'Nicholas Nickleby' by Charles Dickens

OK, so I cracked. There were just too many TV programmes praising that giant of Victorian literature, Charles Dickens, so I decided it was time to give him another go. I'm not saying I was bullied by a combination of Gyles Brandreth, Miriam Margoyles, Armando Iannucci et al, but...

'Dickens and Christmas' by Lucinda Hawksley

Merry Christmas!  The decs are up, the gifts are wrapped and I have a mug of cocoa, so it must be time for a read!  Normally, I'd be diving into the absolute perfection that is 'A Christmas Carol' around about now, but this year, for a change, I decided to uncover the story of the author's relationship with Christmas by reading 'Dickens and Christmas' by Lucinda Hawksley.