Charles Dickens, however, had a much happier outcome in his friend John Forster’s three-volume biography, published between 1871 and 1874. The trouble, ...

After Charles Dickens’s death in 1870, the first biographer to narrate his life and career was his closest friend. John Forster’s “The Life of Charles Dickens,” published in 1872, ...

Added Sparke: “It’s Dickens, but like you’ve never seen it before. It’s something that instantly grabbed me and drew me into this action- and mystery-filled world.

Courtesy the Charles Dickens Museum. by Jo Lawson-Tancred January 8, 2025 Share Share This Article ...

Charles Dickens was a terrific walker. Many nights he roved the streets of London with such insomniac vigor that he might still be striding along as dawn broke in the great skies overhead.

Review: “Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs ‘A Christmas Carol’ Again” (2.5 stars) When: Through Dec. 22. Where: The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave. Running time: 1 hour, 40 minutes.