Interest in supernatural phenomena was high during Charles Dickens' lifetime. He had always loved a good ghost story himself, particularly at Christmas time, and was open-minded, willing to accept,…
Following the success of Pickwick Papers and Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby was hailed as a comis triumph and firmly established Dickens as a'literary gentleman'. It has a full supporting cast of …
Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule. Living with his sister and her husband, Pip is an orphan without any expectations. It is only when he begins to visi…