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The film,  The Invisible Woman,  which is based on Claire Tomalin's wonderful book, is about Charles Dickens and his affair with Ellen (...

Yet again the city has been blanketed by a white and fluffy layer of snow.  While I love the effect of walking in a real life snow globe, I...

It is said that the first punch recipes were concocted for and by English sailers - those who might be travelling far from home but who stil...

Ever hear the term 'Nominative Determinism?' Nor had I, but I should have as I am living it. Here are two clues;                    ...

When the VV wrote The Somnambulist , her very first Victorian novel, she featured Wilton's music hall and one of the great performers w...

Hello, how is everyone faring? Do you too feel like the holidays are long behind us? While I relish a return to normalcy, it has been slow g...