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BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Ebenezer Scrooge's lack of compassion in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" is a common trait among those in the upper classes, U.S. researchers say.
LONDON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- A service has been held dedicating a floor stone to Britain's former Poet Laureate Ted Hughes at Westminster Abbey in London, the BBC said.
CHICAGO, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- "A Tale of Two Cities" and "Great Expectations" by British writer Charles Dickens are the newest selections for Oprah's Book Club.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Hollywood film producer Alex Ross says Howard Rosenman will co-produce the Charles Dickens movie "The Chimes" with him.
LONDON, June 4 (UPI) -- A British author said he has "translated" 16 Charles Dickens novels in "yoof speak," the street language of today's British youth.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- "Little Dorrit," the PBS adaptation of author Charles Dickens' novel of the same name, won four awards at the 2009 Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, June 15 (UPI) -- A 1983 Charles Schulz "Peanuts" comic strip has sold for $17,080 at an entertainment memorabilia auction in Los Angeles, Bonhams & Butterfields said.
LONDON, June 6 (UPI) -- The desk and chair where British literary giant Charles Dickens wrote "Great Expectations" has been sold for about $855,000 at a charity auction in London.
LONDON, June 4 (UPI) -- A writing desk and chair that once belonged to British literary giant Charles Dickens is to be auctioned in London to benefit Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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