Never-before-seen letters written by Charles Dickens’s sister-in-law could shed surprising new light into the life of the famed author and his family. An extensive collection of 120 letters written by ...

A fan letter from Charles Dickens to a female opera singer has gone on display at his London home. The 1863 letter was to Pauline Viardot with the author suggesting they meet for dinner, also ...

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Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...