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Published Nov 25 2011 by Salon

A new biography explores the life of Russia's fascinating and self-created empress

Topics:Biography, History, Nonfiction

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Rabbit Run Theater has ‘Dickens of a Summer’ planned (with video)

Mark Cipra of Chardon rehearses the one-man show "The Mystery of Charles Dickens” on the Rabbit Run Theater stage in Madison Township.It may seem like a safe Idea, at least until you read the fine print.For this, the 200th anniversary of the birth of ... [ Published May 26 2012 by Cleveland News-Herald ]

Entities: Charles Dickens, David Edgar, Madison (Wisconsin, United States), Rupert Holmes, Peter Ackroyd

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

It was the best of theatrical times

MADISON — Rabbit Run is throwing a summer-long birthday bash for a guy who was born 200 years ago.Renowned author Charles Dickens will be honored beyond our standard theater season. It is an enhanced theatrical experience providing numerous events and ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Ashtabula Star-Beacon ]

Entities: Charles Dickens, England, Rupert Holmes, Peter Ackroyd

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 1 Documents

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Top hats and pretty bonnets

THE open-air church service will be held at Preachers Knoll on Festival Sunday at the usual time of 11.30am.The big day has arrived when all the finery, parasols, bonnets and the prettiest costumes appear to be exclaimed over, envied and admired.Dressed ... [ Published May 25 2012 by This is Kent ]

Entities: Charles Dickens, Peter Shaw, BAE Systems plc, Viking

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Dickens takes stage at Matthews Opera House fundraiser

1 hour ago • Aaron Orlowski Journal staffCorey Brost often reads to his two young children, but not “David Copperfield” on a stage in an auditorium.But he and others are doing just that for 168 consecutive hours this week at the Matthews Opera House ... [ Published May 24 2012 by Rapid City Journal ]

Entities: Charles Dickens, David Copperfield, Fundraising

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Ralph Fiennes

Fiennes goes for full-haired look

Ralph Fiennes has swapped the skinhead look for a full head of hair and a beard for his new film The Invisible Woman.The 49-year-old British actor is starring as Charles Dickens in the upcoming period drama, his second acting and directing project following ... [ Published May 23 2012 by St. Helens Star ]

Entities: Ralph Fiennes, Charles Dickens, Mark Heap, Wilkie Collins, Tom Hollander

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Rupert Holmes

A Dickens of a summer on tap at Madison's Rabbit Run Theater

2012 marks the 200th birthday of the world renowned author, Charles Dickens. In celebration of this literary genius, Rabbit Run is throwing a birthday bash that will last all summer long.A Dickens of a Summer! goes beyond our standard theater season. ... [ Published May 22 2012 by Cleveland Live ]

Entities: Charles Dickens, England, Rupert Holmes, Peter Ackroyd

First Reported May 22 2012 - Updated May 22 2012 - 1 Documents

Charles Dickens Through the Lens of Canonicity (Feature)

Critical discourse on Charles Dickens – especially late Dickens, most especially of all Bleak House – has gotten out of hand, and finds itself concentrating on virtues that Dickens doesn’t actually possess in a bid to shoehorn him into our notion of ... [ Published May 22 2012 by PopMatters ]

Entities: Charles Dickens

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Charles Dickens Through the Lens of Canonicity ... [ Published May 22 2012 by PopMatters ] Critical discourse on Charles Dickens – especially late Dickens, most especially of all Bleak House – has gotten out of hand, and finds itself concentrating on virtues that Dickens doesn’t actually possess in a bid to shoehorn him into our notion of ...
first look at ralph fiennes & felicity jones in... [ Published May 21 2012 by Oh No They Didn't! ] Ralph Fiennes and Felicity Jones play Charles Dickens and Nelly Ternan; cast includes Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom Hollander and Michelle Fairley Ralph Fiennes’s film about the secret love affair between Charles Dickens and a woman more than half his ...
WTF: Red Bull Producing Parkour-Flavored 3D ‘Ol... [ Published May 16 2012 by /Film ] It seems like years ago that parkour was the next big thing — hell, Bond movies often lag a couple years behind trends in action, and it was Casino Royale in 2006 that brought the free-running urban sport to that franchise. But we just heard about ...
What Was She Without Charles Dickens? 'The Othe... [ Published May 16 2012 by PopMatters ] The Other Dickens: A Life of Catherine Hogarth -- it’s definitely not what Charles Dickens would have wanted us to be reading on the 200th anniversary of his birth. ...
Fallen Idols: Disappointing Truths About Five F... [ Published Apr 25 2012 by Oh No They Didn't! ] Now you can say it doesn't matter what an author is like as a person, it's all about the prose they create. You can say that and I will disagree. When I read Hemingway, I carry in my mental sidebar an indelible image of the man behind the prose: tweedy, ...

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Dickens discovered: Oldest film based on a Char... [ Published Mar 10 2012 by ITN News - YouTube ]
Legal luminaries pay tribute to Dickens [ Published Feb 12 2012 by News On ABC - YouTube ]
Remembering Charles Dickens [ Published Feb 08 2012 by CNN International - YouTube ]
Fans celebrate 200 years of Charles Dickens [ Published Feb 08 2012 by CBS - YouTube ]
Appetite for Dickens Strong on 200th Birthday [ Published Feb 07 2012 by Associated Press - YouTube ]