A ‘Charles Dickens letter’ which was being sold by a shopping channel for nearly £10,000 and was later claimed to be a fake is the work of a prolific forger who targeted other famous figures, an expert has claimed. The letter was being sold last month by Ideal World TV before it was branded ‘clearly … Read more
Rita Ora has suggested Charles Dickens would have been a fan of her modernised take on his classic Oliver Twist tale, despite the film being panned by critics. The 30-year-old singer stars as Dodge, a gender-switched version of the Artful Dodger in the newly released Twist, which sees Rafferty Law in the titular role. And in … Read more
A shopping channel is offering what it claims to be a signed letter by Charles Dickens, priced at almost £10,000. But leading Dickens scholar Dr Leon Litvack told The Telegraph that the letter being sold by Ideal World TV is ‘clearly a forgery,’ and ‘definitely not Dickens’s handwriting or prose style.’ Dr Litvack is an … Read more
A former councillor has admitted to targeting a museum dedicated to beloved 19th century author Charles Dickens, branding the writer as a ‘racist’. Ian Driver scrawled ‘Dickens Racist, Dickens Racist,’ on the outside of the The Dickens House Museum in Broadstairs, Kent, and attempted to black-out the lettering on a street sign for nearby Dickens Road. The … Read more
An olive-skinned twist! Charles Dickens bucked the ‘pallid Victorian’ trend by sporting a TAN, researchers reveal after colourising photos of the author Experts at The Charles Dickens Museum, Holborn, have colourised eight images The first photograph of the author to be transformed has been released today It shows a tanned complexion, an ‘ostentatious’ patterned waistcoat … Read more
Britain at its best: A Dickens of a town in the heart of Medway, Kent, that inspired Great Expectations Charles Dickens ‘adored’ Rochester, writes the Daily Mail’s Rob Crossan This year marks the 150th anniversary of the author’s death To mark the occasion, Rochester will be opening a gallery focusing on his life By Rob … Read more