MR. TONY WELLER, when Mr. Pickwick praised the intelligence of his son Samuel, expressed his pleasure at the compliment as something which reflected honor on himself. “I took,” he said, “ a great deal ...

Anyone who has read the Anne of Green Gables series (bear with me, men) might remember the chapter midway through Anne of the Island when Gilbert Blythe first proposes to Anne. It’s terribly exciting ...

PICKWICK, Minn. — ’Twas a veddy British Sunday afternoon in the country. Tea — Earl Grey or English breakfast — with pastries on fine china to honor the 200th birthday of British novelist Charles ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Locals are fighting plans to build 150 homes near Pickwick in Wiltshire, a village linked to Charles Dickens’ The Pickwick Papers.

Charles Dickens, read by David Timson. Naxos AudioBooks, unabridged, 25 CDs, 32 hrs., $137.98 ISBN 978-1-84379-555-1 With true artistry, narrator David Timson brings to life the misadventures of the ...