seen him as only notable for his two mystery novels, The Woman in White (1860) and The Moonstone (1868).

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Chuck D: ‘Bringing rap to the UK was our British invasion’

The founder of Public Enemy answers your questions on the future of hip-hop, police harassment and whether he has ever ridden on an ostrich

The Guardian - UK

Barbara Kingsolver returns to Appalachia to tackle opioid crisis, in Dickens-inspired novel Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver, author of The Poisonwood Bible, returned to her home turf of Appalachia to tackle one of its most urgent issues — with a little help from David Copperfield.

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Christmas trees are older than Christmas

Even Charles Dickens' 1843 seminal novella "A Christmas Carol" didn't yet feature one of these pieces of decor

Salon

Mark Gatiss: ‘Christmas is the perfect time for ghosts’

Glad tidings of comfort and joy? Not if Mark Gatiss has anything to do with it. David Barnett meets the man who haunts Christmas

The Independent UK

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens audiobook review – a mouthwatering adaptation

Brian Cox, Nicola Coughlan and Daniel Kaluuya are among the all-star cast of this slick and sumptuous take on a classic

The Guardian - UK

The new films and shows out on Now this Christmas weekend

Sky’s subscription service has some great new content dropping in December

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Dolly Parton wants to ‘dig up’ secret Christmas song she stashed away in time capsule

‘I figure it’ll probably disintegrate and nobody will ever hear it, that’s what bothers me’

The Independent UK

Miriam’s Dickensian Christmas review – Margolyes is as punchy and rich as a boozy pudding

The lifelong Dickens fan is an absolute joy to watch when she’s reading from his work – and at one point you’ll wish she was our queen. But this show needed more fury about poverty

The Guardian - UK

Dickens by Candlelight, A Christmas Carol review: A reimagining of a classic festive tale in a historic setting

Alderman Fenwick's House played host to a superb retelling of Dicken's most celebrated work

Chronicle Live

5 perfect hot cocktails for cold weather

These warming sips from Britain will see you through the lights of the holidays and the dark days of winter

Salon

Manager of famed Simpson’s Tavern ‘frozen out’ by landlords

The manager of Simpson’s Tavern, the much-loved City restaurant said to have served Charles Dickens, says he has been locked out of discussions to reopen his doors after an “insulting” bid by a rival hopeful owner.

Evening Standard

Five things happening across Liverpool this week

As the city winds down towards Christmas the festive fun ramps up

Liverpool Echo

Stephen 'tWitch' Boss's death should spark real conversations about the cost of Black celebrity

Last week, dancer and DJ Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss died from suicide at age 40. Like many, I was incredibly shocked and saddened by the news.

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The Muppet Christmas Carol turns 30: How the film became a cult classic

Among the many screen adaptations of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, The Muppet Christmas Carol is unique.

Wales Online

The Muppet Christmas Carol turns 30 - how film became a cult classic

Wherever you find love, it feels like Christmas

The Conversation

The Christmas tree is a tradition older than Christmas

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?

The Conversation

The Muppet Christmas Carol turns 30: how the film became a cult classic

“Cult” is often indiscriminately applied to film and television. In Cult Movies (1981), film critic Danny Peary argued that it should be reserved for “special films which for one reason or another have been taken to heart by segments of the movie audience, cherished, protected, and most of all, enthusiastically…

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The Independent UK

Plants, fake sprouts and none of the trimmings: What does the future hold for the traditional Christmas dinner?

The climate crisis is already affecting our potato and Brussels sprout harvests, while animal feed for our turkeys has become incredibly expensive, writes Hannah Twiggs. We will have to change our Christmas dinners as a result. But would that be such a bad thing?

The Guardian - UK

A Christmas Carol review – glorious musical version of Dickens’s festive treat

Charles Dickens takes to the stage and Ebenezer Scrooge is a woman with a moving backstory in Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s adaptation

Daily Mirror

How Muppets' Christmas Carol became festive classic as it returns to cinemas 30 years on

As The Muppet Christmas Carol returns to cinemas this month, Amanda Killelea explores the story behind how one of the best adaptations of a Charles Dickens novel overcame doubters to become a much-loved festive classic

The Guardian - UK

A Tennessee twist on Dickens: behind the scenes of Dolly Parton’s Christmas Carol

The country superstar has written a clutch of new songs for this Appalachian take on the festive classic. But will she drop by to see it?

The Guardian - UK

‘The handwriting is wrong’: Dickens letters dismissed as forgeries

Documents believed to have been written by author withdrawn from auction after expert doubts veracity

Evening Standard

The Muppet Christmas Carol at 30: why the movie, coming to Disney+, is the best Christmas film bar none

The Muppet Christmas Carol is 30 years old on Saturday - it’s the best Christmas film ever and this is a hill I will die on

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Manual Cinema Christmas Carol’ adds layers to the Dickens story with light, puppets and people

Seeing the multimedia artists work their magic enhances first live staging of the troupe’s streaming hit.

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