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COMMENTARY: The 1995 BBC version of ‘Pride and Prejudice’ manifests the enduring power of the celebrated British novelist’s ...

British novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870) sat in his study in Gads Hill near Rochester, Kent circa 1860. He wrote one of the best first lines in literature. Great opening lines to books set the ...

What happens in the early parts of the book is basically 100% true, except for the names, Jillette attests. The adventures are mostly very funny, as when he and a teenage friend get lost jumping ...