Charles Dickens

Ten years ago today, I sat up in bed with a cup of tea and the laptop, messing around with WordPress. In…

If you haven’t yet read London Belongs To Me, Norman Collins’ epic tale of a south-of-the-river street and its inhabitants, now might be a…

Every New Year, people flock to try out the latest fitness crazes and fads. Purchase lotions, potions and electronic contraptions in order…

I have begun my latest reading project: to swim my way through the oceans of literature that Mr. Charles Dickens created during…

Sunday morning and I am now 24 hours into my digital detox. No social media, no e-mail! I am not even allowed…

Settle down for Christmas Eve as John Maguire follows the Victorian tradition of a creepy tale… Light the candle, perhaps cradle a…

Charles Dickens’ short tale of the supernatural, The Signal-Man begins with, Halloa! Below there… A ghost story of quality should be simple…

Another of our guest posts by John Maguire, whose biography of William Roscoe is due for publication in 2014 Liverpool John Moores…

This morning, after a most enjoyable Full English (exquisite black pudding, sorry veggies), I left the Aged Relatives at the station and…