Dickens’s wine cellar inventory notebook sells at auction
Just three days before his death, a 58 year old Charles Dickens went down to the basement of his country house. His goal? To catalog his booze, including a recent… Read more »
Christmas with Dickens: a new foodie exhibition comes to London
Think of Christmas and your mind, if it is anything like mine, may turn to dinner: to a juicy golden turkey, fluffy and crisp roast potatoes, rich gravy and a… Read more »
The 100 best British novels, as chosen by international critics
In this season of “Best of” lists, BBC Culture has outdone everyone. Rather than produce a list of the best books of the year, BBC has compiled a list of… Read more »